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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The big rescue tug Nan Hai Jiu 101, operated by the China Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS), travelled to Singapore specifically to attend ITS 2008. A restricted number of delegates, including your…

1st July 2008

New Chinese Rescue Tug attends ITS 2008

1st July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Visitors to Seawork 2008 were able to see for themselves the first tug/workboat to be fitted with the unique Mampaey ‘ Dynamic Towing System’ (DOT) and to watch a demonstration of the…

1st July 2008

Ugie Runner creates interest at Seawork

1st July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On 3 June Kotug formally christened the SD Shark and SD Stingray, the first two vessels in a quartet of four new tugs built in Turkey. Both vessels are now in service…

1st July 2008

New tugs and fleet changes for Kotug

1st July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Another Dutch operator to introduce a Turkish built tug in recent weeks is Terneuzen based Multraship. The new multipurpose ASD vessel ' Multratug 17 ' was christened on 12 June at a…

1st July 2008

Multraship takes delivery of new multipurpose tug

1st July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The hull for the first of a series of Damen Shipyards ‘ Pushbuster 3511’ pusher tugs ordered by Damen Marine Services for use in the Middle East arrived in the Netherlands in…

1st July 2008

Tow lines

1st July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Crown Estate, which manages the coastal zones around the UK, identified an initial 11 zones last month as the best sites for a Round 3 next generation of offshore wind farms.

26th June 2008

UK fast track for offshore wind

26th June 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The recently published UK Draft Marine Navigation Bill proposes to legislate to reinforce the Port Marine Safety Code, to improve the management of the General Lighthouse Fund and the powers of the…

19th June 2008

Draft Marine Navigation Bill Seminar

19th June 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Hampshire UK based Hydrosphere makes another short journey to Seawork 2008, where it will be exhibiting a selection of key products from its range of navigation buoys and lights on Stand 24.

7th June 2008

New buoys and signal controls at Seawork

7th June 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Rolling down the motorways from Nottinghamshire UK, XJF Plastics, which manufactures the environmentally friendly and lightweight Eason marine navigation buoys, will again be displaying its products at Seawork 2008.

7th June 2008

XJF Plastics to buoy up business at Seawork

7th June 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland (GLAs) welcomed the recent release of the European eLoran Forum’ s report, ' eLoran: Securing Positioning, Navigation and Timing for Europe’ s…

7th June 2008

GLAs call for eLoran navigation backup

7th June 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The harbourmaster on Denmark' s Læsø Island has replaced the incandescent bulbs and lampchanger in a conventional warning lantern with Tideland Signal' s new MaxiHALO-60 LED flasher assembly in order to achieve…

7th June 2008

Brighter light shines across the Kattegat

7th June 2008

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

First time Seawork exhibitor Industrial Apparatus Consultants (IAC) will be showing its range of oil spill prevention and clean up equipment to an environmentally conscious marine industry on Stand 327.

7th June 2008

Clean up your act at Seawork

7th June 2008

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Last year saw a substantial increase in pollutants recovered by International Salvage Union (ISU) members. A total of 1.1m tons of oils, chemicals and other pollutants was recovered from 282 casualties. This…

7th June 2008

Rapid refloats and pollution prevention

7th June 2008

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Essex Waterways Limited and Chelmer Canal Trust, the bodies responsible for maintaining and operating The Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation in the UK have delivered an innovative solution to the problem of visual…

7th June 2008

Best Buddy keeps clean canals

7th June 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The ongoing restoration of the historic clipper ship Cutty Sark at Greenwich UK has received unlikely support from IT experts.

7th June 2008

IT predictions for Cutty Sark

7th June 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The UK based Solent Towage Ltd welcomed another brand new vessel to their Southampton based fleet at the end of April when the high performance Voith escort tug ' Apex' arrived from…

7th June 2008

Apex joins the Solent Towage fleet

7th June 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Proposals to improve marine safety in ports and at sea were published in the UK recently and are open for consultation until 25 July 2008.

5th June 2008

Have your say on the Marine Navigation Bill

5th June 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The Bourbon Mistral platform supply vessel was the first to Ulstein' s X-Bow design and won the Ship of the Year Award at the SMM 2006. The Mistral has been on duty…

1st June 2008

Marine redundant control systems at Seawork

1st June 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A Motion Forecasting and Monitoring System with implications for marine coastal construction has been awarded the prestigious 2007 RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects) and LRET (Lloyd’ s Register Educational Trust) Ship…

1st June 2008

Ship Safety Award for motion monitor

1st June 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Any vessel that might sail into waters governed by the USA and its territories is required to meet new US Coast Guard Marine Casualties and Investigation Regulations which have recently been amended…

1st June 2008

Solutions for Breath Testing at Sea

1st June 2008