Tugs & Salvage – Page 5

  • The ASD 2111 packs an impressive 50tbp in a tug just 21m in length (Damen)
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    Introducing Damen’s ASD Tug 2111

    2023-10-10T10:13:00Z

    News that Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ) has ordered an ASD Tug 2111 from Damen Shipyards along with publication of the model’s product sheet allows a detailed first look at this new arrival, the smallest of its ASD tug range.

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    EV suspected of causing container fire

    2023-10-09T09:37:00Z

    More fears have been raised about the transport of electric vehicles after a container believed to contain a used one caught fire off the coast of Greece.

  • 'Vernicos Scafi III' was delivered just three months after contract signing (Med Marine)
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    Busy times for Med Marine

    2023-10-06T13:11:00Z

    Turkish tug builder Med Marine is experiencing busy times, reporting deliveries to owners in Italy, Greece and Libya and a significant three-vessel order for Denmark’s Svitzer Towage.

  • The bow tug assists with steering at low speeds (Peter Barker)
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    Tug grounding probably caused by excess speed

    2023-10-06T12:41:00Z

    A report into a tug grounding last year says it was probably caused by the ship using excessive speed.

  • Pumping oil off the FSO Safer
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    Salvage success of a ‘ticking time bomb’

    2023-09-26T14:56:00Z

    The decaying oil tanker FSO Safer could have been a humanitarian and environmental disaster. For once, though, the ultimate outcome was one of success rather than failure.

  • 'Sparky' fully electric tug by Echandia and Damen
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    LISW tugs seminar throws up more questions than answers

    2023-09-15T14:25:00Z

    A seminar hosted by Titanic builder Harland & Wolff put tugs under the spotlight for London Shipping Week attendees – but few definitive answers came out other than the necessity of doing it.

  • 'Sibba' packs an impressive 32tbp in its 18m long hull (Sanmar)
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    Sanmar delivers compact workhorse to Denmark

    2023-09-15T10:21:00Z

    News that a tug from Sanmar Shipyard’s own fleet is heading to Denmark reminds us that biggest is not always best and that with ‘one careful owner’ a nearly-new option can satisfy a specific requirement.

  • P&O Maritime Logistics operate a diverse range of offshore support vessels (P&O Maritime Logistics)
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    P&O SPOTLIGHT: More than cruises and ferries

    2023-09-08T11:16:00Z

    Peter Barker scrutinises P&O Maritime Logistics, which offers far more than cocktails by the pool.

  • UK Dredging's WID will include a demountable A-frame (Damen)
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    Spotlight on diversity of Damen’s Shoalbuster

    2023-09-07T10:29:00Z

    More than just a tug: Peter Barker has a look at what Damen’s Shoalbuster can offer aside from its traditional work.

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    New generation of multi-purpose tugs launched

    2023-09-04T15:23:00Z

    Turkish tug builder Sanmar has launched the first in a series of multipurpose tugs designed by Robert Allan.

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    German floating dock arrives in Jamaica

    2023-09-01T11:37:00Z

    A 215m floating dock has successfully been towed across the Atlantic from Germany to Jamaica by deep sea tug Titan.

  • The Kirby Inland Marine MV Green Diamond
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    Corvus ESS powers first of a kind in the US

    2023-08-30T12:20:00Z

    Norwegian energy storage technology firm Corvus Energy has supplied a battery for an inland towboat in the US, the first of its kind in the country.

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    Special feature: Deep dive into methanol, Part 1

    2023-08-30T10:00:00Z

    As the maritime industry wonders what the future holds for fuels, Stevie Knight takes a deep dive into methanol. Could this be the right choice for tugs? Part one of our two-part feature examines some of the research going on.

  • The preserved Dutch museum tug 'Elbe' manned by volunteers is fully certificated to carry fare-paying passengers (Peter Barker)
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    TOWLINES

    2023-08-24T14:52:00Z

    Maasluis-based Dutch ocean-going museum tug Elbe has emerged from drydock following its five-year special survey which found the 64-year old vessel to be in “excellent condition”.

  • Marine Masters BV successfully removed crane and jetty debris in Israel (Marine Masters)
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    August 2023 Salvage Round-up

    2023-08-24T09:03:00Z

    The International Salvage Union has provided details of its members’ activities, the sector’s expertise in demand not only for casualties on the world’s oceans but also within ports and even on dry land.

  • Pictured during its launch the RAstar 2800 tug will operate in Libya (Med Marine)
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    Series success for Med Marine

    2023-08-22T12:36:00Z

    Turkey’s Med Marine has reported progress with orders for three Robert Allan Ltd RAstar 2800 tugs for operators in Ireland, Germany and Libya.

  • Today's powerful shiphandling tugs demand deck machinery that is up to the challenge (Markey Machnery)
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    ​Markey towing winches to boost tug power for Moran

    2023-08-22T08:12:00Z

    News that Seattle-based Markey Machine has been selected to provide its hawser winches and capstans for Moran Towing’s two new escort tugs turns the spotlight on components where there is no place for what can be considered the weakest link in the chain.

  • Automation in ports has transformed how general cargo is loaded onto container ships (Peter Barker)
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    Putting container losses into perspective

    2023-08-17T13:07:00Z

    Every time there’s a major container loss and salvage teams are called in, the world’s media can go into overdrive such that one would think it was a regular occurrence. In fact, the number of incidences has sunk to an all-time low, writes Peter Barker.

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    Svitzer moves into next methanol fuel cell phase

    2023-08-17T12:34:00Z

    Tug giant Svitzer says it has moved into the second phase of a project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug.

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    Vernicos Scafi orders new tug from Med Marine

    2023-08-17T10:20:00Z

    Greek tugs and salvage firm Vernicos Scafi has ordered a Robert Allan-designed harbour tug from Med Marine.