Tugs & Salvage – Page 23
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NewsKotug takes over towage at Port Hedland
Kotug Australia Pty Ltd and Westug Pty Ltd have agreed to ‘re-shape’ towage services for Pilbara Marine in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
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NewsMedTug – expanding tug fleet for MSC
The arrival of a second Sanmar-built tug to MedTug SA for operation at Sines, Portugal has highlighted the choices for shipowners when selecting a tug operator.
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NewsSteerprop bags three vessel order with Uzmar
Finnish propulsion manufacturer Steerprop has won a significant order to supply six of its azimuth propulsion units to a trio of tugs under construction at Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyards.
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NewsWärtsilä supporting pusher tugs in Brazil
Technology group Wärtsilä has agreed a contract to support two Brazilian river tugs and follows a similar contract with the operator signed in 2017 covering eight vessels in Paraguay.
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NewsFukada Salvage tugs in action
Japanese salvor Fukada Salvage & Marine Works has assisted a disabled container ship and delivered a patrol vessel to a shipyard for large-scale repairs.
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NewsBusy times for Smit Salvage
Rotterdam-based Smit Salvage has had a busy period with some activities that grab mainstream media headlines and others attracting little attention.
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NewsHistoric oil removal work for Resolve Marine
Resolve Marine has been involved in a diverse range of salvage activities including removal of heavy fuel oil from a ship that sunk over 50 years ago.
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NewsISU presents its 2020 salvage statistics
International Salvage Union (ISU) annual statistics report weaker industry revenues and a dramatic fall in wreck removals, its president expressing concern at the industry’s long-term viability as it is today.
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NewsUzmar builds record-breaking oil spill vessel
Uzmar Shipyards has delivered a multipurpose oil spill recovery and support vessel becoming the largest Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed vessel ever built in Turkey.
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NewsDouble deliveries for Crowley
US privately-owned Crowley Maritime Corporation has expanded its towage fleet with the addition of a biofuel-powered escort tug and an articulated tug/barge (ATB) unit.
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NewsMore training partnership success for Kotug
Kotug Training & Consultancy and AMC Search are to develop a strategic partnership to train tug masters, ship crews and pilots in Australia.
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NewsThames tugs turn to biofuel
Tug operator Cory Group has switched its Thames lighterage tugs to biofuel after trials resulted in a net CO2 emissions reduction of 90%.
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NewsThird VectRA tractor joins Ashdod Port fleet
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a Robert Allan Ltd tractor tug to Italy’s Tripmare making the third similar design vessel to operate at Ashdod Port, Israel.
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NewsHealthy order books for tug builders
Shipyards are experiencing a busy period with the awarding of five contracts to report, three involving multiple vessels making a total of 15 newbuilds on their way.
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NewsTug design – evolution or revolution?
At a time when green, remotely controlled and autonomous tugs attract attention, let’s draw breath and reflect on how tug design itself has developed in recent decades.
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NewsMethanol tug conversion for Port of Antwerp
Hot on the heels of acquiring three Tier III tugs, Port of Antwerp’s ‘greening the fleet’ programme will now see conversion of a tug to operate on methanol fuel.
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NewsReducing the cost of electric tugs
Vallianz Holdings and SeaTech Solutions have teamed up to develop an all-electric tug targeting a CAPEX increase of just 20% and lower life cycle costs.
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NewsCrowley plans for the future
Crowley Engineering Services is addressing future challenges head on with the design of the first fully-electric US tug with autonomous technology.
