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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Consultants Royal Haskoning has provided an insight into some of the work it has been conducting in support of the proposed container terminal development at Teesport in the UK.

1st July 2005

Royal Haskoning Providing Support for Teesport Plan

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Operators of selected types of Rolls-Royce thrusters are being offered a new concept for thrusters service aimed at reducing the amount of time spent overhauling thrusters when the vessel is in dry…

1st July 2005

Rolls Royce Exchange Thrusters Save Time and Money

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

German manufacturer Reintjes GmbH has shipped the largest reduction gearbox it has ever made from its Hamelin plant to the shipyard JJ Sietas KG in Hamburg, where it will be installed on…

1st July 2005

Economies of Scale with Largest Reduction Gearbox

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Lochin 366 Harbour Pilot on display last month at Seawork 2005 International ispowered by the latest addition to Scania s marine engine range, the DI12M EMS .

1st July 2005

Scania Powers Lochin Harbour Pilot at Seawork

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Italian classification society RINA has type approved a device which is a significant step towards the almost zero emission engine for passenger ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer , was developed by…

1st July 2005

Moves Towards Almost Zero Emissions Engines

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

To meet the demand for clean, dry air for marine applications, Bromsgrove UK based Jun-Air produces a range of oil lubricated and oil-less air compressors which deliver reliability and a long service…

1st July 2005

Low Maintenance Compressors Deliver Clean Marine Air

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The UKs Trinity House lighthouse service has purchased four low-weight, skid-mounted portable compressors from IngersollRand (IR) Portable Power foruse in maintenance work on nearly 600 aids to navigation, including 72 lighthouses.

1st July 2005

Airborne Air Compressors for Trinity House

1st July 2005

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish tug owner and shipbuilder Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and continue to forge ahead, with news of a healthy order book and a…

1st July 2005

VESSEL LAUNCH Al Bateen

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Nanjing Tong Kah Shipbuilding Yard , located some 300km up Chinas Yangtze River from the sea, is churning out barges and tugs for overseas owners. The relatively new yard has recently…

1st July 2005

Chinese Yards Tug Export Boom

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Owners and operators of bulk carriers, container vessels and other non-tankers now have very little time to comply with new US spill response requirements. The Oil Pollution Act 1990 response regime for…

1st July 2005

US/European Teamwork Meets OPA90 Extension

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Seawork again demonstrated its growing international significance last month when Dutch builders Damen Shipyards chose it as the venue for signing a letter of intent to build a Shoalbuster 2208 tug for…

1st July 2005

Dutch Duo Sign at Seawork

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The globally based marine salvage company Titan Maritime LLC has just been awarded a contract to remove the wreck of the 6,693dwt cement carrier Sinar Andalas from the port of Lhok Nga…

1st July 2005

Titan Responds to Tsunami Casualty

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

It has been confirmed that the historic steam tug/tender Daniel Adamson has been placed on the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV) Designated List , maintained by the National Historic Ships Committee…

1st July 2005

TOWLINES

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On the 15 June, Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard Gmbh held a reception at the Royal Rowing and Sailing Club De Maas at Veerdam, Rotterdam to celebrate their 100th anniversary.

1st July 2005

Fairplay Towage Celebrate 100 Years

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) Small Craft Group Medal for 2004 was awarded Mr Robert G Allan PEng, FRINA, FSNAME at their Annual Meeting in London in April. The award was…

1st July 2005

Robert Allan is Awarded a Medal by RINA

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Ocean towage and heavy transportation specialists Fairmount Marine took delivery of the long range deep sea tug Fairmount Sherpa in May and the vessel has already sailed on its maiden tow. This…

1st July 2005

Fairmount Sherpa – the First of a Formidable Fleet

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The new, shallow draft, multi-purpose tug Duke of Normandy was completed in May and interrupted her delivery voyage to Jersey to be displayed at last months Seawork 2005 exhibition in Southampton. This…

1st July 2005

Duke of Normandy – a Very Special Shoalbuster

1st July 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Silja Oy AB and Aker Finnyards have signed a letter of intent for the order of two ro-pax vessels valued at 205 million.

1st July 2005

Ro-Pax Order for Aker

1st July 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Oceanographic services provider Fugro GEOS Ltd has been awarded a British Safety Council International Safety Award for2004. Only companies with low accident rates are eligible to apply, but winners must also have…

1st July 2005

Safety Award for Fugro GEOS

1st July 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Fassmer Shipyard has delivered the coastal police patrol boat Damerow , completing a series of four tough and fast 25.5m long boats, built for service in east Germany since 1997.

1st July 2005

Fassemers Damerow Completes Set of Four Fast Police Boats

1st July 2005