All News articles – Page 633
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NewsPurplewater design
When yet another totally new concept for a shiphandling tug seemed unlikely - along came another. A surprise exhibitor at ITS 2014 in Hamburg was Purplewater Ltd, introducing to the towage industry for the first time the Giano tug, described as an innovative, double ended tractor tug.
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NewsUpcycling to help save lives
The RNLI, the UK and Republic of Ireland’s largest maritime lifesaving charity, has launched a clever range of bags and travel accessories made exclusively from decommissioned lifejackets. The range, ‘235 Made For Life’, comprises six items including a wash bag, messenger bag and tablet cover, all handmade in the UK ...
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Croatian addition
Italy’s CMC Marine has entered into a new partnership to fully trained technicians and a dedicated dealer on the Croatian coast.
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BV agreement
International classification society Bureau Veritas has entered into a technical and commercial cooperation agreement with French hydrodynamic specialist HydrOcean.
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NewsTaking on the might of the Dutch
GPS Marine Contractors Ltd used Seawork International this year to drum up new global dredging contracts with the aim of taking some business back from the Dutch.
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NewsTargeting dredging at Seawork
International piling equipment expert, Watson & Hillhouse, exhibited at Seawork International for the first time this year, specifically to demonstrate the Damen DOP Pump to the dredging industry.
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Robust handover to UK Dredging
The handover of Robust Boats new aluminium survey craft for UK Dredging took place at this year’s Seawork International.
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Repair merger
Serdijn Ship Repair (SSR) and Zwagerman Offshore Services have joined forces to form new company under the name Rotterdam Offshore Group BV (ROG).
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Fassmer LNG ferry
Germany’s Fassmer shipyard has reportedly won a contract to design and manufacture a new dual-fuelled LNG Helgoland ferry for the Cassen Eils shipping company.
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Concordia 3D survey completed
Following the righting of the Costa Concordia, the UK’s ADUS Deepocean and Canada’s 2G Robotics were commissioned by Titan Salvage to perform a high resolution 3D survey of the wreck.
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Breaking ban
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the new EU Ship Recycling Regulation that bans the breaking of EU ships on beaches.
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NewsFassmer deliver ‘Bugsier 7’
The Fassmer GmbH & Co.KG shipyard, at Berne/Motzen on the river Weser, has added the construction of tugs to their extensive portfolio, much to the delight of Hamburg based tugowners Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft. On taking delivery of the tractor tug ''Bugsier 7'' in early June a director of Bugsier ...
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NewsPorto investment
Spanish marine infrastructure specialist ADELTE, formerly known as TEAM has won a contract to install a sophisticated boarding bridge at the new cruise terminal in Leixões near Porto, Portugal.
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NewsTideland enjoys Seawork success
US-based Tideland Signal’s new products proved a hit at this year’s Seawork Internationale, which the company said was its most successful.
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NewsNew marine division for Henderson
Henderson Insurance Brokers has set up a new marine division as the UK maritime and ports sector continues to grow. Building on the company’s existing marine client base, the new division is already proving successful, having won new insurance work for ports, workboats, the movement of goods, and storage of ...
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NewsML 1387 ‘Medusa’
In the UK and France, the recent commemorative and memorial events to mark the 70th anniversary of D-day proved a reminder of the many sacrifices that mariners have made. But quite apart from this, D-day was also a massive navigational and organisational task considering the technology available at the ...
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NewsSvitzer convoy arrives in Rotterdam
After several months of speculation and rumour the major towage provider Svitzer has now deployed a fleet of tugs in the port of Rotterdam. On the 30th of May five tugs left Ijmuiden in convoy to make the short trip down the Dutch coast to Europort.
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NewsDamen’s first hybrid at ITS
The arrival of the tug ‘Bernardus’ in the Dutch port of Ijmuiden on Monday the 2nd of June marked an important milestone for both the owners (Iskes Towage & Salvage) and builders (Damen Shipyards). ‘Bernardus’ is the first Hybrid version of the well-established Damen ASD 2810 design to be completed ...
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NewsFuruno prepares for SMM 2014
Furuno Electric is preparing for this year’s SMM exhibition, where it will unveil its new bridge system, INS Voyager.
