Vessels News – Page 144
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NewsRe-manufactured engines from Caterpillar
US engine manufacturer Caterpillar will be offering a new range of what it terms re-manufactured engines in the smaller size diesel engines in their range.
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NewsNew tugs for the South African Navy
Tugs are an important part of naval operations and the South African Navy will welcome the recent keel laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards for two new ‘state of the art’ workhorses to replace a pair of ageing vessels currently in service.
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NewsCarmet 25th Anniversary
On 6 March 2014 the Carmet Tug Company Ltd celebrated the 25th anniversary of its management of the shiphandling services on the Manchester Ship Canal.
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NewsSanmar completes another new tug for Bukser
Following hard on the heels of the world’s first LNG fuelled tug, Borgoy, the Norwegian tugowner Buksér og Berging AS has taken delivery of the Baus, a smaller diesel powered ASD tug also from Sanmar’s Tuzla shipyard in Turkey.
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NewsSteady tow to Rotterdam despite weather
The tug Fairmount Glacier has towed the pipelay vessel Castoro Sei to Rotterdam, from where the vessel will start its seasonal activities on the North Sea.
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NewsSuccessful salvage prevents coastal pollution
Keynvor MorLift Ltd (KML) has successfully completed the salvage of the cargo vessel MV Sea Breeze off the coast of Cornwall UK.
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NewsBoskalis takes over Fairmount
After considerable rumours in the towage industry, Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (Boskalis) has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Fairmount Marine BV and the Fairmount OceanTowage Company BV (Fairmount) from the French group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.
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NewsFuel efficient ferries powering to Malta
Propulsion for two newbuild 19m ferries will be provided by engines supplied by WaterMota, with stern gear provided by Teignbridge Propellers International. Both suppliers are based in Devon UK.
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NewsNew Asterix and Ibex for Solent Towage
Two brand new tug/workboats are now in service with the fleet of Solent Towage Ltd, a subsidiary of Norwegian company Ostenjo Rederi, based at the Fawley Oil Terminal on Southampton Water in the UK.
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Get marine exhaust solutions at Seawork
Experts from Halyard, which designs and manufactures bespoke solutions for exhaust systems, engine alarms, bilge water filtration, soot emissions and all methods to control noise and vibration, will be manning Stand B109 at Seawork 2014.
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Waterjets contract Rolls up for workboats
Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats IOW for the offshore wind transfer vessel operator Seacat Services.
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Go green and save money with FWE
Inland waterway vessels upgraded with a view to environmental friendliness can ‘finance’ the upgrade in just five years by generating savings of €50,000.
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Engine service agreement could net €40m
Finland based engine supplier Wärtsilä has signed a three year service agreement with Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord.
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NewsOrder for first LNG powered tugs in Asia
Rolls-Royce has won an order from Chinese state oil company CNOOC to power Asia’s first gas powered tugs.
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NewsStern gear package for Dunkirk hero
Bedfordshire UK based marine propulsion specialists Clements Engineering has been involved in many different types of projects during its 30 year history.
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Maritime Casualty Response Award for Titan
Titan Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corp’s Houston based marine salvage, emergency response and wreck removal company, was presented with the prestigious Maritime Casualty Response Award during the recent Lloyd''s List North American Maritime Awards ceremony and dinner.
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NewsVoluntary MLC certification for Van Wijngaarden
The tugs and other vessels in the workboat fleet of Netherlands based Van Wijngaarden Marine Services (VWMS) have qualified for the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 certificate.
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NewsSuccessful collaboration for Macduff
The ongoing collaboration arrangement between the Boustead Heavy Industries Group (BHIG) in Malaysia and Macduff Ship Design in Scotland, initially signed in June 2011, continues to reap rewards.
