Vessels News – Page 180
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Largest FF Waterjet Seen First at Seawork
Rolls-Royce introduced the largest waterjet to appear thus far in its Kamewa FF series at Seawork 2007 in Southampton last month. The FF600 unit extends the power range of the axial flow waterjets to 1,800kW.
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Acoustic Enclosures for Marine Power
Ipswich UK based diesel generator manufacturer 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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Hot Schottel Having Busy Season
An offshore supply vessel due to enter service in 2009 will be fitted with Schottel Twin-Propellers and a Schottel retractable Rudderpropeller.
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NewsVancouver - It's a Different World
As tugs and towing correspondent for Maritime Journal I recently took the opportunity to visit the towage industry in Vancouver and the nearby Fraser River.
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NewsTugnology Brings Worldwide Expertise to Southampton
Southampton became the focus of the world towage industry for two days in June when international delegates gathered at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel for Tugnology ''07.
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NewsFairplay Towage name 'Fairplay III'
Hamburg based Fairplay Towage named its latest new tug the ''Fairplay III'' on the 28th of June in Rotterdam.
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News'Mariette' Crosses the North Sea to Seawork
The little manned model tug ''Mariette'' created a great deal of interest at Seawork recently when it was used to demonstrate the principles of the Mampaey ''Dynamic Oval Towing'' (DOT) system.
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Multraship Expands Tug Fleet
Terneuzen based salvage and towage company Multraship has purchased two new 70 ton bollard pull Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugs for delivery October 2007 and April 2008.
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NewsAn Important Purchase for Targe Towing
Scottish tug owner Targe Towing confirmed their purchase of three former BP tugs, dedicated to towage services at the Coryton oil refinery, with a short ceremony at Tilbury
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NewsFairmount Complete Their Five Tug Fleet
''Fairmount Expedition'', the fifth of the new Fairmount Class of tugs, is now in service. The vessel was launched in February this year, named in Japan on 21 May and, after extensive trials, joined the fleet of Netherlands based Fairmount Marine BV early in June.
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News'Centaur II' is now in service in the Polish port of Gdynia.
The new ASD tug ‘ Centaur II’ has now entered service with Gdynia Harbour Tug Services in Poland. Completed in April by Gdansk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa SA, the 31.2m long tug has a beam of 10.5m and draft of 4.8m.
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NewsLNG Fueled Ferries Use Rolls-Royce Power
Norway is heavily dependent on passenger/vehicle ferries to connect sections of the road network.
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NewsBarrus Brings Engine Extravaganza to Seawork
Oxfordshire UK based marine engine distributor EP Barrus Ltd returns to take up residence on the quayside for Seawork International 2007.
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NewsMost Powerful John Deere Launched
John Deere Power Systems has launched a new marine diesel propulsion engine which becomes the highest horsepower model in its range.
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NewsWaterjets Favoured for Fast Ferries
Rolls-Royce waterjets will propel a series of ten catamaran ferries for a Hong Kong - Macau link. Venetian Marketing Services Ltd (VMSL) has ordered ten fast catamarans to provide a luxury ferry service between Hong Kong locations and the new Pac On terminal being built by the Macau government to ...
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New Fuel Filter Minimises Maintenance
The Racor division of parker Hannifin has launched a fuel filer specifically for use in high flow marine applications.
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Engine Mounts for VW Marine's V-6
Trelleborg Industrial AVS is supplying Metalastik Cushyfloat engine mounts to Volkswagen Marine for its new high output, lightweight TDI 225-6 six cylinder turbo diesel.
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NewsPropulsion Packages for Largest Ro-Pax Ferries
MAN Diesel has won a prestigious contract to provide complete propulsion packages for the world''s largest Ro-Pax ferries.
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NewsEngine Upgrade Meets New Emissions Regs
In response to customer requests for engines in the 800 to 1,000 hp range which meet US EPA Tier 2 and the European EU Stage IIIA emissions regulations, Cummins has upgraded the popular KTA38-M0 engine.
