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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Worldwise Marine Engineering BV (WME), formerly Wijsmuller Engineering, is offering tug owners an azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug design with many new features. This project is the result of work started more…

1st May 2003

Worldwise Offer a New ASD Concept

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Italian tug Uran has arrived at Avonmouth to fulfil a short-term charter with Svitzer Wijsmuller. Owned by Tripmare s. r. l. of Trieste, it is an ASD vessel of 4080bhp with…

1st May 2003

Towlines

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Several recent salvage operations have highlighted the worldwide capability of Tsavliris as a leading emergency response contractor. Late March saw the group dealing with problems as diverse as fire-damage and ice entrapment…

1st May 2003

Tsavliris is Busy Responding to Emergencies

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Major American operator Edison Chouest Offshore LLC, based in Galliano, Los Angeles, has taken delivery of the worlds largest and most powerful anchor-handling supply vessel. Named Laney Chouest, the ship was completed…

1st May 2003

Chouest Now has Worlds Largest Anchor-handler

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Turkish tugboat builder and operator Sanmar Ltd has extended its newbuilding programme for this year.

1st May 2003

Turkish Tug Builder Sanmar Steps up Production

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The name of Canadian naval architect Robert Allan of Robert Allan Ltd, Vancouver has become synonymous with modern tug designs suitable for series production and to satisfy the shiphandling towage market worldwide.…

1st May 2003

Robert Allan Introduces the Unique Z-TECH

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The creativity and technical expertise of those who find solutions to engineering problems has served to amaze us for generations. The skills and determination required to overcome difficult challenges has been the…

1st May 2003

Maritime Solutions Win Seal of Approval

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

P&O Ferries and BP Marine will commence trials next month of a new technology that is expected to dramatically improve ship exhaust emissions, including a 95% reduction in sulphur and an 80%…

1st May 2003

Eco-Friendly Marine Exhaust Trials to Start

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new interactive online river map has been added to the Port of Londons website (see www. portoflondon. co. uk/river map) as part of a drive by the Port to increase its…

1st May 2003

Interactive Online River Map for Port of London

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Germanys latest, and biggest, sea rescue cruiser, SK29, due into service later this Summer, will remain a one-off addition for now to the fleet of the sea rescue service DGzRS, simply because…

1st May 2003

Costly Rescue Cruiser Capable of Carrying 600 People

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Portchester UK based VT Halmatic have delivered four RTK Logistic Support Boats to the Mauritius Police for use as heavy duty general purpose workboats by the Coastguard Division.

1st May 2003

35 Knot Workboats Speed to Mauritius

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Hamburgs Wasserschutzpolizei (WSP), which is responsible for the Elbe port citys rivers and estuary waters, has taken delivery of SW25, the second in a powerful new type of patrol boats from east…

1st May 2003

New Hamburg Police Boat Costs Less than Predecessor

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It is an unusual book that requests reader input to plan future editions butthis new undertaking from Conway Maritime Press, subtitled The InternationalAnnual of the Historic Sailing Ship: Volume 1, celebrates the…

1st April 2003

The Age of Sail

1st April 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Halyard launched their new Baby Moduline Aquadrive system at the London Boat Show earlier this month. It marks the first major redevelopment of the Aquadrive, a flexible coupling which fits between engine…

1st April 2003

Halyard Delivers Quiet Baby at London Boat Show

1st April 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Netherlands Vetus Den Ouden adds to its range of side-directional bow and stern thrusters with the introduction this year of a small electric stern thruster which, in spite of a diameter…

1st April 2003

Vetus Adds Small Electric Stern Thruster to its Range

1st April 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Hatlapa Uetersener Maschineenfabrik and Becker Marine Systems of Hamburg have purchased the starting air compressor and Schilling rudder business from the UKs Hamworthy KSE Ltd last month. The partnership between Hatlapa and…

1st April 2003

Hamworthy KSE Non-Core Sales Continue

1st April 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The first two Dolphin podded propulsion systems jointly developed by STN Atlas Marine Electronics and Wartsila Propulsion have successfully completed sea trials aboard Seven Seas Voyager, the new 50,000gt cruise liner for…

1st April 2003

Dolphin Pods Successful in Sea Trials

1st April 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Concern has been expressed that the article about Scania and Yanmars cooperation agreement on page 12 of the February 2003 Maritime Journal does not make clear that the agreement gives Yanmar the…

1st April 2003

Scania and Yanmar Agreement Clarification

1st April 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Cummins MerCruiser Diesel (CMD) 50/50 joint venture between Cummins Marine and Mercury Marine has announced its channel distribution plan for the UK.

1st April 2003

Cummins MerCruiser Diesel Announces UK Distribution Plan

1st April 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Briggs Marine Contractors have re-engined their multi-purpose barge Forth Constructor with a pair of Daewoo marine engines supplied by Daewoos South Devon UK distributor WaterMota Ltd. This is the third set of…

1st April 2003

Daewoo Re-Power for Forth Constructor

1st April 2003