All articles by Peter Barker – Page 5

  • 'Tug Assist Tool' requires the input of eight variables to calculate required bollard pull (Marine-Pilots.com)
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    Bollard pull calculator for marine pilots

    2020-04-14T11:55:00Z

    A smartphone app has been launched providing marine pilots with a tool to calculate the number of tugs and power required in different situational and environmental conditions.

  • Ten examples from the popular Stan Tug range were available for inspection
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    Damen opens the doors on its first Workboat Festival

    2016-11-16T16:13:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group opened its doors recently welcoming a cross-section of customers and industry partners to a one-day event showcasing a selection of vessels from its varied workboat catalogue.

  • 'Baltic Ace' was cut with a chain saw into eight sections for lifting
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    Smit and Mammoet complete wreck removal

    2016-01-01T17:14:00Z

    Boskalis subsidiary Smit Salvage along with Mammoet Salvage have completed the complex wreck removal of a sunken car carrier that was presenting environmental and navigation risks to Europe’s largest port.

  • MPI Adventure is seen arriving in the port of Harwich on Monday. Photo: Paul Bell
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    MPI Adventure arrives in the UK

    2011-05-12T12:00:00Z

    The construction of offshore wind farms in European waters has received a significant boost with the arrival at the UK port of Harwich on Monday of the first of two dedicated wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV).