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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Two well-known independent Dutch tug operators have ordered vessels to the new Damen improved design Shoalbuster 2609 design. The new version will retain all of the features that have made this shallow…

1st October 2003

Dutch Owners go for the New Generation Shoalbuster

1st October 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

There is a growing use of scale model tugs to aid training and simulation in shiphandling and pilotage. Southampton Institute has recently added a tug to their inventory at the Manned Model…

1st October 2003

A New Tug Fleet at Marchwood

1st October 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A new high-performance tanker-handling tug has been ordered by Norwegian tug owner Ostensjo Rederi A/S of Haugesund to operate at the Norske Hydro oil terminal at Sture.

1st October 2003

Ostensjo Builds Sophisticated New Escort Tug

1st October 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Operators of the small but busy East Anglian port of Kings Lynn are more than pleased with their new harbour tug Conservator.

1st October 2003

Kings Lynn Take Delivery of New Harbour Tug

1st October 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

BUE Viking, operators of the largest standby fleet in the North Sea, has appointed Mr Graham Philip as their new Chief Executive. Mr Philip has been associated with the offshore and towage…

1st October 2003

Towlines

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first new shipbuilding yard in Britain for many years was opened last month in ceremonies at Portsmouth Naval Base presided over by the Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon MP.…

1st October 2003

New Portsmouth Yard Boosts British Shipbuilding

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Following discussions with authorities in Ireland, France, and Belgium, Robin Middleton, the UK Secretary of States Representative in Marine Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), has cleared the way with the United States Maritime…

1st October 2003

Controversy Haunts Ghost Ships Scrapping

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The International Workboat Show celebrates its 25th anniversary when it returns to the Morial Convention Centre in New Orleans USA on 3-5 December.

1st October 2003

Workboat Show Returns to Irresistible New Orleans

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A study to establish performance assessment criteria that will assist developers of wave devices to harness the power of wave energy has conducted detailed testing for the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)…

1st October 2003

Orkney Wave Energy Study

1st October 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A contemporary marine artist who helped to build clinker workboats as an apprentice shipwright in his youth has a feature exhibition of his works opening at Londons National Maritime Museum next month.

1st October 2003

Boatbuilder Artist Inspired by Ship Shapes

1st October 2003