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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

URS, the Belgian Towage and Salvage Union has added two new tugs to its fleet in the Port of Antwerp. Named ' Union Grizzly' and ' Union Kodiak' , the tugs were…

19th November 2007

Union Grizzly and Union Kodiak Reinforce the URS Antwerp Fleet.

19th November 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

United States tug operator TUGZ International, LLC, well known as owner and charterer of the 4,000 hp multipurpose ‘ Z class’ series of ASD tugs operating in a number of US ports,…

19th November 2007

US Operator Introduces the Handysize Tug

19th November 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Hamburg based Fairplay Towage has sold its deepsea tug ' Fairplay XIV' to Greece. The tug is well known throughout the towage industry, having worked reliably and economically worldwide, with its running…

19th November 2007

Fairplay XIV is Sold to Greece

19th November 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

One problem for any journalist specialising in the towage business at present is how to present any news feature without giving the impression that it is a Robert Allan newsletter. The Canadian…

19th November 2007

First RAscal Line Handling Tugs Delivered to UAE

19th November 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd has taken delivery of all three of their recent purchases from Japan. Based in Invergordon, the company now operates a four tug fleet comprising the original purpose…

19th November 2007

TOWLINES

19th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU), attending their 53rd General Meeting in Cape Town on 30 - 31 October, have elected Arnold Witte, CEO of US salvor Donjon Marine, as president.…

19th November 2007

Arnold Witte is New ISU President

19th November 2007

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), has recently expressed support for plans to include specific reference to waterfront sites in the development…

15th November 2007

Planning Support for UK Marine Businesses

15th November 2007

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

With the season drawing to a close, the many commercial marine operators who are also leisure boat owners are likely to be planning where and when they are going to lay up…

15th November 2007

End of Season Insurance Advice

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Described in greater detail elsewhere in this issue of Maritime Journal, Trinity House' s new Polish built multi-function tender ' THV Galatea' is equipped with an impressive array of hydrographic equipment, enabling…

15th November 2007

Survey Options for New Trinity House Vessel

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Galileo, Europe' s multi-billion € version of the US global positioning system (GPS), which was originally supposed to become operational next year but is now delayed until around 2014, is a seriously…

15th November 2007

Galileo Under Fire

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

If Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) are to become mandatory aboard ships, the number of groundings is likely to be reduced by a third, according to a study commissioned by…

15th November 2007

DNV ECDIS Study

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dutch survey and geosciences conglomerate Fugro is to harness its worldwide expertise with establishment of a Global GeoConsulting Service operating in three main geographical areas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US. The company…

15th November 2007

Fugro Harnesses Expertise

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Norcontrol IT has completed an extensive £ 1.1m upgrade to the Humber Estuary VTS in the UK. Associated British Ports (ABP) Hull & Goole commissioned the system to ensure safety of…

15th November 2007

Humber VTS Upgrade Completed

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Louisiana USA based Blessey Marine Services, which operates an inland tank barge and towing vessel fleet in the United States, will deploy the Jeppesen Workboat Navigator information service across its fllet of…

15th November 2007

Blessey Marine Embraces Workboat Navigator

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A wreck removal operation is now underway to remove the stern section of the ill fated container ship ' MSC Napoli' from Lyme Bay on the UK' s Devon coast. After much…

15th November 2007

Napoli Stern Removal Gets Underway

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Galileo, Europe' s answer to GPS, was due to be up and running by 2008 but political and corporate bickering has now pushed its operating date back to approximately 2014. At the…

15th November 2007

RIN President Demands New European Vision of Galileo

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Reliable communication plays a central part in effective ship management whether by providing essential weather information and chart updates for vessel navigation, supporting crew communication or maintaining connectivity with shore based management. 

15th November 2007

Satcom Upgrade on the Horizon

15th November 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

For a week in mid-October the brand new Trinity House Vessel ' Galatea' was host to a wide variety of visitors from the world of shipping and the maritime press. Among the…

15th November 2007

Galatea Goes On Show

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Fears of coastal flooding in eastern England last week led to evacuations and port closures as the biggest tidal surge in more than 50 years threatened East Anglia, Great Yarmouth, Felixstowe, Lowestoft…

15th November 2007

Tidal Surge Threatens Coast and Ports

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine navigation equipment manufacturer Kelvin Hughes has been acquired by UK mid-market buyout specialist ECI  Partners LLP (ECI) in a £ 52m transaction out of Smiths Group plc, the UK listed technology…

15th November 2007

Kelvin Hughes in £52m Buyout

15th November 2007