Tugs & Salvage – Page 16
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NewsMultipurpose is the name of the game
The changing shape of tugs and workboats to take on multiple roles is becoming a feature of new designs. Peter Barker has a look at some notable examples.
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NewsOne dies, many injured as fire ravages car carrier
A lethal fire is still raging on board the Fremantle Highway, an 18,500t cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars from Germany to Egypt.
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News - VideosVIDEO: Decaying oil tanker salvage begins
After decaying off the coast of Yemen for 30 years, work has finally begun to empty a decaying supertanker of more than a million barrels of oil.
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NewsFive new tugs for Svitzer Australia
Svitzer Towage has agreed to supply five new Robert Allan tugs for operations in Australia.
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NewsNew entrants in the zero-emissions tug market
A UK consortium including shipbuilder Harland & Wolff is planning to introduce a zero-emissions tug and barge service to promote the UK’s Marine Coastal Highway.
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NewsKotug’s E-Pusher enters service
Dutch towage operator Kotug and global food conglomerate Cargill have commenced operation of the world’s first fully-electric pusher tug and barges on the Netherlands inland waterway system.
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NewsHaiSea Marine’s tug base takes shape
The world’s ’greenest tugboat fleet’ is a step nearer to beginning operations at its new home in British Columbia.
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NewsNew tug haven for Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam has announced construction of a new tug haven as part of its ‘widening Yangtzekanaal’ programme to accommodate expansion of the container terminals at Maasvlakte 2.
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NewsMAN power for Svitzer TRAnsverse tug newbuilds
Four MAN engines have been selected for Svitzer’s TRAnsverse tug newbuilds
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NewsSvitzer tugs contracted for first Greek project
Towage giant Svitzer has signed a 15-year agreement to provide services for LNG operations at a new import terminal in Greece, the company has announced.
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NewsFive tugs signed up to EcoTow fuel solution
An EcoTow agreement between Svitzer and an LNG Terminal in the UK will see a five-tug fleet switch from using marine gas oil (MGO) as fuel to hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO).
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NewsBoluda boss wins gold medal in Bruges
Boluda Towage boss Vicente Boluda Fos has been awarded the Gold Medal of the City of Bruges in recognition of his contribution to the towage industry, which has lasted more than six decades.
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NewsPilot errors caused ‘Ever Given’ grounding - report
More than two years after the Ever Given grounded in the Suez Canal, blocking the vital channel for six days and affecting global trade for months, the Panama Maritime Authority has finally published its report into how it happened.
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NewsDamen’s new all-electric Multi Cat - the details
Damen unveiled its new electric Multi Cat at the recent Seawork exhibition and conference - Peter Barker has the lowdown on this new vessel and its potential.
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NewsNew escort tugs for Kotug’s Canadian operation
Kotug Canada Inc has ordered two high-spec escort tugs as part of its involvement in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) on Canada’s west coast.
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NewsKongsberg’s UT722 design lives on in 2 newbuilds
First developed by Ulstein 30 years ago, the design of an anchor-handling tug supply vessel will live on in two newbuilds for the Suez Canal Authority.
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NewsTRAnsverse tugs for Svitzer Australia
Two ‘revolutionary’ shiphandling tugs by naval architects Robert Allan will operate at the Port of Newcastle, where complex tidal restrictions will mean greater challenges.
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NewsSalvage activity round-up July 2023
Salvage work continues apace with the four major players being kept busy around the world - this is our round-up for July.
