Busy Builder's Bookings Buoyant

01 Apr 2005

Turkish tug builders Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd have reported excellent 2004 results and an even busier year booked for 2005. 

Tsavliris Starts New Year at Speed

01 Apr 2005

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 the high-tech warship bristling with expensive electronics took more than two months and involved over 700 salvage personnel. 

Salvors Seek 'Environmental Award'

01 Apr 2005

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.