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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

America based marine power transmission supplierTwin Disc Inc has merged its Italian operations Twin Disc Technodrive Srl, TwinDisc Srl, BCS Srl, and BCS Service Srl into one single legal entity, Twin DiscSrl.

1st July 2007

Twin Disc Uno

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

As tugs and towing correspondent for Maritime Journal I recently took the opportunity to visit the towage industry in Vancouver and the nearby Fraser River.

1st July 2007

Vancouver – Its a Different World

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Southamptonbecame the focus of the world towage industry for two days in June wheninternational delegates gathered at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel forTugnology 07.

1st July 2007

Tugnology Brings Worldwide Expertise to Southampton

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Hamburg based Fairplay Towage named its latest new tug the FairplayIII on the 28th of June in Rotterdam.

1st July 2007

Fairplay Towage name Fairplay III

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The little manned model tug Mariettecreated a great deal of interest at Seawork recently when it was used todemonstrate the principles of the Mampaey Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT) system.

1st July 2007

Mariette Crosses the North Sea to Seawork

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Terneuzen based salvage and towage company Multraship has purchased two new 70 ton bollard pull Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugs for delivery October 2007 and April 2008. 

1st July 2007

Multraship Expands Tug Fleet

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Scottish tug owner Targe Towing confirmed theirpurchase of three former BP tugs, dedicated to towage services at the Corytonoil refinery, with a short ceremony at Tilbury

1st July 2007

An Important Purchase for Targe Towing

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Fairmount Expedition, the fifth of the new Fairmount Class of tugs, isnow in service. The vessel was launched in February this year, named in Japanon 21 May and, after extensive trials, joined…

1st July 2007

Fairmount Complete Their Five Tug Fleet

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Svitzer Eastlands Ltd, formerly Adsteam (UK)Ltd, has now moved into Svitzers Teeside HQ. The new contact details are asfollows; Address: Tees Wharf, Dockside Road, Middlesborough, TS3 6AB UK,Tel: +44 (0)1642 258300, Fax:…

1st July 2007

Towlines

1st July 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The new ASD tug ‘ Centaur II’ has now entered service with Gdynia Harbour Tug Services in Poland. Completed in April by Gdansk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa SA, the 31.2m long tug has…

1st July 2007

Centaur II is now in service in the Polish port of Gdynia.

1st July 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Anglesey UK based Holyhead Towing are members ofa joint venture company which has signed a contract to supply ro-ro ferry andcoastal shipping services for the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) on an eightyear…

1st July 2007

Holyhead Ferry Contract in Falklands

1st July 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd was formed in 2006 by Captain Roger Meredith and Steve Woodward, who already own Cardiff Bay Cruises Ltd and Cardiff Baylink Ltd, to operate quality cruse vessels…

1st July 2007

Fast Water Bus for Marine Public Transport

1st July 2007

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Norway is heavily dependent on passenger/vehicle ferries toconnect sections of the road network.

1st June 2007

LNG Fueled Ferries Use Rolls-Royce Power

1st June 2007

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Following the successful installation ofintegrated surveillance systems on the Trinity House vessels Patricia andMermaid, NorwaysHernis Scan Systems has supplied its HE400 system on board the new TrinityHouse vessel THV Alert.

1st June 2007

Surveillance Systems Monitor Money Makers

1st June 2007

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Vibration can be very damaging, especially overa long period, and changes in vibration level can often be the first indicationthat something is about to break down.

1st June 2007

Good at Picking Up Bad Vibrations

1st June 2007

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

An innovative satellite based condition monitoring systemdeveloped by knowledge engineering company SKF is fitted to each of the fourpod propulsion systems on the iconic cruise ship Queen Mary 2.

1st June 2007

Satellite Monitoring for QM2s Pods

1st June 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Oxfordshire UKbased marine engine distributor EP Barrus Ltd returns to take up residence onthe quayside for Seawork International 2007.

1st June 2007

Barrus Brings Engine Extravaganza to Seawork

1st June 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

John Deere PowerSystems has launched a new marine diesel propulsion engine which becomes thehighest horsepower model in its range.

1st June 2007

Most Powerful John Deere Launched

1st June 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Racor division of parker Hannifin haslaunched a fuel filer specifically for use in high flow marine applications.

1st June 2007

New Fuel Filter Minimises Maintenance

1st June 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Trelleborg Industrial AVS is supplying Metalastik Cushyfloatengine mounts to Volkswagen Marine for its new high output, lightweight TDI225-6 six cylinder turbo diesel.

1st June 2007

Engine Mounts for VW Marines V-6

1st June 2007