Vessels News – Page 183
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NewsMore New ETVs for the Spanish Coast
The first of two coastal protection vessels has been handed over to Spain''s Maritime Safety Authority SASEMAR. Named Don Inda, the vessel''s primary role is that of an emergency towing vessel (ETV) for tankers of unlimited size under adverse conditions. A bollard pull of about 220 tons makes these vessels ...
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NewsJP Knight Go Shopping in Japan
JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd,; the Scottish branch of JP Knight Ltd based at Invergordon, has returned to Japan to replace the Japanese built tugs Kinnaird and Kincardine, which were sold in November 2006. The result of their negotiations is the purchase of two modern Japanese built tugs for almost immediate ...
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Competition Commission Reports on Svitzer-Adsteam Takeover
On 9 February the Competition Commission (CC) published its final report on SvitzerWijsmuller''s proposed takeover of Adsteam Marine Ltd. In the report the Commission will require SvitzerWijsmuller A/S to sell off one of the harbour towage operations in Liverpool if it goes ahead with the anticipated acquisition of Adsteam Marine ...
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NewsTOWLINES
Iceland has ordered their first Coastguard ETV from ASMAR in Chile.The new compact tug Union Amber is undergoing extensive trials after completion by the Spanish yard Astilleros Armon. Union Amber is the first of four new vessels to be ordered by URS in Belgium and associates Fairplay Towage, it will ...
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Prevention is the Cure as Tsavliris Calls for 'Liability Salvage'
The principal of Piraeus based salvage operators Tsavliris has called on liability and property insurers as well as governments to adopt the concept of ''liability salvage'', in which salvors are remunerated for preventing a liability from materialising.
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Van der Wees Celebrate Centenary of Service
On the 1st of January the Dutch transport contractors Van der Wees Watertransporten BV, well known for their extensive fleet of tugs and barges, celebrated 100 years of service to the marine industry. The company was founded in Delft in 1907 when the brothers Abraham and Nicolaas van der Wees ...
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NewsBusy Salvors See Out 2006
It was a busy second half of 2006 forSvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV, with operations in November alone including assistance for a standby/safety vessel following a collision to miles northwest of Terschelling and assistance for vessels involved in incidents in severe weather conditions.
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NewsSalvors Prove Importance Yet Again
Salvage and towage operators Multraship, working with Antwerp based URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, have successfully completed two salvage operations in the River Scheldt over a period of less than 24 hours.
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NewsAsteam Gets More New Tugs in Australia and Reinforcements in the UK
Adsteam Marine has added several new tugs to its fleet in Australia in recent months and is taking steps to reinforce its towage operations in Britain.
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NewsA New Career Beckons for Goliath
One of the most well known British owned coastal and contracting tugs operating in UK and European waters has been sold. The Spithead Trading Company of Braintree, Essex, has sold the tug ''Goliath'' to Griffin Towage and Marine of Dorking in Surrey, increasing the fleet of this growing company to ...
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NewsNortheast Boat Builder Launches Support Mini-Tug
Alnmaritec, specialists in the design and construction of aluminium workboats in Alnwick, Northumberland UK has announced the successful completion of the first vessel it has built since the company came under new ownership in June 2006. The Tender to Seacor Express was launched and completed owners sea trials on the ...
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NewsAstilleros Armon Building More New Tugs for Fairplay Towage
Hamburg based Fairplay Towage has ordered two more tugs from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armon in order to expand its current fleet. In the autumn of 2005 Fairplay and its associate company URS of Belgium placed an order with Armon for four compact stern drive tugs of 5,027bhp with a bollard ...
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NewsNew Seals Keep PLA Fleet Moving
The Port of London Authority (PLA) operates a fleet of workboats which operate 24/7 keeping the River Thames open and safe for navigation for 90 miles from upriver Surrey all the way to the sea. With such an operational commitment, the PLA’ s marine engineering superintendent Andy Nailor was happy ...
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Schiffko Reveals New Offshore Patrol Propulsion
Naval engineers Schiffko have revealed a new type of offshore patrol/SAR boat powered by an innovative propulsion concept. Working with development partners Voith Turbo Marine, the Potsdam Model Basin (SVA), and consultant Karl Otto Sadler, Schiffko is heading the development of a hybrid propulsion concept for a drive with low ...
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NewsNew Cat ACERTs Itself
Caterpillar launched the new Cat C18 ACERT engine at the recent Workboat Show in New Orleans. Based on the existing Cat C18 and 3406 marine engines, the new model will be available in eight commercial power ratings ranging from 454bhpat 1,800rpm to 873bhp at 2,200rpm and compliant with US EPA ...
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NewsWaterjet Goes Fishing in Norway
Norway''s Grovfjord Mek. Verksted AS has delivered a second 8.85m salmon fish farming workboat to countrymen Nordlaks AS. The two boats will be used for the daily chores of tending salmon and are equipped with small cranes and capstan winches.
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NewsThordon Solves USCG Sterntube Problem
Ice impact caused stern tube problems on the USCG's 'Polar Sea'The U.S. Coast Guard effected repairs and repeatedly 'built up' the support rings using a metallic polymer to improve the fit of the bronze carriers to the stern tubes. But this method of repair proved to be only temporary, short ...
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Hydrogen Engines for Water Taxis Offers Alternative
The Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc (HEC) has received a Letter of Intent from an investment group Brightwell Holdings BV representing Turkish boat builder "Labranda" and in cooperation with UNIDO-ICHET (United Nations Industrial Development Organization and International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies).
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NewsKlyne Get Two Year Extension on ETV Contract
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Limited a two year extension to the contract to provide Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) at four strategic areas around the UK coast. This further award extends the current eight year contract until 3 September 2011.
