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NewsFour days in Hamburg
The International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention 2014 was held in Hamburg between 16th and 20th June and once again was a record breaking event. This 23rd was hosted by the major German port city for the second time and was on this occasion held in the massive CCH – ...
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NewsElectrifying Scandinavian ferries
Three ferries under development in Scandinavia will set new standards in ferry operations by being fully electrically powered. All have innovative battery and charging systems that could set the standard for many future ferry systems.
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NewsPlain end couplings save the day
US towing company McAllister repeatedly experienced leaks in the engine cooling water line on its harbour tug, the ‘Robert E. McAllister’, when bolted-sleeve couplings failed.
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NewsAnother Cougar for wind power
Demand from the offshore wind industry has led Innovatum to add a second Saab Seaeye Cougar XT Compact to its ROV fleet. According to Innovatum this increasing demand comes as a result of their reputation growing in the offshore wind industry for cutting the cost of inshore survey work.
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NewsOcean Safety’s SMM debut
UK marine safety equipment supplier, Ocean Safety, has recently confirmed their attendance at the maritime industry’s leading trade show, SMM Hamburg in September. This will be the first time that Ocean Safety have exhibited at the event.
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NewsROTV for CSIRO
Denmark headquartered MacArtney Group has supplied a Triaxus remotely operated underwater towed vehicle to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. CSIRO is Australia''s national science agency, and one of the largest and most diverse agencies in the world.
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NewsTowage giants join forces
Two of the industry’s largest global players are joining forces to offer harbour towage operations within the American continent in Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Panama.
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NewsTrio of expertise to develop a world first tug
Three of the towage industry’s leading companies have teamed up to develop a new tug that will be world’s first Reverse Stern Drive (RSD)© Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) design.
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Kotug fights Thames shore-side fire
Two of Kotug’s Thames based fleet have been involved in fighting a shore-side fire at Tilbury Docks in Essex.
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NewsHarms Bergung’s big tugs kept busy
German tug owner Bergung Transport & Heavylift GmbH & Co KG have reported a busy period of activity for their two largest anchor handling tugs ''Orcus'' and ''Uranus''.
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NewsTug delivered by container
A collaboration of Dutch expertise has developed an ingenious, basic, yet effective small tug able to be transported as a twenty foot container.
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Sophisticated salvage vessel for Russian Federation
Nevsky Shipyard has delivered a sophisticated salvage and towing vessel to the Russian Federation, to be home-ported in Vladivostok.
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NewsSignet Maritime expands its fleet with tug acquisitions
Global maritime transportation provider Signet Maritime Corporation has increased its towing vessel fleet with the acquisition of eight vessels from the fleet of Harvey Gulf International.
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Marseilles Fos reinforces Moroccan links
Cooperation between France’s Marseilles Fos and Moroccan ports could be boosted by three potential new ventures – covering ferry services and agricultural trades – after the French port’s CEO Christine Cabau Woehrel requested and hosted a meeting with Morocco’s transport and logistics minister Aziz Rabbah.
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NewsInvestment at Algeciras
A 73 million USD investment to upgrade four existing cranes, along with other infrastructure improvements to APM Terminals Algeciras, has helped to make Spain’s largest container port the busiest on the Mediterranean Sea, APM has claimed.
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News‘Fugro Proteus’ delivered
Netherlands headquartered survey multinational Fugro N.V. has taken delivery of the first of three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen. The first of a new class, the ''Fugro Proteus'' is a compact, survey ship capable of undertaking a wide range of survey, monitoring and inspection operations.
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NewsEiva expands east
The Danish Eiva company has added a new member to its group of authorised resellers in China. Chinese Smartsea Technology Co., Ltd has become authorised reseller of Eiva software and hardware solutions for the offshore industry.
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NewsCaisson tow completed
Holyhead Towing (UK) have recently completed a contract to tow a 4,000 tonne reinforced concrete caisson from the Inchgreen drydock in Greenock where it was built by RJ McLeod (contractors) for Ullapool Harbour Trust.
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NewsSWL subsidiary expands portfolio
SWL Rope Lifting and Testing’s subsidiary, Lloyds Ship Safety Services Ltd, has been approved as an independent service provider for the annual servicing and testing of lifeboats and davits and on-load release hooks.
