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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A new fleet is being formed by SMS Towage Ltd to offer towage services in and around the Humber ports. The Hessle based company acquired the stern-drive tugs Tradesman and Trueman in…

1st June 2003

SMS Offer New Humber Towage Service

1st June 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

From Ireland there is news that Marine Transport Services Ltd of Cobh has purchased the tractor tug Breedbank from Smit International . Built by Bodewes in 1969 the 33.23m tug has two…

1st June 2003

Towlines

1st June 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

It is a little over a year ago that the new Carrousel Towing System was first introduced to the towage industry at the ITS 2002 Tug & Salvage Convention in Bilbao.

1st June 2003

Revolutionary Carrousel Towing System Makes Good Progress

1st June 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Damen Shipbuilders ofGorinchem are well advanced in a major building contract to supply seven azimuthing stern drive tugs to Algeria. Built to the highly successful Damen ASD 3110 design all seven vessels…

1st June 2003

Damen Build for Algeria

1st June 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Australian based Adsteam Marine Ltd has announced the commencement of a major restructuring of its global operations. The plans were announced as part of a comprehensive review of the companys operations undertaken…

1st June 2003

Adsteam Announce Review

1st June 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Environmental protection, as a product of successful salvage, is undervalued according to the International Salvage Union .

1st June 2003

Pay Salvors for Pollution Prevention, Says ISU

1st June 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Titan Maritime LLC successfully completed a challenging salvage operation recently after the 100m freighter Spruttenberg grounded on a shallow beach in bad weather 1.5 miles outside the Algerian port of Dellys.

1st June 2003

Titans Team Triumph In Difficult Salvage

1st June 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Alfa Laval , specialists in oil treatment, desalinisation and heat transfer solutions for the marine, power and offshore industries, has acquired the Danish Toftejorg Group , including the advanced tank cleaning operation…

1st June 2003

Alfa Laval Acquires Gunclean Toftejorg

1st June 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Norways Ulstein Verft inUlsteinvik has added the powerful new Type A101 anchor handling tug supply vessel Normand Master to the fleet of Solstad Shipping for a wide range of offshore workhorse duties.

1st June 2003

Added Power for Solstad

1st June 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new alliance has been formed between British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) and International Infrastructure Management Pty Ltd (IIM) in Brisbane, Australia. The new company, to be called BMTMaritime Consultants Pty Ltd…

1st June 2003

New Port Management Alliance

1st June 2003

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Marine equipment suppliers and rigging specialists MarineCo return to seawork for a third time intending to make a bigger splash than ever before with a massive 40m 2stand. The companys Managing Director,…

1st June 2003

MarineCo Go Large at seawork

1st June 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

P&O and Stena AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning Stena s proposed acquisition of a significant part of P&O s ferry operations on the Irish Sea.

1st June 2003

Construction to Follow Irish Sea Ferry Shake-Up?

1st June 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The new £ 1.8m Millbank Millennium Pier on Londons River Thames is now operational following opening ceremonies late last month presided over by London Mayor Ken Livingstone and attended by an unusual…

1st June 2003

Millbank Pier Turns On A Tourist Magnet

1st June 2003

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

seawork2003 will provide the final UK opportunity for supporters to wish skipper Bear Grylls and his hearty crew Bon Voyage before they embark on a daring effort to become the first to…

1st June 2003

Take Care, Bear – Bon Voyage from seawork

1st June 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Published this month, Scots and the Sea is a serious work imbued with astrong sense of history by a former naval officer who was present in Tokyo Harbourfor the Japanese surrender in…

1st May 2003

Scots and the Sea

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

There are over 3,000 miles of navigable waterway in the UK, with many more in Irelandand Europe. Britains inland waterways arecurrently enjoying a welcome period of restoration and high profile works suchas…

1st May 2003

The Inland Waterways Manual (Second Edition Revised)

1st May 2003

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A TriOS Optical Sensors hyperspectral radiometer system which will be used to monitor ocean colour in the Irish Sea is being trialed prior to installation on board the Irish Ferries vessel Ulysses,…

1st May 2003

Scientists Rejoice as Ulysses Monitors Irish Sea

1st May 2003

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

When Malin Instruments required a bespoke pressure transducer for their portable ship engine analysing system, the company turned to force measurement specialist Thames Side-Maywood.

1st May 2003

Bespoke Transducer Keeps Engine Monitoring Shipshape

1st May 2003

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Designed to protect personnel against a range of hazardous gases, Crowcons Triple Plus+ portable gas detector can now be used to monitor container purging on board oil and gas carriers.

1st May 2003

Gas Monitor Meets SOLAS Requirement

1st May 2003

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Following its selection on the Hellenic Navys SuperVita Class Fast Attack Craft, VT Controls VTAS automation system has been chosen to provide a modern platform management system on the Hellenic Navy Evropi…

1st May 2003

Monitoring & Control for Greek Navy Re-Powers

1st May 2003