More Orders for KST and a New Rotor Tug Design

30 Jul 2008

Anyone in the towage industry who doubted the likely success of the unique triple unit ‘Rotor Tug’ design when it was first introduced by Ton Kooren of Kotug in 1999, must surely be having second thoughts. 

A Good Start for New Damen Design

30 Jul 2008

With the towage industry experiencing an unprecedented demand for powerful new tugs and shipyards reporting full order books, Damen Shipyard’s Tug & Workboat (T&W) Division is in a unique position to respond. 

New BayDelta Tugs Chartered to Crowley

30 Jul 2008

Among the large number of interesting new tug currently being delivered or under construction for owners in the United States of America are two azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs being built for BayDelta Maritime Inc. Heralded as two of the most powerful 30.48m (100 foot) harbour tugs on the US north west coast, it was announced that Crowley Maritime, based in Seattle USA has agreed to charter both tugs.   

Washburn & Doughty Delivers ‘Eleanor F. Moran’

30 Jul 2008

Another shiphandling tug, typical of the new generation of vessels being produced in the USA to support oil and LNG terminal operations is the ‘Eleanor F. Moran’, delivered earlier in the year to Moran Towing of New Canaan, Connecticut. Currently working in the port of Norfolk, Virginia, the tug was completed by Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine. 

‘Bourbon Dolphin’ Questions Delay Anchorhandler Designs

30 Jul 2008

Deepwater offshore oilfields and a changing regulatory scenario demand a new generation of anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) designs with more power, more safety and more environmentally friendly features. New Marpol regulations are on the way, but designers are holding back on final designs until the outcome of the ‘Bourbon Dolphin’ tragedy is clear.  

TOWLINES

30 Jul 2008

Propulsion specialist Schottle GmbH & Co. KG has been reorganized, with a new corporate structure to meet the increasing demands of shipbuilding worldwide. With effect from 29 June 2007, Schottel’s headquarters in Spay/Rhine and Schottel Antriebstechnik GmbH in Wismar have been merged to form the new Schottel GmbH, with its registered office in Spay and branches in Wismar and Hamburg. Schottel Schiffsmaschinen GmbH, also based at Wismar, will continue to develop and manufacture reliable, high efficiency controllable pitch propeller systems as an independent company.