All News articles – Page 877
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NewsCory Riverside modernise Thames tug fleet - By Jack Gaston
The arrival of new purpose built tugs for what used to be referred to as the Thames ‘lighterage’ industry is an extremely rare occurrence.
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NewsSanmar deliver three specially adapted tugs to Lamnalco – by Jack Gaston
Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd, the Turkish tug owner and shipbuilder, has delivered three tugs to the Lamnalco Group.
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NewsRobert Allan and Voith introduce the RAVE – by Jack Gaston
Development in the towage sector continues to move on relentlessly. Just when it seems that every avenue in hull and propulsion design has been explored, yet another concept emerges.
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NewsWärtsilä and Robert Allan Ltd to cooperate – by Jack Gaston
Another announcement to delegates and the technical press at ITS 2010 highlighted the signing of a Letter of Intent by marine propulsion specialists Wärtsilä and Canadian ship design company Robert Allan Ltd to develop a Strategic Cooperation Agreement.
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NewsTOWLINES July 2010 – by Jack Gaston
Recently formed ALP Maritime Services BV of Rotterdam has set up a joint venture with Harms Bergung, Transport und Heavylift Gmbh & Co. KG. Hamburg based Harms has been active in the field of towage, offshore support/supply, salvage, heavy lift and heavy transport already for almost 160 years.
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NewsChinese giant blows into Scotland
SeaEnergy PLC say that its 80% subsidiary SeaEnergy Renewables Ltd (SERL) and Chinese company Nantong COSCO Ship Steel Structure Co. Ltd (NCSC) have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA).
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NewsNew ISO standards to improve marine fuels
New editions of two ISO standards on marine fuels have been developed to meet higher international requirements for air quality, ship safety, engine performance and crew health.
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NewsTidal power regenerates Sunderland shipyards
The first of a new generation of tidal powered generators designed and built in the shipyards of Sunderland UK has set sail.
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NewsITS 2010 Vancouver
Delegates travelling to the International Tug & Salvage Convention and Exhibition ITS 2010 in May did so looking forward to this biennial event and what the host city of Vancouver, with its’ strong connections with the towage business, had to offer. They were not disappointed.
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NewsIce class tug gets warm bath for cold weather
The Neva escort tug being built by the Almaz Shipbuilding Company in St Petersburg is to be a universal emergency vessel for St Petersburg’s ecological services department. The Ice Class vessel will work in the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea and is thus equipped with deck equipment of ...
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NewsNew SARTs extend range for McMurdo
McMurdo Ltd’s Kannad Marine Safelink AIS SART has been granted the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Certificate of Type Approval. In accordance with MCA regulations, the SART can now be fitted to UK flagged vessels.
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NewsMajor safety order for Scots ferry operator
UK marine safety company Cosalt has secured a major contract to supply its Premier 2010 lifejacket to Caledonian MacBrayne, the largest ferry operator on the West Coast of Scotland.
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NewsContainment facility paper wins IADC Young Author Award
An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author was presented to Kaitlin McCormick of EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. of Maryland USA at the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) 30th Technical Conference and the 41st Texas A&M Seminar.
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NewsRoller screens for Trinidad and Tobago patrol vessels
At the end of last month two technicians from South Shields UK based Solar Solve Marine travel to Glasgow to install 15 of the company’s SOLASAFE roller screens at the navigation bridge windows of the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Port of Scarborough, the second in a series of three OPVs ...
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NewsSubsea gas pipeline planned for Thames power stations
Survey work is under way in the Thames Estuary in preparation for a 270km long subsea pipeline proposed by E.ON that will transport CO2 gasses from seven power plants and a refinery in the Thames and Medway area to a carbon capture and storage facility at the disused Hewett gas ...
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NewsRamsgate rides the windfarm wave
Offshore wind farm developments are bringing welcome business to many sectors of the marine industries in the UK and the port of Ramsgate is one of the many ports small and large reaping the benefit of what is promising to be a significant long term opportunity.
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NewsPrecision dredging clears Brunel’s basin.
Jenkins Marine has been chosen to help undertake the historic restoration of the Millbay Inner Basin at Plymouth.
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NewsSCR technology for Volvo Penta engines
Volvo Penta, together with specialist company STT Emtec, is introducing an effective solution to reduce NOx emissions from high speed marine diesel engines.
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NewsCummins repowers the Lord Nelson
Cummins UK continues to build upon its successful ten year relationship with the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), a registered charity that owns and operates the only two tall ships in the world designed to enable people of all physical abilities to sail side by side as equals in a demanding ...
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NewsITF helps break language barrier for seafarers
The ITF website www.itfseafarers.org, launched two years ago as an ‘online lifeline’ for everyone working at sea, has just been launched in three new languages. Originally available in English, it is now reaching out to seafarers in Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Russian and Spanish.
