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NewsIrving Build More Tugs for the Ice
Perhaps it is not surprising that a Canadian shipyard located in Halifax should be experienced in the construction of robust tugs capable of operating in ice. During the last quarter of 2005 Irving Shipbuilding Inc celebrated the completion of their 21st ASD tug, the Ocean K Rusby for Canadian owners ...
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NewsA Busy Time for Kooren
The fast growing European tugboat company Kotug has taken delivery of the first two of a new series of three identical, powerful ASD tugs from Med Marine in Istanbul, Turkey. Mr Ard-Jan Kooren, President of Kotug, and Mr R Hakan, Senior President of Med Marine, confirmed the deal during a ...
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NewsCompact Voith Tractors Join the Rimorchiatori Riuniti Fleet in Genoa
Much has been written on the subject of compact tugs employing azimuthing stern drive (ASD) propulsion systems but the requirement for small, powerful and extremely agile shiphandling tugs has not been lost on operators preferring the tractor tug concept.
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News'Boxer' Goes on Charter in Britain
One of Europe''s most sophisticated ''Fin-first'' Voith escort tugs has been chartered by Adsteam UK and put into service in the Thames and Medway area during the month of January.
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Load Sharing Control Lifts Power System Safety
Scotland''s Turner Diesel Ltd has deployed Redundant Isoschronous Load Sharing control system technology in recent workboat applications which have improved the performance and robustness of the vessels'' generating systems.
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NewsStrong Silent Type Wins DAME
The ESP Silent Thruster from Van der Velden Marine Systems won the prestigious Design at METS (DAME) Award at the recent Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam.
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NewsTees Takes Over White Gill Thrusters
Tees Components Ltd of Saltburn UK has acquired White Gill bow and stern thrusters from Elliott Turbomachinery Ltd. The two companies have had a long association.
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NewsShip to Shore Gantry Crane delivered to the Busy Port of Felixstowe
The UK''s Port of Felixstowe took delivery late last year of one ship to shore gantry crane (SSGC) and nine rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGCs) from the Zhenhua Port Machinery Company of Shanghai. The cranes were transported fully erected on a nine week voyage from China and were operational by ...
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NewsBoxlift Service Deal at P&O's Antwerp Gateway Terminal
P&O Ports has signed a full service contract with Kalmar for the provision of preventative and breakdown maintenance, engineering support and spare parts supply for 20 ESC 7th generation straddle carriers operating at its new Antwerp Gateway terminal.
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NewsRo-Ro Package for Newbuild Ro-Pax
MacGregor will supply and install the cargo access equipment to Brittany Ferries'' trailer Ro-Pax newbuilding at Aker Yards which will be able to transport 120 freight vehicles.
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NewsBridon Ties Up Marlow Takeover
Bridon International has acquired the offshore and commercial marine assets of Marlow Ropes, including manufacturing facilities at Coatbridge in Scotland and Hailsham in England.
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New Hoist Equipment Launched
Cosalt Safety & Protection has launched a new range of value for money hoist equipment aimed at the commercial marine, offshore and industrial markets.
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NewsCelebrity Gets 'Millennium' Hang-Ups
Lifeboat and davit supplier Schat-Harding has completed a full replacement of the lifeboat hook release systems on the Celebrity Cruise Line ship Millennium with their own LHR12 package.
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Lube-free Bearings for Deck Equipment
Canada''s Thordon Bearings has introduced a new proprietary engineered (non-elastomer) thermoplastic bearing which can be used for marine applications such as steering gear tiller arm and jockey bar linkage bushings, fairleads and rope rollers, self unloader booms, cranes and hoists, barge trolleys, davits and gantrys, door and ramp hinge bushings ...
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CARISKongsberg MoU
Canadian hydrographic software specialists CARIS and Kongsberg Maritime of Norway have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering collaboration and delivery of CARIS HIPS/SIPS multibeam processing software to existing and prospective Kongsberg clients.
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Galileo Lift-Off
The first test satellite for the European Union''s Galileo civil navigation system, designed to complement US GPS and Russian Glonass networks, was launched via a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonour, Kazakhstan on 28 December.
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Seminar Hosted by Association of Marine Scientific Industries
The Association of Marine Scientific Industries is hosting a seminar on Commercial Opportunities in Marine Science & Technology from Public-Funded Research, at the DTI Conference Centre, Victoria Street, London on Thursday 2 February.
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UKHO Acquires SevenCs
The UK Hydrographic Office has acquired SevenCs of Hamburg, a leading European developer and supplier of ECDIS software.
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Interbeton Wins Contract for LNG Jetty in Australia
Interbeton bv, part of Royal BAM Group, has been awarded a joint venture contract by Woodside Energy Ltd, operator of the North West Shelf Venture, to construct a second LNG loading berth at its onshore gas processing facilities near Karratha on the Australian west coast. The contract amounts to approximately ...
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NewsDredging Solution Sparks Interest from China and Hong Kong
International ties between the UK and Chinese dredging and marine research sectors were bolstered recently when Associated British Ports hosted the visits of a delegation from Shenzhen, China, and Hong Kong.
