Vessels News – Page 205
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NewsWorldwise Offer a New ASD Concept
Worldwise Marine Engineering BV (WME), formerly Wijsmuller Engineering, is offering tug owners an azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug design with many new features. This project is the result of work started more than two years ago with a request for a new tug design with a 65-70 tonnes bollard pull ...
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Tsavliris is Busy Responding to Emergencies
Several recent salvage operations have highlighted the worldwide capability of Tsavliris as a leading emergency response contractor. Late March saw the group dealing with problems as diverse as fire-damage and ice entrapment when it was engaged under Lloyd''s Open Form twice in the same week to salve vessels as far ...
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NewsChouest Now has World's Largest Anchor-handler
Major American operator Edison Chouest Offshore LLC, based in Galliano, Los Angeles, has taken delivery of the world''s largest and most powerful anchor-handling supply vessel. Named Laney Chouest, the ship was completed by associate company North American Shipbuilding of Larose, Louisiana earlier this year and is the third Chouest flagship ...
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NewsTurkish Tug Builder Sanmar Steps up Production
Turkish tugboat builder and operator Sanmar Ltd has extended its newbuilding programme for this year.
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NewsRobert Allan Introduces the Unique Z-TECH
The name of Canadian naval architect Robert Allan of Robert Allan Ltd, Vancouver has become synonymous with modern tug designs suitable for series production and to satisfy the shiphandling towage market worldwide. He has also continued to work on other highly innovative designs for more specialist applications and that description ...
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NewsHalyard Delivers Quiet Baby at London Boat Show
Halyard launched their new Baby Moduline Aquadrive system at the London Boat Show earlier this month. It marks the first major redevelopment of the Aquadrive, a flexible coupling which fits between engine and driveshaft which has been in service for 20 years.
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NewsVetus Adds Small Electric Stern Thruster to its Range
The Netherlands'' Vetus Den Ouden adds to its range of side-directional bow and stern thrusters with the introduction this year of a small electric stern thruster which, in spite of a diameter of only 110 mm, provides a thrust of 25 kgf.
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Hamworthy KSE Non-Core Sales Continue
Hatlapa Uetersener Maschineenfabrik and Becker Marine Systems of Hamburg have purchased the starting air compressor and Schilling rudder business from the UK''s Hamworthy KSE Ltd last month. The partnership between Hatlapa and Becker made it possible for both companies to stand together as a mutual buyer for the two different ...
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Dolphin Pods Successful in Sea Trials
The first two Dolphin podded propulsion systems jointly developed by STN Atlas Marine Electronics and Wartsila Propulsion have successfully completed sea trials aboard Seven Seas Voyager, the new 50,000gt cruise liner for V Ships Leisure/Radisson Seven Seas which is due to commence service this month.
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Scania and Yanmar Agreement Clarification
Concern has been expressed that the article about Scania and Yanmar''s cooperation agreement on page 12 of the February 2003 Maritime Journal does not make clear that the agreement gives Yanmar the right to sell and market Scania marine engines to the pleasure boat market only. Scania will continue to ...
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Cummins MerCruiser Diesel Announces UK Distribution Plan
The Cummins MerCruiser Diesel (CMD) 50/50 joint venture between Cummins Marine and Mercury Marine has announced its channel distribution plan for the UK.
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NewsDaewoo Re-Power for 'Forth Constructor'
Briggs Marine Contractors have re-engined their multi-purpose barge Forth Constructor with a pair of Daewoo marine engines supplied by Daewoo''s South Devon UK distributor WaterMota Ltd. This is the third set of Daewoo engines WaterMota has supplied to Briggs Marine.
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NewsRolls-Royce Breaks Through Marine Propulsion Barriers
Rolls Royce has scored two breakthrough propulsion orders with the US Navy, its Kamewa waterjets having been selected to drive the experimental X-Craft high speed aluminium catamaran while its MT30 marine gas turbine has been chosen to power the Integrated Power System (IPS) Engineering Development Model (EDM) for the DD(X) ...
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News$2 Million Marine Lubricant Test Engine
Maritime lubricants supplier Lubmarine has installed a new test engine at its TotalFinaElf Research Centre (CRES) at Solaize, near Lyon in France. The $2m MAN B&W innovator-4C test engine comes into service next month and will be used by Lubmarine to develop and test new formulations and to undertake fundamental ...
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NewsNew Escort Tug Under Construction for Norwegian Owners
Norwegian tug owners Bukser og Berging AS have entrusted Moen Slip A/S of Kolvereid, with the construction of the new ''state of the art'' escort tug. One of the world''s most advanced vessels of its kind, the new tug will serve the Statoil Mongstad Oil Terminal and replace the escort ...
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NewsUnion Manta is Delivered to URS
On Sunday 23 March the anchor-handling tug supply vessel Union Manta arrived at her home port of Antwerp following completion at the Orskov shipyard in Frederikshavn, Denmark.
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NewsBosphorus Gets a Powerful Escort Tug
A new escort and shiphandling tug named TDI Zubeyde Ana is now on station in Istanbul.
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Robert Allan Ltd is Busy Around the World
TDI Zubeyde Ana is one of an increasing number of tugs being produced around the world to Robert Allan designs.
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NewsTowlines
Seahorse Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Irish Mainport has recently purchased the anchorhandling tug supply vessel Pearl from Seacor. She recently arrived at Cork ready to enter service with Marathon and Ramco at the Seven Heads gas field after undergoing modifications at Richards yard in Great Yarmouth. Pearl is ...
