Promoting Best Practice in Casualty Management

30 Jul 2008

Recent casualties, including the ‘MSC Napoli’, have brought the issue of places of refuge back under the spotlight.  

Harley Goes Green with ‘Lela Joy’

30 Jul 2008

As of January this year all newbuilds for service in US waters are required to be powered with engines that meet the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 2 emission standards.  

Voith the Choice for China

30 Jul 2008

The concept of the Voith Water Tractor proved popular with the Shanghai Port Authority. Last year, it had ordered two such VWTs to be completed by October this year.  

Fairplay Towage name ‘Fairplay III’

01 Jul 2007

Hamburg based Fairplay Towage named its latest new tug the ‘Fairplay III’ on the 28th of June in Rotterdam.  

‘Mariette’ Crosses the North Sea to Seawork

01 Jul 2007

The little manned model tug ‘Mariette’ created a great deal of interest at Seawork recently when it was used to demonstrate the principles of the Mampaey ‘Dynamic Oval Towing’ (DOT) system.   

Multraship Expands Tug Fleet

01 Jul 2007

Terneuzen based salvage and towage company Multraship has purchased two new 70 ton bollard pull Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugs for delivery October 2007 and April 2008.  

An Important Purchase for Targe Towing

01 Jul 2007

Scottish tug owner Targe Towing confirmed their purchase of three former BP tugs, dedicated to towage services at the Coryton oil refinery, with a short ceremony at Tilbury  

Fairmount Complete Their Five Tug Fleet

01 Jul 2007

‘Fairmount Expedition’, the fifth of the new Fairmount Class of tugs, is now in service. The vessel was launched in February this year, named in Japan on 21 May and, after extensive trials, joined the fleet of Netherlands based Fairmount Marine BV early in June.   

Towlines

01 Jul 2007

Svitzer Eastlands Ltd, formerly Adsteam (UK) Ltd, has now moved into Svitzer’s Teeside HQ. The new contact details are as follows; Address: Tees Wharf, Dockside Road, Middlesborough, TS3 6AB UK, Tel: +44 (0)1642 258300, Fax: +44 (0)1642 246370.  

‘Centaur II’ is now in service in the Polish port of Gdynia.

01 Jul 2007

The new ASD tug ‘Centaur II’ has now entered service with Gdynia Harbour Tug Services in Poland. Completed in April by Gdansk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa SA, the 31.2m long tug has a beam of 10.5m and draft of 4.8m. 

Tugnology Brings Worldwide Expertise to Southampton

01 Jul 2007

Southampton became the focus of the world towage industry for two days in June when international delegates gathered at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel for Tugnology ’07.  

Vancouver – It’s a Different World

01 Jul 2007

As tugs and towing correspondent for Maritime Journal I recently took the opportunity to visit the towage industry in Vancouver and the nearby Fraser River.