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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Pioneer Sailing Trust was established in1999 with the purpose of restoring back to sailing condition the last remainingfirst class Essex skillinger smack, named Pioneer. The 70 long smack,originally built in 1864,…

1st January 2007

Restored Smack Back with Twin Props

1st January 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

German Rhine conversion shipyards have demonstrated some acumen by attracting one complex job from local owners and snapping another away from rivals in France.

1st January 2007

Rhine Yards Attract Unusual Conversions

1st January 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

One of the four 40 ton swing-up Azimuth thrusters of an offshore crane barge servicing rigs off Gabon had malfunctioned and needed to be removed from the barge for repairs. Thrusters are…

1st January 2007

Mobile Mobdock Makes Rapid Thruster Repair Possible

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The principal of Piraeus based salvage operators Tsavliris has called on liability and property insurers as well as governments to adopt the concept of liability salvage, in which salvors are remunerated for…

1st January 2007

Prevention is the Cure as Tsavliris Calls for Liability Salvage

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On the 1st of January the Dutch transport contractors Van der Wees Watertransporten BV, well known for their extensive fleet of tugs and barges, celebrated 100 years of service to the marine…

1st January 2007

Van der Wees Celebrate Centenary of Service

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

It was a busy second half of 2006 forSvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV, with operations in November alone including assistance for a standby/safety vessel following a collision to miles northwest of Terschelling and assistance…

1st January 2007

Busy Salvors See Out 2006

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Salvage and towage operators Multraship, working with Antwerp based URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, have successfully completed two salvage operations in the River Scheldt over a period of less than 24 hours.

1st January 2007

Salvors Prove Importance Yet Again

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

  Adsteam Marine has added several new tugs to its fleet in Australia in recent months and is taking steps to reinforce its towage operations in Britain.

1st January 2007

Asteam Gets More New Tugs in Australia and Reinforcements in the UK

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

One of the most well known British owned coastal and contracting tugs operating in UK and European waters has been sold. The Spithead Trading Company of Braintree, Essex, has sold the tug Goliath…

1st January 2007

A New Career Beckons for Goliath

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Hamburg based Fairplay Towage has ordered two more tugs from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armon in order to expand its current fleet. In the autumn of 2005 Fairplay and its associate company URS…

1st January 2007

Astilleros Armon Building More New Tugs for Fairplay Towage

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Following the successful introduction of theanchor handling tugs Tempest and Typhoon, Netherlands based InternationalTransport Contractors (ITC) has decided to strengthen their position in theoffshore support market with the purchase of two anchor…

1st January 2007

TOWLINES

1st January 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The movement of organisms via the transport of water from one ecosystem to another can lead to serious ecological, health and financial consequences in the host environment.

1st January 2007

Ballast Water Breakthrough at Greenwich

1st January 2007

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KEY DEALS

Global handling equipment provider Kalmar Industries has acquired Italys CVS Ferrari Group, strengthening its market position and service capabilities in Southern Europe and other Mediterranean markets.

1st January 2007

Kalmar Buys a Ferrari

1st January 2007

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KEY DEALS

It its biennial board changes, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed its first ever Norwegian president.  Knut Boe, senior executive vice president for marine operations and technical resources in Technips…

1st January 2007

IMCAs Norwegian Head

1st January 2007

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KEY DEALS

James Fisher created the largest UK owned shipping and marine services group last month with the £ 350m purchase of rival product tanker operator FT Everard.

1st January 2007

James Fisher Buys Everard

1st January 2007

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The second conference on The Science of Making Torque from Wind has been scheduled for 28 to 31 August at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) at Lyngby, 10 miles north of…

1st January 2007

Torque Talk Returns

1st January 2007

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KEY DEALS

Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd has signed a cooperation agreement with Australian design house Incat Crowther which gives the Pembroke Dock based boat builders exclusive rights to build Incat Crowther designs for customers…

1st January 2007

Mustangs Match with Incat Crowther

1st January 2007

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KEY DEALS

The second VT Halmatic 16m pilot boat was named Arrow and entered service in ceremonies conducted at the Port of Falmouth last month. Arrow is the second of two new Camarc designed…

1st January 2007

Arrow Flies to Falmouth

1st January 2007

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KEY DEALS

With the current regulatory climate creating a financial and manpower burden to UK businesses, a new website launched this month aims to help small and medium sized businesses comply with waste legislation. …

1st January 2007

Hazardous Waste Website

1st January 2007

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KEY DEALS

Germanys RENK AG has indicated its intention to take over MAAG Gear AG of Winterthur in Switzerland.  MAAG makes turbo and marine gears.

1st January 2007

RENK to Buy MAAG

1st January 2007