Vessels News – Page 99
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NewsEuropean expansion for Iskes
Iskes Towage & Salvage has announced a flurry of news concerning expansion at ports in the Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands.
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NewsDrones, making the connection
Rotterdam-based Kotug has applied for a patent to use drone technology to reduce the risks for tugs operating in the so-called danger zone when connecting towlines to ships.
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NewsTug deliveries and orders
Despite the recent holiday period with the traditional slowdown of deliveries and orders we can report follow-up news of a previously reported order in Europe and developments from further afield.
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NewsSMS Towage moves into Portsmouth
Portsmouth International Port and Hessle-based SMS Towage Ltd have launched a dedicated towage service for commercial ships using the UK south coast port.
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NewsStorm force 10 New Year’s Eve tow
“I am afraid this is going to be one of those ‘spoil your day’ phone calls.” That call from a UK broker to a UK-based tug owner on New Year’s Eve was to herald a dramatic rescue tow carried out in a force 10 storm.
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NewsNew engines for inland tug
The ‘Statum’ is typical of many small pusher tugs that operate on the Dutch waterways, many of them owned by their skipper. This tug has a length of just 15.5metres and a beam of 9.2metres and in 2017 the owner decided that it was time to replace the two ageing ...
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NewsHybrid sightseeing barge paves the way
No less than a dozen 38m inland barges are being built for the niche sightseeing market, and Isle of Wight-based Hybrid Marine is scaling up to meet the demand for 12 complete battery-diesel hybrids.
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NewsElektra: the power behind the innovation
New tech comes with a price, but there’s a lot resting on it - all the more so when it concerns commercial, battery-driven ro-ro that promises to clean up the market in more ways than one.
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NewsClearing old wrecks with Koole Mammoet Salvage
Koole Mammoet Salvage has taken part in two wreck removal projects in the Caribbean, one involving a vessel that was stranded nearly 20 years ago.
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NewsISU appoints new President
At the annual general meeting of the International Salvage Union (ISU) recently in Singapore, Ms Charo Coll was appointed president, taking over from Mr John Witte who continues as a member of ISU’s executive committee.
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NewsExtended salvage operation for Ardent
Ardent Salvage has been involved in a protracted salvage operation dogged by bad weather involving a grounded container ship in the South Pacific
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NewsReducing corrosion, the Schottel way
German propulsion and steering system manufacturer Schottel Group has introduced a new anode aimed at extending the lifecycle of azimuthing thrusters along with other advantages including fuel savings.
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NewsCaterpillar and Sanmar develop hydraulic hybrid system
Caterpillar Marine and Sanmar Shipyards have entered into a collaboration agreement to build a tug with an innovative hydraulic propulsion system furthering principle of a hybrid tug design.
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
This month, while we report on three tug deliveries the news is dominated by orders for no fewer than sixteen vessels indicating a continuing appetite for owners to replace existing tonnage, and service new contracts.
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NewsIndustry mourns the loss of Allan Brunton-Reed
The death has been announced of Allan Brunton-Reed, founder chairman of the ABR Company Ltd and mastermind behind the ITS Conventions and Tugnology conferences.
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NewsEncouraging results for Markey’s variable-slip towing brake
Foss Maritime has provided feedback on the variable-slip towing brake, a newly-introduced feature of the Markey towing winches on its three Arctic-class ocean-going tugs.
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NewsDeclining revenues, nurdles and icebergs
The International Salvage Union''s annual marine journalists'' lunch brings news of a resilient and vibrant industry despite a fifty percent reduction in emergency response and wreck removal income for its members in 2016.
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NewsVolvo Penta dealer award
Smart work and excellent customer service have resulted in an unprecedented second ‘Outstanding Performance Award’ for Volspec Ltd the Tollesbury, UK-based Volvo Penta Marine and Industrial Centre.
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NewsMTU gas engine approved for ferry
The first two pre-production units of a Rolls-Royce mobile MTU gas engine for Rederij Doeksen have completed performance tests.
