Tugs & Salvage – Page 17
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NewsSvitzer celebrates ten years in Angola
Svitzer’s marking of ten years of operation in Angola reveals the valuable methods the Denmark-based towage company employed to train local tug crews.
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NewsTurkey receives its latest escort tug
The Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety has taken delivery of the second of its latest emergency response, escort and assistance tugs from Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsSchottel thrusters for Starnav quartet
Brazilian towage group Starnav has selected Schottel RudderPropellers for a quartet of escort tugs to be built in Brazil.
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NewsLloyds commits to support LOF contracts
Lloyds has expressed its commitment to Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch (LSAB) and to oversee Lloyd’s Open Form contracts (LOF) after earlier suggesting LSAB services could be stopped.
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
With another busy month of deliveries and orders, we look at news involving 13 vessels, all with predominantly European involvement.
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NewsContracts signed for Crowley’s eWolf tug
Details have been announced of propulsion and deck machinery packages for Crowley’s eWolf destined to be the US’s first battery-powered harbour tug./p>
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NewsOrder success for Vallianz
Following last month’s news of development of an all-electric tug Vallianz is making more waves in the region’s ship building sector following a tug order for Taiwan principles.
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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.
