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Well-known propulsion system and component suppliers the Kort PropulsionCompany Ltd and associate Causeway Machinery Ltd have recently relocated to Erith in Kent. First established in 1935, the company has operated from an office in Witham, Essex for the past 15 years. Directors Norman Parsons and Malcolm Breeze have worked together since 1970 and continue to offer their propulsion expertise along with other members of the Kort team Their new contact details for Kort Propulsion and Causeway are as follows: Bank Chambers, Pier Road, Erith, Kent, UK, DA8 1TA Tel: +44 (0) 1322 346346 Fax: +44 (0) 1322 347346 Email; info@kortpropulsion. com The Norwegian oil company Statoil recently awarded a contract to Bukser og Berging to supply and operate three tugs and two mooring launches at its MelkOya liquefied natural gas terminal near Hammerfest in northern Norway. This new tug fleet is being formed to provide towage, escort and mooring services, starting in 2006. The fleet will comprise a powerful escort and shiphandling tug, two harbour tugs with 70 tonnes bollard pull and two line handling boats. It is understood that the new vessels will be built by the Moen Slip yard in Kolvereid, with deliveries taking place during 2005. MelkOya is an onshore LNG plant and terminal linked to Statoils SnOhvit (Snow white) offshore gas field in the Barents Sea, scheduled to come on-line before the end of 2006.
Well-known propulsion system and component suppliers the Kort PropulsionCompany Ltd and associate Causeway Machinery Ltd have recently relocated to Erith in Kent. First established in 1935, the company has operated from an office in Witham, Essex for the past 15 years. Directors Norman Parsons and Malcolm Breeze have worked together since 1970 and continue to offer their propulsion expertise along with other members of the Kort team Their new contact details for Kort Propulsion and Causeway are as follows: Bank Chambers, Pier Road, Erith, Kent, UK, DA8 1TA Tel: +44 (0) 1322 346346 Fax: +44 (0) 1322 347346 Email; info@kortpropulsion. com The Norwegian oil company Statoil recently awarded a contract to Bukser og Berging to supply and operate three tugs and two mooring launches at its MelkOya liquefied natural gas terminal near Hammerfest in northern Norway. This new tug fleet is being formed to provide towage, escort and mooring services, starting in 2006. The fleet will comprise a powerful escort and shiphandling tug, two harbour tugs with 70 tonnes bollard pull and two line handling boats. It is understood that the new vessels will be built by the Moen Slip yard in Kolvereid, with deliveries taking place during 2005. MelkOya is an onshore LNG plant and terminal linked to Statoils SnOhvit (Snow white) offshore gas field in the Barents Sea, scheduled to come on-line before the end of 2006.
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