Latest News – Page 306

  • 'Lingestroom's' versatility is reflected in the new category Green Award (Peter Barker)
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    TOWLINES

    2019-04-26T10:35:00Z

    Van Wijngaarden Marine Services’ Shoalbuster Lingestroom has become the first vessel to receive Green Award certification for a new ship type, Offshore Supply vessels.

  • The TRAktor 2500-SX design is particularly suited for large ship handling (Svitzer)
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    Svitzer Meridian – christened on the meridian

    2019-04-26T10:28:00Z

    Global towage operator Svitzer, along with its key partners recently held the christening ceremony for the tug Svitzer Meridian, the latest and tenth vessel in its Port of London fleet.

  • The new tug will be of conventional ASD design strengthened for ice (Sanmar)
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    Ice-class escort tug for Finland

    2019-04-26T10:18:00Z

    Sanmar and Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) have provided background details of the order for two custom-designed escort tugs for operation in Finland.

  • Samson's EVATS was tested on Norwegian Coast Guard vessels (Samson)
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    Samson, making the vital towing connection

    2019-04-26T10:03:00Z

    Rope manufacturer Samson along with the Alaska Maritime Prevention & Response Network (Alaska Network) and Norwegian Coast Guard have completed trials of its EVATS emergency towing system.

  • 'Atina's' cargo was offloaded in an STS operation (Tsavliris)
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    Tsavliris reports multiple projects

    2019-04-26T09:58:00Z

    Greek emergency responder Tsavliris Salvage has taken part in two incidents providing professional intervention that avoided making headlines as environmental disasters.

  • The tug includes two 'mirror-image' winches and tow hooks aft (Sanmar)
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    Heavily modified tractor tug from Sanmar

    2019-04-26T09:53:00Z

    “This tug is the ultimate in the field of customisation that it virtually becomes a different model” Sanmar’s description of a tractor tug order for Italian tug owner Rimorchiatori Riuniti.

  • 'Lima' is built in China for service in Peru (RAL)
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    Double delivery success for RAL

    2019-04-26T09:49:00Z

    Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) has provided details of two recently delivered tugs built to its designs by shipyards in the US and China.

  • TTC will provide tug master and pilot training for SAFEEN at Khalifa Port (Kotug)
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    TTC tug master and pilot training

    2019-04-26T09:46:00Z

    Rotterdam-based Tug Training & Consultancy (TTC) is providing on-the-job tug master and pilot training aimed at enhancing efficiency and team work for ships using Khalifa Port.

  • Shiphandling tugs face increasing pressure on rates from carrier consolidation (Peter Barker)
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    ETA’s position on container carrier alliances

    2019-04-26T09:41:00Z

    The European Tugowners Association (ETA) together with other stakeholders has taken a clear joint stand in relation to Consortia Block Exemption Regulations.

  • DMC's range includes shiphandling towing winches (Peter Barker)
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    Damen sells its winches on the open market

    2019-04-26T09:37:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group has announced that its marine winches sold under the name of Damen Marine Components (DMC) are to be made available on the open market.

  • 'Cano Cristales' built in Turkey for service in Colombia (RAL)
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    Busy times at Med Marine

    2019-04-26T09:15:00Z

    Med Marine is providing a steady stream of news of late reporting two additions to its fleet of tugs and an agreement to build a new design of tug.

  • 'Red Kestrel' arrives at Southampton docks
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    New Solent freight ferry

    2019-04-26T08:41:00Z

    Isle of Wight ferry operator, Red Funnel Ferries, has welcomed its first freight ferry with a traditional ship naming ceremony.

  • Seacat Intrepid
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    Call for more CTV performance transparency

    2019-04-25T14:39:00Z

    CTV operators are calling for more transparency around vessel performance as the market seeks to “level the playing field” in offshore wind support, a marine engineering company has said.

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    Manila Bay desilting operations underway

    2019-04-25T11:31:00Z

    The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways has launched desilting operations in Manila Bay.

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    DEME wins major Elbe deepening contract

    2019-04-25T11:29:00Z

    Belgium’s DEME Group has won a major contract to carry out the deepening of the Elbe fairway in Germany.

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    Great Lakes to deepen Corpus Christi

    2019-04-25T11:24:00Z

    The U S Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $92 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC).

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    IADC Dredging and Reclamation Seminar

    2019-04-25T11:08:00Z

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is organising an International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation.

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    Double Indonesia contract win for Boskalis

    2019-04-25T10:59:00Z

    Netherlands based dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded two contracts in Indonesia which carry a combined value of some €75 million.

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    Dredger funds for coastal engineering chair

    2019-04-25T10:52:00Z

    Belgian dredging contractors Jan De Nul and the DEME Group have joined with the Port of Zeebrugge and others to fund an academic chair in coastal hydraulic engineering at KU Leuven.

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    First call for ocean energy demonstration

    2019-04-25T10:50:00Z

    An ocean energy technology demonstration programme encouraging longer-term demonstration and technology de-risking across the Atlantic Area regions has announced its first call for applications.