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NewsElbe runs trials after eight years of hard work
A massive project to completely restore the ocean going tug Elbe to its original 1959 condition took a great step forward on Saturday 14 April after eight years of hard work by a dedicated team of enthusiasts.
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NewsOne hundred RAmpart 3200 tugs and counting
Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong was recently awarded a contract from a South American client for three new RAmparts 3200CL class tugs.
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Augustea and AMT Develop their Tug and Barge Fleets
Just over a year ago the Italian towage and Panamax bulker company Augustea purchased the British barge company Anchor Marine Transportation (AMT). Since that time both companies have moved to integrate and expand their activities.
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NewsA very public salvage operation
Salvors sometimes complain that salvage has to be carried out in the public gaze. On 31 July Terneuzen based Multraship, working in cooperation with Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, refloated an Italian flag chemical carrier which grounded off the Dutch coast on a heavily populated tourist beach.
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NewsPilot Boats and Line Boats for Kuwait
Early in 2005 the Naseeb Maritime Company of Kuwait took delivery of three new pilot boats and two new line-handling boats to ease ship handling in their port.
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NewsTitan wins Costa Concordia salvage contract
Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office have awarded the contract for the removal of the stricken cruise liner from Giglio Island to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi.
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NewsLocal tug crew promotes cricket in Scotland
Tug company Svitzer, which has three tugs operating in the Clyde and Forth estuaries, has given 25 Cricket Factory equipment sets to Cricket Scotland to support the organisations work promoting cricket across the region.
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NewsA worthwhile read about tugs and offshore
Two books have been published recently that will have a place on the book shelves of many involved in the tug and offshore industries, both published by the ABR Company Ltd.
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NewsBoston Towing introduce a powerful duo for offshore LNG
Boston Towing and Transportation Company of the USA has taken delivery of two new tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd (RAL), Naval Architects of Vancouver, BC, to support offshore LNG terminal operations at the Neptune LNG LLC, Deep Water Port, in Massachusetts Bay.
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NewsTanok a rapid Damen delivery to Intertug
The Colombian tug operator Intertug S A, established in 1993, has taken delivery of the Tanok, an ASD Tug 3213 from Damen Shipyards.
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News'Steel Queen' Hits Rock Bottom
The Terneuzen based independent towage and salvage company Multraship successfully refloated the 2,540gt Dutch cargo vessel Steel Queen recently following its grounding on a rocky shoal outside the Swedish port of Oxelosund. The Steel Queen was loaded with 3,157 tons of steel which had to be partially discharged into a ...
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NewsYellow Admiral credits success to Seawork
For the last two years Yellow Admiral, the specialist marine employment agency based on the Essex UK coast, has sponsored the Guinness Bar at Seawork.
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NewsTrinity’s amazing BOGOF offer at Seawork
An unprecedented offer is being made by Trinity Boats Ltd at Seawork 2012, buy any of the builder’s boats over 10m during the exhibition and get another newbuild for free.
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NewsExceptional ITS Convention set for Vancouver
The city of Vancouver will host the 21st International Tug & Salvage Convention and Exhibition on 17 through 21 May this year, for the first time in 37 years.
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BV joins Securymind in piracy initiative
International classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with French maritime security consultants Securymind to provide an auditing and verification service for companies providing armed guards to protect ships against piracy.
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NewsNew garbage regs apply to smaller craft
“Following departure from port and once out of site of land the ship’s crew felt free to dispose of all manor of garbage over the stern rail,” said Captain Andy Goldsmith of Maritime Progress.
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News‘Sense of cooperation’ at Interspill
Cooperation is key, and this new strategy for the biannual European oil spill conference and exhibition has been “essential to achieve the networking that this group depends on,” said Chris Morris of Interspill.
