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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Many tug companies around the world are turning to ‘ shore power’ to economise on fuel and cut exhaust emissions when their shiphandling tugs are not in use and/or standing by.

10th July 2009

Tugowners turn to shore power to cut costs and emissions

10th July 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On 2 July, Fairplay Towage of Hamburg formally handed over the 47 year old harbour tug Fairplay VIII to the ‘ Foundation Hamburg Maritim’ to join its collection of historic ships.

10th July 2009

Fairplay VIII is to be preserved

10th July 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Fairmount Expedition and Fairmount Glacier, two modern deepsea tugs from the fleet of Fairmount Marine, have been chartered by the French Government and dispatched to Brazil to participate in the search for…

10th July 2009

Towlines

10th July 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Westminster Dredging' s trailing suction hopper dredger Sospan Dau is currently back in operation at Hayling Island UK for Phase 2 of the five year beach nourishment programme.

9th July 2009

Beneficial re-use brings rainbow to Hayling Island

9th July 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Tugnology 09, held in Amsterdam on 19 -21 May, has been proclaimed a great success by the delegates, exhibitors and organisers alike. This was only the second conference of its kind, devoted…

9th July 2009

Tugnology 09 – An intense and fruitful two days!!

9th July 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The story on page 59 of the June issue made reference to German media reports that an Irish company went bankrupt before taking delivery of the tug eventually named ‘ Jade-Service 1’…

9th July 2009

Clarification

9th July 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The top prize Gold Roman Bowl in the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island race last month went to Williams Shipping director Philip Williams in the 25 foot Nordic Folkboat ‘ Tattarat’…

9th July 2009

Gold Bowl for Williams

9th July 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has signed a € 23m contract with Germany’ s Fassmer Shipyard to build the 57.9m Rainbow Warrior 111, the group’ s most advanced ship to date and its…

9th July 2009

German yard to build Greenpeace flagship

9th July 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Gillingham Marina Workshops are now into their fourth year and are celebrating the success of their refit involving the official Royal Barge on the River Thames, the Royal Nore, which is owned…

8th July 2009

Royal barge refitted at Gillingham

8th July 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The CEDA Dredging Days 2009 conference and exhibition will be held alongside Europort Maritime in the Conference Centre of the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on 5 and 6 November. Its theme…

7th July 2009

CEDA Dredging Days finds tools for the future

7th July 2009