Tugs & Salvage – Page 94
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Smitwijs Towage Stays in Business
During a recent series of meetings, the shareholders of SmitWijs Towage , comprising Smit International (50%) and Svitzer-Wijsmuller (50%), have reconfirmed their commitment to the ocean towage business and their efforts to remain a market leader in this sector.
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ITC Acquire 'Tempest' and 'Typhoon'
International Towage Contractors (ITC) of the Netherlands has successfully completed negotiations leading to the purchase of the identical ocean going anchor handling tugs Smitwijs Typhoon and Smitwijs Tempest .
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NewsMultraship Purchases Bulgarian Tug Fleet
Multraship Towage & Salvage ofTerneuzen has purchased the Bulgarian towage and salvage operator Bourgas Tug Services (BTS). BTS provides harbour towage, local salvage and line handling services in and around the Bulgarian port of Bourgas. It has a fleet of four tugboats ranging from 1,500 to 4,300bhp and 50 employees.
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News'Kinnaird' Enters Service with JP Knight
J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd introduced their most powerful tug to date at a reception held for local dignitaries and industry guests on the 16th of August. A subsidiary of J P Knight Ltd of Rochester, the Invergordon based company has been in existence for 35 years, providing towage services ...
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NewsSeabulk Angola Represents a New Breed of Anchor-handler
The first of a new breed of offshore support tug appeared in May 2005 when, Seabulk Angola was delivered by Labroy Shipbuilders of Singapore.
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NewsAtlas is on Trial With Serco Denholm
The appearance of the twin screw tug Atlas in Portsmouth has created considerable interest in the UK towage industry. On bareboat charter to Serco Denholm Ltd , towage and marine services contractor to the Ministry of Defence (Navy), the vessel is in service and undergoing extensive trials in and around ...
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NewsAdsteam Handle First LNG Ship in Medway for 20 Years
Early in July tugs of the Adsteam Medway fleet assisted the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Berge Arzew to a new purpose built terminal on the Isle of Grain owned by National Grid Transco . The delivery of this first commissioning cargo was safely completed and is one of the ...
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NewsTOWLINES
A UK Broker has joined the staff of Marcon International Inc , shipbrokers specialising in the worldwide towing and offshore petroleum industries. Martin Coombe, a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers , joined an existing team of five brokers at Marcon after leaving the Aberdeen based offshore specialists, Seabrokers ...
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Over 80% More Power for New Panama Tugs
Eight new tugs to the latest ''Z-Tech'' design have been ordered for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to boost Canal capacity and provide enhanced shiphandling services. As the number of transits by Panamax size vessels increases, the new more powerful tugs will generate over 80% more bollard pull to assist ...
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NewsChinese Yard's Tug Export Boom
The Nanjing Tong Kah Shipbuilding Yard , located some 300km up China''s Yangtze River from the sea, is churning out barges and tugs for overseas owners. The relatively new yard has recently delivered two 2,400hp tugs and two more are nearing completion.
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NewsUS/European Teamwork Meets OPA90 Extension
Owners and operators of bulk carriers, container vessels and other non-tankers now have very little time to comply with new US spill response requirements. The Oil Pollution Act 1990 response regime for tankers is being extended to all non-tankers of 400GT and over carrying oil as fuel for main propulsion. ...
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NewsDutch Duo Sign at Seawork
Seawork again demonstrated its growing international significance last month when Dutch builders Damen Shipyards chose it as the venue for signing a letter of intent to build a Shoalbuster 2208 tug for fellow countryman (and woman) Jack and Wendy van Dodewaard, owner/operators of Herman Sr BV.
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NewsTitan Responds to Tsunami Casualty
The globally based marine salvage company Titan Maritime LLC has just been awarded a contract to remove the wreck of the 6,693dwt cement carrier Sinar Andalas from the port of Lhok Nga in the Aceh province of Indonesia.
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TOWLINES
It has been confirmed that the historic steam tug/tender Daniel Adamson has been placed on the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV) Designated List , maintained by the National Historic Ships Committee (NHSC). This is a significant step forward for the Daniel Adamson Preservation Society , currently working to restore ...
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NewsFairplay Towage Celebrate 100 Years
On the 15 June, Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard Gmbh held a reception at the Royal Rowing and Sailing Club ''De Maas'' at Veerdam, Rotterdam to celebrate their 100th anniversary.
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NewsRobert Allan is Awarded a Medal by RINA
Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) ''Small Craft Group Medal for 2004'' was awarded Mr Robert G Allan PEng, FRINA, FSNAME at their Annual Meeting in London in April. The award was made in recognition of ''His contribution to the field of workboat design, and in particular for his innovative ...
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News'Fairmount Sherpa' - the First of a Formidable Fleet
Ocean towage and heavy transportation specialists Fairmount Marine took delivery of the long range deep sea tug Fairmount Sherpa in May and the vessel has already sailed on its maiden tow. This vessel is the first of a new class of five 200 ton bollard pull tugs ordered from Niigata ...
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NewsDuke of Normandy - a Very Special Shoalbuster
The new, shallow draft, multi-purpose tug Duke of Normandy was completed in May and interrupted her delivery voyage to Jersey to be displayed at last month''s Seawork 2005 exhibition in Southampton. This new flagship for Jersey Harbours, in the UK Channel Islands, was christened on the 8 July in St ...
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Work Load Up for ISU
Members of the International Salvage Union recovered over 700,000 tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year. Emergency assistance was provided worldwide for 266 vessels carrying cargoes and bunkers with a potential to cause pollution, up from 218 in 2003. This represents a significant increase in both the number of ...
