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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Southampton based Williams Shipping Marine Ltd has replaced their tug/workboat Wilchallenge with a more powerful vessel.

1st April 2005

TOWLINES

1st April 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

MAN B&W Diesel A/S , Denmark has been awarded the contract to supply a complete twin-screw low-speed two-stroke propulsion package for an 16,100bhp Chinese super-tug. The new vessel is under construction at…

1st April 2005

Chinese Oceangoing Tug to Have MAN B&W Machinery

1st April 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Smit International has completed the latest phase of an extensive tug replacement programme.

1st April 2005

Smit Completes the Latest Phase of its Tug Renewal Programme

1st April 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Turkish tug builders Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd have reported excellent 2004 results and an even busier year booked for 2005.

1st April 2005

Busy Builders Bookings Buoyant

1st April 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Three busy months for the Piraeus based Tsavliris Salvage Group began just before Christmas with the start of a major project to salvage the Saudi Arabian frigate Makkah 814 which ran aground…

1st April 2005

Tsavliris Starts New Year at Speed

1st April 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

International Salvage Union (ISU) President Hans van Rooij has set out salvors concerns for 2005, which include contentious matters such as responder immunity, criminalisation, and potentially hostile attitudes arising from fears of…

1st April 2005

Salvors Seek Environmental Award

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

English Nature released its maritime strategy on the future of seas and coasts last month, calling for new legislation to create a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), a movement from coastal…

1st April 2005

English Nature Call for Coastal Action

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Being sailed to the Black Sea from Germany in April were two special vessels built to order by Fassmer forRomanian authorities - one a survey, surveillance and research vessel and the other…

1st April 2005

Romanian Service for Two Fassmer Specials

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Satisfied Berlin shipowner Reederei Riedel took delivery of its second passenger ferry in two years in late March when Werft und Servicezentrum Mittelrhein (WSM) completed the state-of-the-art Spree Diamant.

1st April 2005

Berlin Owner Gets Another Ferry from WSM

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Continuing last years strong performance, Semco Salvage & Marine of Singapore began the year with another significant assignment - the tow of the FPSO Kizomba B from Ulsan, Korea, to offshore Luanda,…

1st April 2005

Semco Starts 2005 With More Good News

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine services provider James Fisher has acquired Fender Care Marine Solutions Ltd and Fender Care Marine Services Group Ltd (FenderCare), suppliers of large scale pneumatic fenders, for a maximum consideration of £…

1st April 2005

James Fisher Acquires FenderCare

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Germanys biggest Baltic icebreaker Stephan Jantzen , lovingly nicknamed the Iron Pig by her crew, has been replaced by the new all-rounder Arkona and put up for sale by German authorities after…

1st April 2005

Baltics Iron Pig Bows Out to Modern Arkona

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Cruise & Ferry Exhibition and Conference returns to London at Earls Court Two on 3 -5 May as the only specialist event dedicated to design, construction and operation for the passenger…

1st April 2005

Reformed Marine Team Pools Its Resources

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The unique multi-purpose pontoon Terra Marique , which has famously carried the last Concorde aircraft down Londons River Thames and past the Houses of Parliament, has now had its semi-submersible capabilities successfully…

1st April 2005

Inland Load by Water Capabilities Proven

1st April 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Maritime charity Seafarers UK has linked up with Trinity House , The Northern Lighthouse Board and the Royal Marines to provide a summer challenge for anyone over the age of 18. In…

1st April 2005

Give em Enough Rope

1st April 2005

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

MG Duff has been at the forefront of marine cathodic protection since the early 1950s and continues to be one of the largest suppliers of systems and services to the marine market…

1st March 2005

MGDuff Brings the Right Stuff to Seawork

1st March 2005

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

January of this year saw Kent based Seawork exhibitor Kort Propulsion celebrate 70 years of operation in the United Kingdom.

1st March 2005

Kort Propulsion Report for Seawork and Celebrate 70th Year

1st March 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Fugro in Aberdeen reports successful trials and launch of its new Hugin 3000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Echo Surveyor, following acceptance tests at Kongsberg Maritimes base in Horton, Norway.

1st March 2005

Latest Fugro AUV Launched

1st March 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Canadian HydrographicAssociation (CHA) hasjoined the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS), therecently established elective international body comprising memberorganisations of Australasia, Benelux, Denmark, the UK and US.

1st March 2005

Canadian Hydrographic Association Joins IFHS

1st March 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

iXSEA of France has been awarded a contract by the Marine Institute of Ireland for supplyof navigational and positioning systems for use as part of the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) project,…

1st March 2005

INSS Contract Awarded to iXSEA

1st March 2005