All News articles – Page 787
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NewsExplorer looking for a place in the sun
A treasure far hidden away at the back end of Leith docks in the UK could find a spot in the limelight.
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NewsEngineers keep emergency repairs going at sea
Three weeks of intensive engine repairs, including 24 hour shifts and the creation of an onboard workshop that continued the overhaul while at sea, meant a massive cable lay vessel was able to meet its commitments.
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NewsOpportunity knocks on the Pearl River docks
ShipRepair & Conversion 2008 has been co-located this year with INMEX China at the Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre on 26 to 28 November. Taking place in Guangzhou, INMEX (International Maritime Expo) China is in the epicentre of that country' s pulsating Pearl River Delta, which encompasses Hong Kong, Macao and ...
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NewsDry Docking Expansion Greeted on Thames
The recent addition of a new dry docking facility on the Thames at Greenwich has received the endorsement of Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, and that of Councellor Chris Roberts, Leader of Greenwich Council, who voiced his satisfaction with the growth in Greenwich''s marine engineering expertise.
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NewsCruise + Ferry Sails Home to London
Cruise + Ferry, the only specialist event dedicated to the technical and operations side of the cruise, ferry and fast ferry industries, takes place on the 24th to 26th of this month at ExCel London.
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NewsMore Convenient Slops Stops in the Port of Falmouth
The 26,218grt Novoship UK tanker Tikhoretsk became the first vessel to use the brand new 4,500m 2low flash slop reception facility now offered by ship repair and conversion specialists A&P Falmouth .
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NewsProp repair boosts tug’s pushing power
Clements Marine recently repaired a propeller for the Damen built tug Fenlander, which is operated by Wisbech Harbour Authority in the UK.
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NewsA shield of bubbles keeps the beasties off
The USAF ultrasound system that uses fluid dynamics to form a ‘shield’ around a hull to prevent marine growth has been developed by Seawork exhibitor MCPS.
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Regional Boom Boosts Bahrain Yard
The first six months of this year were extremely busy for Bahrain''s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) with very high occupancy rates across all the docks. The outcome was that during the second quarter ASRY had its best ever set of results.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
