Tugs & Salvage – Page 9
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NewsTug delivery and order round-up
This month’s new arrival and order news includes an interesting hybrid “cat-type” workboat from a Dutch shipyard not featuring regularly in the workboat sector
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NewsTOWLINES April 2023
Latest news from the sector including the MAIB, Marine Masters BV and Damen
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NewsDamen unveils ground tackle installation solution
Tug giant Damen has revealed a full scope of engineering capabilities for floating wind installations
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NewsBusy times for towage and salvage companies
This month’s review looks at a selection of salvage and general towage tasks completed successfully by operators based in Spain, Japan and Greece.
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NewsKotug tug hull coating cuts noise for wildlife
Kotug Canada has decided to quieten operations underwater with a hull coating on one of its vessels
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NewsSvitzer wins prize for its Thames tugs
Towage operator Svitzer has scooped an environmental award for its green Thames tugs
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NewsRecent Boluda purchase ‘a logical consequence’
Spanish towage giant Boluda and the background to its announcement in February of another key acquisition
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NewsH&W completes first Cory barge
The first of 23 barges that will transport waste along the River Thames has been completed by Harland & Wolff.
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News - VideosPROFILE: Sanmar Shipyards chairman Ali Gürün
“Sometimes it’s better to follow the man with the machete,” says Sanmar chairman Ali Gürün
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NewsINTERVIEW: European tugowners in choppy seas
Secretary general Anna Maria Darmanin has been at the helm of the ETA since 2016, and today she says the industry has three major concerns that if not addressed could have quite serious implications.
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NewsFive tugs named in a host of firsts for Sanmar and Canada
All parties involved in a five-tug building project for LNG Canada have gathered in Istanbul to celebrate at naming ceremonies for the vessels
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NewsCaribbean energy firm opts for clean Damen tug
The National Energy Corporation of Trinidad & Tobago has taken delivery of a Damen ASD Tug 2811
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NewsSalvage round-up (March 2023)
This month we look at recent activities for salvage contractors based in the Netherlands and Bangladesh, both members of the International Salvage Union.
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NewsTOWLINES March 2023
Latest news from the towing sector with mentions from Navtek, Damen, Vroon and the ISU
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NewsFirst US order for Damen Marine Components
Damen has secured its first components deal for boats being built in the US
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NewsOPINION: Svitzer COO on towage and transition
Kasper Karlsen, Global COO at Svitzer, on the challenges of transition
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NewsOSVs take on naval roles
The Royal Navy (RN) has acquired two former offshore support vessels for roles including protecting the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure.
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NewsPolice name victims of tug sinking
The two fatalities of a tugboat sinking in the River Clyde near Glasgow have been named.
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NewsNew Cummins engines for oil response vessel
Cummins has provided interesting background to what is a common shipyard procedure, extending a vessel’s life by replacing its engines.
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NewsJoint venture acquires Damen Multi Cat
A joint venture between Dutch and French maritime service companies has seen one of the former’s workboats allocated for maritime operations in West Africa.
