Vessels News – Page 179
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NewsSalvors Refloat Capsized Cargo Ship
Dutch salvage and towage company Multraship successfully refloated the 5,744gt general cargo ship Al Shaymaa this summer after the Egyptian flagged vessel capsized in the southern Netherlands port of Moerdijk while discharging a cargo of steel coils. The vessel was safely redelivered to its owner.
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Two Newbuilds Due for Rimorchiatori Riuniti
A new tug for Rimorchiatori Riuniti of Genoa in Italy to a design by Vancouver BC based naval architects Robert Allan Ltd is nearing completion at the Astilleros Armon yrad in Spain. A second nearly identical offshore support and escort tug will be built at the same yard.
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NewsHydraulic Power for King Harry Ferry
The ferry crossing saves motorists a 43km round trip but the stretch of water between the Feock and the Roseland Peninsula on the River Fal in Cornwall UK is only 300m wide. There has been a ferry crossing here for a very long time but in 2000 news came that ...
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JetMaster Extends Access to Joystick Control
Ultra Dynamics, which designs and manufactures UltraJet waterjet propulsion and control systems, has introduced the new JetMaster joystick control system. The new JetMaster Joystick is a budget priced, fully featured control system driven by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).
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NewsSeawork Debut for Yamaha Commercial Diesel
The first new commercially rated 285hp Yamaha inboard diesel stern drive units, designated the ME432Sti P2, made their debut at the Seawork 2007 exhibition in Southampton this summer. Yamaha Motor (UK) this brought their total available inboard range up to five models and eight variants, including Twin Rotating Propeller (TRP) ...
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NewsZF Gears Up In China
Less than one year after signing the joint venture contract was signed in Friedrichshafen last summer, the ZF Nanjing Marine Propulsion company in China has successfully tested its first transmission.
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NewsDiesel Power Drives History Ship
''Amistad'' a recreation of a 19th century schooner, visited the Port of London UK last month as part of its "Atlantic Freedom Tour". A pair of Cat 3304B marine engines supported the vessel while it was navigating the River Thames.
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NewsDanish Repower for Peterhead Trawler
MAN Diesel PrimeServ''s Service Center at Frederikshavn in Denmark successfully completed a major re-engining job aboard the Scottish fishing vessel.
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NewsAcoustic Enclosures for Marine Power at Seawork
Ipswich UK based diesel generator manufacturer and Seawork 2007 exhibitor G& M Power Plant Ltd has designed and built a new sliding door acoustic enclosure which can be specified with sound levels from 70 dB(A) to as low as 60 dB(A) at 1m.
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NewsJet Propelled at Europort Maritime
Those visiting Europort Maritime 2007 will see that Hamilton waterjets have come a long way since Bill Hamilton designed and built his first axial flow waterjet in New Zealand back in 1956. Since then Hamilton Jet can take credit for over 30,000 installations and produces two Hamilton Jet ranges (the ...
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NewsSmit Invest Heavily in Liverpool
On 29 March of this year Smit International NV announced the purchase of Adsteam’ s Liverpool towage operation. The sale was a condition imposed by the UK Competition Commission prior to the finalisation of the takeover of Adsteam by SvitzerWijsmuller.
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NewsKooiman Complete a Sophisticated Pusher for the Rotterdam - Rhine Service
In recent years Maritime Journal has reported on a number of interesting vessels emanating from Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV of Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands.
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NewsCrowley Address Crewing Shortages
Towage companies in almost every sector are experiencing difficulties in recruiting and retaining suitably qualified and experienced crews.
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NewsDemand for Shoalbusters Continues
The development and increasing popularity of the Damen Shoalbuster has been a frequent subject in these pages and is likely to continue.
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NewsVirtual Ferry Cross the Mersey
UK Shipping Minister Stephen Ladyman had the opportunity to pilot a virtual ferry ''cross the Mersey on a recent visit to Liverpool John Moores University''s (LJMU) Lairdside Maritime Centre. Dr Ladyman took the helm of the UK''s only full mission ship bridge simulator with a 360 degree visual projection system.
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Vector Thruster Debuts at Seawork
One of the most significant developments in marine propulsion to be revealed at Seawork 2007 last month was the new Kort Vector Thruster from Kent UK based Kort Propulsion.
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NewsOutboard Jets Debut at Seawork
Southampton UK based Fleetwater Marine Ltd were the local boys at Seawork 2007 last month but interest in the new marine propulsion products they debuted at the exhibition will extend far beyond the Solent.
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NewsScania is 'Cool' on Seawork Quayside
Scania launched a new 12 litre marine diesel engine at the Seawork 2007 exhibition in Southampton last month.
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News'Emerald' Green Power at Seawork
Sailing yachts may not have been as commonplace as tugs and pilot boats on the Seawork floating pontoon last month but the Beneteau 411 ''Emerald'' had lots to show with regard to the likely future of marine on board power.
