Latest News – Page 527
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NewsBig ‘Titan’ shoulders the contradictions
The Port of London Authority had a conundrum: they needed a vessel with a big pull yet shallow depth, packing heavy lift equipment while subject to air draft restrictions, capable of meeting fast running tides but still efficient enough for general use.
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NewsDouble Dutch delivery for Svitzer UK
Svitzer’s UK fleet has received a boost with delivery of two Damen ASD 3212 tugs ‘Svitzer Kent’ and ‘Svitzer Deben’ for their Thames and Felixstowe operations respectively.
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NewsEddy gets smaller for Iskes
EDDY Tug has won an order from Iskes Towage & Salvage to design and build a second, smaller but more powerful version of the Hybrid EDDY tug (efficient double-ended dynamic tug).
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NewsTOWLINES (December 2015)
Dutch towage contractor BMS Seatowage BV have a new addition to their fleet in the form of the hybrid tug conversion ‘Sil-Jeske-B’ built for Koedood BV by Shipyard Kooiman.
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NewsSvitzer adds to its Amsterdam fleet
Svitzer Amsterdam have taken delivery of ''Svitzer Amstel'', a relatively new and exclusive design from Robert Allan Ltd built by Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsEuropean ingredients in Argentinian ASD tug
Cummins Marine has provided the comprehensive machinery installation for a new ASD tug designed and built in Argentina and destined for both ship-assist and coastal towing duties.
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NewsMajor South African order kicks off
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) have celebrated the ceremonial naming of the first of nine Voith Schneider powered tugs with an element of European involvement worthy of mention.
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Turbulence in the marine environment
The findings of a project assessing turbulence in marine environments have been released.
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NewsCarrousel tugs and another ASD for Multraship
At the Europort 2015 exhibition recently, Terneuzen, Netherlands-based Multraship announced the commissioning of construction of two Carrousel RAVE tugs along with confirmation of an order for another Damen ASD 3212.
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NewsNew Nautilus coaxial cable assemblies
Taiwan-headquartered GradConn has announced the release of a new range of Nautilus panel mounted waterproof coaxial cable assemblies.
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NewsMTS Towage transforms heavy lift
Falmouth based Marine and Towage Services Group (MTS) along with specialist shipper Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd have completed the delivery of nine transformers in three shipments from Rotterdam to Scotland.
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NewsContainer dock developments at Naples
The design and development of a new container terminal in the port of Naples in Italy has posed considerable challenges because it has been heavily polluted in the past.
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NewsNew cable laying vessel Isaac Newton on the way to its first job
Uljanik Brodogradiliste, in Pula, Croatia, has officially handed over the new cable laying vessel, Issac Newton, to the Belgian Jan De Nul Group.
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NewsSteady hand makes light work
Belgium-headquartered High Wind has announced that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel ‘Apollo’ will be prepared for the company’s Boom Lock crane control system. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in close cooperation with GeoSea and the crane manufacturer.
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NewsRondo class patrol
The St. Petersburg based shipyard Sredne-Nevsky which is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation has delivered the R1650 which is the first of the Rondo class fast patrol boats built to a design developed by the shipyard.
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Port of Bronka progressing well
The deepwater Port of Bronka on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia is nearing completion. With the Liebherr LHM 800 mobile port crane installed at the end of September, technical plant and equipment for the first stage of Bronka’s port facilities is now complete.
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Atlantis Resources appointment
Global tidal power expert, Atlantis Resources, has appointed a new director of power generation in order to help drive the construction stage of the MeyGen project and increase the company’s wider project development portfolio.
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Recycled marine fuel production
The French based recycled marine fuel expert, Ecoslops, has commenced industrial production and delivered the first volume of marine fuel products out of its refinery in the Portugese Port of Sinès.
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New interest group for seabed scour technology
An EU funded project, Exposures, has been formed to establish a new marine information data collection system.
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NewsFast daughtercraft design
Dutch Special Marine Group has designed a small range of Fast Daughter Craft (FDC). A FDC’s function is to operate away from the mother ship or offshore installations for extended periods of time. The primary function is to search for and rescue persons lost at sea.
