‘Magnus’ Delivered as Harms’ Building Programme Gathers Pace

01 Oct 2006

The rapidly growing fleet of Hamburg based Harms Offshore Gmbh received another major boost in September with the delivery of ‘Magnus’, the first of a pair on new anchor handlers. Since the delivery last year of the smaller ‘Primus’ (Maritime Journal February 2005), the company has announced orders for a series of new anchor handling tugs and platform supply vessels.  

Tug Company Bombed

01 Oct 2006

Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship has insisted that it will not bow to intimidation after one of its company cars, and another vehicle owned by one of its employees, were set on fire in Bourgas, Bulgaria, on 27 September in a Molotov cocktail attack by unidentified assailants.  

New 'Adsteam Shotley' Goes Straight to Work

01 Oct 2006

 Adsteam Shotley, the latest of a series of brand new Damen ASD Tug 2411 shiphandling tugs arrived at Felixstowe during the last few days of September and went straight into service. In common with the previous two deliveries, Adsteam Harty and Adsteam Warden (MJ - March 2006), the tug was constructed by Damen at a yard in Vietnam. 

Towage Provision for LNG is Proving a Sensitive Issue at Milford Haven

01 Oct 2006

With work on the necessary jetties and other facilities proceeding apace and the commencement of LNG shipments into Milford Haven moving ever nearer, speculation is growing as to the form supporting towage services will take. Two separate LNG plants are under construction at Waterstone and South Hook. Towage requirements for both plants have been subject to tender and at the time of writing the long awaited decisions have not been announced.  

A Busy Time for ABR with ITS 2008, ‘Tugnology’ and Publications

01 Oct 2006

It is an extremely a busy time for the ABR Company Ltd, organisers of the well know ITS conventions, publishers of International Tug & Salvage magazine and the annual Tugworld Review. The next convention ITS2008, originally expected to be held in Hong Kong, has now had to be rescheduled for Singapore due to a problem with suitable dates at the Hong Kong Convention Centre.  

TOWLINES

16 Oct 2006

The shallow draft offshore tugs Dutch Pride and Dutch Power have been sold by Netherlands based owners the Van der Wees Group and Hubrechtse respectively to ENCA, a Turkish construction company. Both tugs have been engaged in construction work in the Caspian oil fields and will remain in the area. Dutch Power has been renamed Ar’ and Dutch Pride is now called Merk.