Vessels News – Page 202
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NewsNorwegians Take World's First Bi-fuel Tanker
What is billed as the world''s first bi-fuel LNG tanker was scheduled for delivery in October by Dutch shipyard Bijlsma to Norwegian shuttle tanker company Knutsen OAS Shipping in Norway for charter by Naturgass Vest .
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Newage Appoints New PRM Distributor
Coventry based driveline equipment specialist Newage Transmissions Ltd has strengthened its UK marine sales network with the appointment of Albatross Marine as an authorised distributor for its PRM product range.
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NewsTuna Tremble at 'Lord Moyle' Repower
Ballycastle Charters has completed the refit of its Aqua Star 9m sea fishing charter boat Lord Moyle by repowering with a Perkins Sabre M265Ti engine.
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NewsSchottel Propelled to Europort
Schottel GmbH & Co KG will be showing its innovative range of propulsion products on Stand 07.7048 in Europort''s Amstelhal. So broad is the scope of equipment Schottel supplies that teams from both the company''s German headquarters and Schottel Nederland BV will be on hand to provide sales and service ...
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NewsEnhanced Engine Room Simulator Launched by Transas
Transas has commercially launched the latest version of its Engine Room Simulator ERS 4000. The modified simulator features a modern design for the dedicated hardware set with new control panels and some essential improvements have been made to functionality.
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NewsCalifornia Fuel Cell Boat No Longer Dreaming
The world''s first electric fuel cell water taxi powered by a hydrogen fuel system has been successfully operated in the harbour at Newport Beach, California as part of its pre-launch testing. The project, which will demonstrate the utility of hydrogen fuel in generating power for ships and port facilities, is ...
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NewsHybrid Propulsion for Silent Running
Vetus Den Ouden has introduced a novel ''hybrid propulsion'' installation which enables boats to be powered by diesel fuel or electricity.
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NewsVolvo Penta and Wartsila in Co-operation Plan
Volvo Penta and Wartsila are planning future cooperation regarding service and delivery of marine diesel engines for commercial shipping. The cooperation will be initiated in a number of selected markets, with global coverage planned thereafter.
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Dutch Owners go for the 'New Generation' Shoalbuster
Two well-known independent Dutch tug operators have ordered vessels to the new Damen improved design Shoalbuster 2609 design. The new version will retain all of the features that have made this shallow draft twin screw tug so popular with owners working in the dredging and marine civil engineering industries but ...
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NewsA New Tug Fleet at Marchwood
There is a growing use of scale model tugs to aid training and simulation in shiphandling and pilotage. Southampton Institute has recently added a tug to their inventory at the Manned Model Shiphandling Facility at Marchwood. The unmanned radio controlled scale model of an ASD tug is fully functional with ...
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NewsOstensjo Builds Sophisticated New Escort Tug
A new high-performance tanker-handling tug has been ordered by Norwegian tug owner Ostensjo Rederi A/S of Haugesund to operate at the Norske Hydro oil terminal at Sture.
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NewsKings Lynn Take Delivery of New Harbour Tug
Operators of the small but busy East Anglian port of Kings Lynn are more than pleased with their new harbour tug Conservator.
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NewsTowlines
BUE Viking, operators of the largest ''standby'' fleet in the North Sea, has appointed Mr Graham Philip as their new Chief Executive. Mr Philip has been associated with the offshore and towage industries for most of his career and was Managing Director of Cory Towage Ltd. At the time of ...
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NewsTide and Weather Monitoring Lifts Dover's Soul
With 50,000 ferry movements and over 16 million passengers handled last year, the UK''s Port of Dover is one of the busiest ferry ports in the world. Cruise liners, cargo ships and the small craft populating a 400 berth marina add to the high level of activity.
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Vessel Sharing Agreement
Irish Continental Group (ICG) subsidiaries Eucon Shipping & Transport and Eurofeeders have entered into a vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with Mersey Docks & Harbour Company subsidiary BG Freight Line which becomes effective from the first of next month.
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NewsCal-Mac Makes MaK a Multiple Choice
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co KG is celebrating an engine hat trick after supplying MaK engines to a third Northlink passenger ferry.
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NewsTowlines
Brazilian Offshore Services (BOS) a joint venture company, owned 50/50 by Farstad ofAlesund in Norway and Petroserve of Brazil, has been awarded long term contracts by Petrobras for the provision of two anchor-handling tug supply vessels. Two new Rolls Royce UT 722L vessels have been ordered to cover two contracts, ...
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NewsCrowley Complete Massive Rebuild Programme
Crowley Maritime Corporation of the USA has completed one of the most extensive rebuild programmes ever undertaken in the towage industry anywhere in the world.
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NewsA unique Single Z-Drive Conversion
A tug conversion project recently undertaken by US operator McAllister Towing & Transportation will be of interest to other tug owners contemplating the future of their older, conventional, single screw tugs.
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NewsAdsteam Diversify
Australian owned Adsteam Towage Ltd are taking measures to improve fleet utilisation by diversifying where practicable into tug and barge transportation, coastal towing and support to marine civil engineering projects.
