Vessels News – Page 176
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NewsBugsier take delivery of their first Rotor Tug
It was reported in March that the first ‘ rotor tug’ for German tug owners Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co was on route to Europe aboard a heavy lift ship. Bugsier 6 was taken over by Bugsier in Singapore after completion by the ASL Shipyard Pte.
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NewsDamen Tug and Workboat Range Makeover Continues
The Tug & Workboats design team at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is continuing the painstaking task of updating the well known ‘ Stan Tug’ tug and workboat range of standard products. Having dealt with most of the large vessels, the team has turned its attention to the well known Pushycat design.
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NewsSanmar Supply Three Ulupinar Series Tugs to Dominica
The first of three ‘ Ulupinar’ series ASD tugs, ordered by Remolcadores Dominicanos of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, has now been delivered.
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NewsNew Vessels for Crowley in Alaska
Crowley Maritime Corporation has taken delivery of the Vigilant, a new stern drive tug on charter from BayDelta Maritime, for use in their ship assist and escort business in Alaska.
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Eighteen die on the Neftegaz 67
The Ukrainian anchor handling tug Neftegaz 67 capsized and sank on 23 March after colliding with after colliding with the panamax bulk carrier, Yao Hai, in Hong Kong waters.
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NewsNew Towage Company Makes Its Mark
The new company Sedna Towage & Offshore LDA based in Funchal, Madeira is growing rapidly thanks to the efforts of their Italian attorney Mr Rino Barretta, managing director of An.do.fe Shipping Management Srl. Within just a few months a new fleet has been created, starting with the 55 tons bollard ...
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NewsFairmount's Armada Spanning the Globe
With their fleet of Fairmount class tugs at full strength for some time, the order book of Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine BV is bulging. All five of the company' s long distance anchor handling salvage tugs are equipped with four engines, producing a total of 16,320bhp for a bollard pull ...
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Successful Salvage from French Coast
Abeilles International has carried out a successful assistance operation which started on 10 March after the freighter Artemis was driven aground on the beach of Sables d' Olonne in Southern Brittany by winds of 130km per hour.
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NewsGift Presentation Marks LOF Century
Arnold Witte, president of the International Salvage Union presented Lord Peter Levene, chairman of Lloyd’ s with a gift from the salvage industry to mark the centenary of Lloyd’ s Form, the world’ s most frequently used form of marine salvage agreement.
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NewsOutboard Power for New Rescue RIB
Following reliability problems with their ageing inboard diesel jet driven RIB, Ryde Inshore Rescue service on the Isle of Wight UK decided to invest in a new boat and engine package.
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NewsFoss Maritime and Signet Maritime Join Forces
Seattle USA based Foss Maritime Company has announced that it has entered into an alliance with Houston based Signet Maritime Corporation.
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NewsA New Dutch Towage Company is Formed
Landfall Transport & Towage BV and Neptune Marine Services BV recently announced that they have joined forces and formed a new company to undertake international deep sea towage and offshore services.
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NewsTwin Screw Conversions Continue at Bollinger
In the present commercial climate it is rare in Europe for outdated shiphandling tugs to be subjected to a major reconstruction and even more unusual for a single screw vessel to re-emerge as a twinscrew boat.
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NewsITS 2008 is Still on the Crest of a Wave
Few maritime events stay the course for 40 years, let alone continue to grow. The ITS series of Tug and Salvage Conventions, however, remain on the crest of a wave, continuing to break records time after time.
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NewsRolls Royce Introduce the Ultimate ETV
Rolls-Royce, a world leader in commercial and naval marine markets, has exhibited its successful coastal protection vessel design at the recent Pacific 2008 exhibition in Sydney, Australia.
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NewsTowlines
The latest Damen Shoalbuster 3009, 'Sea Alfa', achieved a maximum bollard pull of 51 tons.The design is winning orders worldwide from navies, coastguards and public agencies who are increasingly concerned about their ability to monitor, patrol and protect their waters and also carry out pollution control, salvage and fire fighting ...
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NewsFairplay Towage acquires Polish towage company
On 1 July Hamburg based Fairplay Towage formally purchased all of the shares in the Polish tug company Port-Hol SA of Swinoujscie. Port-Hol S.A. was formed after a reorganisation of the maritime activities of the Port of Swinoujscie in February 2001.
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NewsSeatruck Purchases Two More Ro-Ros
Irish Sea freight only specialists Seatruck Ferries have taken a further step in their fleet expansion plans with the purchase of two ro-ro ferries from Attica Holdings in Greece. The 1998 built ' Challenge' and the 1999 built ' Shield' are sister ships. They measure 121m LOA and have the ...
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NewsAn Important New Tug and Barge for Osprey
When the new tug ' Osprey Fighter' and a smart new barge arrived in Newcastle towards the end of November it marked a significant step forward for owner Osprey Shipping Ltd. The new tug is designed and equipped for worldwide service and intended to enhance the company’ s towage and ...
