Tugs & Salvage – Page 15
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NewsEmergency tugs for the North Sea
Two Multraship ERTVs are going into operation monitoring ship safety in the North Sea
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NewsSchottel enhances propulsion expertise
Schottel has increased its direct involvement in its products, including azimuth thrusters, with the purchase of a majority stake in Turkey-based electric systems integration expert elkon.
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NewsTOWLINES (July 2022)
Two Boluda Towage Rotterdam tugs have now towed the two sections of the new Blankenburg Tunnel from Damen Verolme’s drydock to the nearby quay.
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NewsExpanding Svitzer’s EcoTow towage solution
Svitzer’s carbon neutral EcoTow service is set to expand following the Danish tug operator’s partnership with shipping support service provider PortsDirect.
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NewsSalvage Round-up (July 2022)
Four of the world’s major salvage companies have reported significant activities including where potential major pollution was avoided by preventing casualties drifting shorewards.
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NewsTug order and delivery news (July 2022)
This month’s round-up examines four new arrivals, a forthcoming new range of methanol tugs from Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard and a new role for Damen tugs in Port of Vancouver.
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NewsTugowners hold conference on data
At a recent conference European Tugowners Association members addressed the issue of collection of data to reduce industry emissions.
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NewsBoluda assists Dutch security exercise
Boluda Towage Europe’s Rotterdam-based tug VB Hudson has taken a lead role in an annual drill intended to test the skills of security services in terrorist incidents.
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NewsFrance’s two new supertugs start work
Following conversion work at German Navy Yards in Kiel, the tugs Abeille Méditerranée and Abeille Normandie have entered service to protect France’s coastline.
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NewsTOWLINES (June 2022)
Svitzer has entered a 10-year contractual agreement to provide terminal towage and pilot transfer services at Woodside LNG export terminals in Port of Dampier, Australia. Svitzer will deploy five 80tbp tugs at Woodside LNG (Svitzer) The contract is with Woodside Energy Ltd and includes Svitzer providing five ...
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NewsFirst ISU meeting for 3 years held in London
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has held its first Associate Members’ Day conference since 2019 in London.
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NewsPowerful Uzmar trio for Smit Lamnalco
Three powerful Uzmar terminal support tugs have been delivered to Smit Lamnalco.
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NewsUS success for Sweden’s Berg Propulsion
The first of two 90tbp tugs featuring Berg Propulsion’s fully integrated hybrid electric system has entered service with US-based Seabulk Towing Inc.
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NewsSanmar delivers to Turkey and Chile
They may both be from the same design houses but two recent Sanmar tug deliveries are very different in their configuration, demonstrating the Turkish shipbuilder’s flexibility combined with series production.
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NewsSalvage work keeps Donjon Marine busy
New Jersey US-based salvor Donjon Marine and Donjon-Smit and its alliance with Dutch company Smit Salvage have updated details of what was a busy 2021.
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NewsDiverse activities reported by Damen
Damen Shipyards Group is keeping up its busy workload including deliveries and orders for its workboat and tug range and a machinery upgrade.
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NewsSchottel agrees contract extension with Sanmar
Propulsion manufacturer Schottel has signed a second framework agreement with Sanmar to be the exclusive supplier of thrusters for the Turkish shipbuilder’s Sirapinar class tug.
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NewsUK tug simulators train in Australia
Oxford UK-based HR Wallingford’s tug simulators are being used by Dutch towage contractor Kotug to run its Mates-to-Masters training programme in Australia.
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NewsISU publishes 2021 pollution prevention survey
The International Salvage Union’s Annual Pollution Prevention Survey indicates varying results for 2021 with an “eye-catching” rise in services to vessels carrying containers.
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NewsTug delivery and order round-up (May 2022)
This month’s look at the health of the tug building market examines deliveries and orders covering nine vessels from two of Europe’s most prolific shipyards, which feature regularly in this column.
