Vessels News – Page 194
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NewsTsavliris Starts New Year at Speed
Three busy months for the Piraeus based Tsavliris Salvage Group began just before Christmas with the start of a major project to salvage the Saudi Arabian frigate Makkah 814 which ran aground on a reef in the Red Sea some 80 miles north of Jeddah. The delicate operation to free ...
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NewsSalvors Seek 'Environmental Award'
International Salvage Union (ISU) President Hans van Rooij has set out salvors concerns for 2005, which include contentious matters such as responder immunity, criminalisation, and potentially hostile attitudes arising from fears of a repeat of the Prestige disaster.
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NewsWaterjets Power Speedy Canadian Patrol Boats
Cheltenham based Ultra Dynamics return for Seawork 2005 fresh from the selection of twin UltraJet 305 waterjets to propel the first of a series of 32ft patrol boats for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND).
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NewsSuccessful Noise Reduction in a Small Ship
Small ships, boats and yachts present special noise problems due to their small size. Inevitably, crew and accommodation will be located close to noise sources, meaning that noise reducing measures become critical.
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NewsCenta's Sounds of Silence for Amphibious Jet Bus
Yorkshire UK based Centa Transmissions will make the journey south for Seawork 2005 content at having recently helped amphibious vehicle producer Covelink Marine tocreate their new Roylecraft Amphibious Jet Bus .
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NewsNew Engine as 'Gipsy Moth IV' Sails Again
A regular quayside exhibitor at Seawork , EP Barrus Ltd is supporting a project to restore the historic sailing vessel Gipsy Moth IV . The Isle of Wight based charity United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) has come to the aid of the vessel through a partnership between Yachting Monthly and ...
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NewsRobert Allan Ltd Celebrates 75 Year Anniversary
In 2005, Vancouver-based Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) will celebrate its 75th year of continuous business as a firm of Consulting Naval Architects .From its inception, through three generations of family ownership, the company has served the international marine community with a wide range of specialised tug and workboat designs.
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NewsAnd More ETVs to Come
The provision of Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) is becoming a serious issue for many governments and coastal states and is increasingly seen as a tangible preventative measure capable of dealing with a wide range of potential maritime incidents. ETVs have now been in service in many countries, including the UK ...
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NewsNew Lighterage Contracts for GPS
GPS Marine Contractors Ltd with tugs fleets based on the Thames and Medway have announced new lighterage contracts with both Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd and Hanson Aggregates Ltd . The work for Stema Shipping involves the transportation of aggregates by barge from Red Lion Wharf at Northfleet on the Thames ...
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NewsTOWLINES
Commercial and military boatbuilder VT Halmatic ofPortchester has recently secured a contract to build three WB18 workboats for an un-named overseas operator. The 18.9m steel workboats will be similar to Prince Rock , delivered in 2004 to Cattewater Harbour Commissioners and will be delivered in early 2006. Powered by twin ...
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NewsSpain Orders Pollution Control ETVs
SASEMAR , the Spanish marine safety agency, has ordered two advanced pollution prevention and control vessels designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce in a contract worth approximately £ 16m.
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NewsItalian CityCats Running in Rio
Rodriquez Cantieri Navali do Brasil has delivered the first of three 29m CityCat all aluminium catamarans to Barcas SA Shipping Company in Rio De Janeiro.
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NewsNatural Power Ro-Ros the Boat
Scandinavian based car and Ro-Ro transportation specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen hasdemonstrated its commitment to environmentally friendly shipping by designing a conceptual car and Ro-Ro carrier with ''zero emissions'' capability and with no ballast water onboard.
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NewsIHC Delta to Build Multipurpose Tugs for Smit Transport Europe
SMIT Transport Europe BV has placed an order with the IHCHolland Delta Shipyard for the construction of three multipurpose tugs. The design for the new vessels, designated the Delta Multi Purpose Pusher Tug 2500 (DMPT 2500), is intended for a wide range of marine operations in sheltered, shallow waters and ...
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News'Primus' is Delivered and New Orders Placed
German operators Harms Offshore of Hamburg christened their new anchor-handling tug Primus atthe yard of Mutzelfeldtwerft in Cuxhaven on 4 December 2004 (see MJ - November 2004).
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Svitzer Marine Orders an Escort Tug for the River Mersey
Svitzer Marine Ltd has signed a contract with the ASL Shipyard in Singapore for a purpose-built escort tug for operation on the River Mersey.
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News'Braveheart' Lends Englishman a Hand
An epic example of seamanship has won a vote of thanks from one tugmaster to another.
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NewsA Major Step Forward in the use of Tug Models
The use of manned ship models in the training of ship-masters and pilots has now become well established practice.
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NewsWheel of Fortune Year for Beta Marine
Beta Marine has reported a successful trading year in 2004, with over 1,800 propulsion engines and marine gensets sold to over 50 distributors worldwide. Beta''s range of small propulsion engines from 10 to 90hp are based on Kubota diesels, which are also used in the company''s small genset range from ...
