Vessels News – Page 63
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NewsTurkey receives its latest escort tug
The Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety has taken delivery of the second of its latest emergency response, escort and assistance tugs from Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsSchottel thrusters for Starnav quartet
Brazilian towage group Starnav has selected Schottel RudderPropellers for a quartet of escort tugs to be built in Brazil.
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NewsLloyds commits to support LOF contracts
Lloyds has expressed its commitment to Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch (LSAB) and to oversee Lloyd’s Open Form contracts (LOF) after earlier suggesting LSAB services could be stopped.
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NewsSpanish fast ferry repowered
Rolls-Royce recently supplied MTU solutions for propulsion, automation and digital service on the ‘Avemar Dos’ ferry.
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
With another busy month of deliveries and orders, we look at news involving 13 vessels, all with predominantly European involvement.
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NewsContracts signed for Crowley’s eWolf tug
Details have been announced of propulsion and deck machinery packages for Crowley’s eWolf destined to be the US’s first battery-powered harbour tug./p>
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NewsOrder success for Vallianz
Following last month’s news of development of an all-electric tug Vallianz is making more waves in the region’s ship building sector following a tug order for Taiwan principles.
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NewsKotug takes over towage at Port Hedland
Kotug Australia Pty Ltd and Westug Pty Ltd have agreed to ‘re-shape’ towage services for Pilbara Marine in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
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NewsMedTug – expanding tug fleet for MSC
The arrival of a second Sanmar-built tug to MedTug SA for operation at Sines, Portugal has highlighted the choices for shipowners when selecting a tug operator.
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NewsSteerprop bags three vessel order with Uzmar
Finnish propulsion manufacturer Steerprop has won a significant order to supply six of its azimuth propulsion units to a trio of tugs under construction at Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyards.
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NewsWärtsilä supporting pusher tugs in Brazil
Technology group Wärtsilä has agreed a contract to support two Brazilian river tugs and follows a similar contract with the operator signed in 2017 covering eight vessels in Paraguay.
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NewsFukada Salvage tugs in action
Japanese salvor Fukada Salvage & Marine Works has assisted a disabled container ship and delivered a patrol vessel to a shipyard for large-scale repairs.
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NewsGreen development funding
London-based Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has won funding to support three green river transport research and development (R&D) projects./p>
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News12,000 mile test bed for hybrid powered CTVs
MHO-Co’s two new crew transfer vessels– ‘MHO Asgard’ and ‘MHO Apollo’ – have been put through their paces, having travelled from China to Denmark.
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NewsHydrogen central to Orkney’s bold decarbonisation plan
The £2.2 million HIMET (Hydrogen in an Integrated Maritime Energy Transition) project in Orkney will explore solutions for decarbonising ferries as well as shore-side activities.
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NewsReplaceable battery containers save recharging time
A rapidly switched over battery container solution will enable inland waterway vessels to operate with zero emissions and no range anxiety.
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NewsMulti-wingsail approval
Windship Technology’s patented triple-wing rig has received a coveted ‘Approval in Principle’ (AiP) status from shipping classification society DNV.
