Latest News – Page 331
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NewsUS Navy contract for Smit and Donjon
Smit Salvage and Donjon Marine Co. have been awarded a contract that will see them providing salvage services for the US Navy throughout much of the western hemisphere.
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NewsSmit Lamnalco secures two towage contracts
Smit Lamnalco has reported the signing of two major port towage contracts that will provide work for fifteen tugs in Bahrain and Australia.
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NewsRolls-Royce class approval for hybrid tug
Rolls-Royce has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS for its hybrid propulsion system for tractor tugs.
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NewsTrelleborg making tug operations safer
Trelleborg Marine Systems has launched its SafeTug software solution aimed at empowering those involved with shiphandling in ports with information to optimise safety and efficiency.
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
This month’s round-up is dominated by tug deliveries and contracts signed for two of Europe’s most prolific shipyards, Damen and Sanmar.
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NewsKotug forms new towage partnership in Egypt
Kotug International and Petroconsult have joined forces, establishing a new company following the awarding of a long-term contract in the Red Sea, Egypt.
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NewsHuman trust is a barrier to technology use
Limitations for small maritime vehicle autonomy are being set by human trust rather than technology development, a technology specialist has said.
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NewsWight Shipyard completes Danube ferry
Wight Shipyard has handed over a 39m long Incat Crowther Design ferry to Central Danube Region Marketing & Development for use as a commuter and sightseeing vessel on the River Danube.
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NewsGerman approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel
The Ministry of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein announced at the tail end of December that the plan approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel is due to be signed imminently.
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Turnover up at Briggs
UK-headquartered Briggs Marine & Environmental Services has published its new accounts for the year ending March 2018 at Companies House, which show an annual Turnover of £58m; an increase of 17% from the previous year.
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NewsSalvors and insurers working together
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has repeated its message of the changing face of the industry while insurers express serious concern for the hull sector.
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NewsCleaning up old oil the Ardent way
Ardent Global has completed a complex pollutant removal operation from a cargo vessel that sank in Canadian waters over 30 years ago.
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NewsSeacontractors’ ‘Atlantis’ to the rescue
Dutch towage contractor Seacontractors BV has carried out three back-to-back emergency response operations in the space of just six days.
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NewsSchottel reveals US Navy order details
German Propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has reported details of the Rudderpropeller element of the four-vessel tug order for the US Navy.
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NewsWMS adds dredge pipe floaters
Wardle Marine Services has been appointed the sole UK distributor for PMS Dock Marine, increasing their focus on the commercial marine sector.
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NewsIHC launches world’s largest CSD
Netherlands based shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched the world’s largest self propelled cutter suction dredger from its yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel.
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NewsBetter monitoring at French tidal energy site
French tidal and ocean stream turbine developer, Sabella, has joined forces with fellow French software vendor, QOS Energy, to improve monitoring of the former’s Ushant tidal energy project.
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NewsLocal heroes save stranded bulk carrier
The argument for reinstating Emergency Towing Vessels around the UK coast was raised again on December 18, when a Russian bulk carrier ran aground in Cornwall, writes Graeme Ewens.
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NewsMajor works at Dublin Port
Ireland’s Dublin Port Company has embarked on a major update to the facilities in Alexandra Dock to allow access for deeper draft ships reports Dag Pike.
