Vessels News – Page 152
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NewsSecond generation Li-Ion battery launched
Netherlands based electrical systems supplier Mastervolt has launched the Lithium Ion ‘Ultra’ battery, the next generation of deep-cycle power storage technology.
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News360° engine rotation installation developed
A specialist project given to an apprentice at Marine & Industrial Transmissions (MIT) in the UK is now coming to completion and highlights a new and exciting step forward for MIT.
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NewsShell launches first 100% LNG powered barge
Shell has launched the first 100% LNG powered tank barge at a christening ceremony in the Netherlands, a first for Shell and for the inland marine industry.
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Dutch explore LNG as short sea fuel
A consortium of international maritime companies is investigating the possibilities for LNG as a transport fuel in short sea shipping.
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NewsZodiac hits waterjet century down under
Zodiac Milpro (Military and Professional) in Australia has been presented with a plaque to acknowledge its one hundredth purchase of HamiltonJet HJ274 jets.
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NewsGenerator men move on electric propulsion
There is growing interest in electric propulsion and hybrid systems for fitting to both sail and power yachts and up until now it has been mainly specialised companies that have been developing this market.
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NewsThe most powerful electric outboard
The growing interest in electric propulsion for boats is shown by the development of electric outboard motors.
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Propulsion packages for two new AHTS
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s medium-speed propulsion packages have been supplied for two anchor handling tug supply vessels built by Abu Dhabi-based Adyard.
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NewsFirst VSP equipped X-BOW under build
The Siem Moxie, an infield support vessel (ISV), will be put into operation in spring of 2014 as the first workboat with the Ulstein-designed X-BOW to be fitted with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP).
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Suzuki Joystick Control in development
Suzuki Motor Corporation has a new Joystick Control System in development. The announcement was made earlier this month at the 2013 Japan International Boat Show in Yokohama.
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NewsPreparations for Costa Concordia righting
Scotland based subsea grouting specialist FoundOcean has been working at the Costa Concordia wreck removal site since October 2012.
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NewsTug delivery crews dice with cyclones
During the first three month’s of 2013 some 13 tugs, two of which were towing barges, an OSV, a landing craft and three dredgers were mobilized and safely delivered to their new destinations.
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NewsNew diesel engine concept powers up
A new concept of diesel engine that could transform the diesel outboard market has received a significant development boost with support from the British Ministry of Defence.
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NewsFairmount Sherpa delivers rig in Las Palmas
The tug Fairmount Sherpa, operated by Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine, has safely delivered the rig GSF Arctic I in Las Palmas, having been towed from off Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
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NewsFour sets of deck equipment delivered
America based manufacturer JonRie has delivered four ship sets of deck equipment to Seabulk Towing.
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NewsAward for EU Hybrid Marine (HyMar) project
The EU Hybrid Marine (HyMar) Project won the ‘Ocean Going and Coastal Division Technology Award’ at the Royal Thames Yacht Club’s Mansura Trophy Awards Ceremony in London last week.
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NewsRolls contract for battery powered ferry
Rolls-Royce plc has signed a contract for the delivery of its highly efficient Azipull propulsion and control system for the ''ferry of the future'', a new vessel which will operate on battery power alone.
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NewsPOSH and TeraSea form a powerful alliance
A newly formed joint venture entitled ‘POSH TeraSea’ has resulted in world’s largest and youngest tug fleet of vessels for ocean towage services.
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NewsDamen delivers Ice class ASDs to Ukraine
Damen Shipyards has delivered two ‘Ice class’ variants of their increasingly popular ASD Tug 3212 shiphandling tug to the Ukrainian State Enterprise – Mariupol Sea Commercial Port.
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NewsTOWLINES
Among a number of the recent high profile tows carried out recently by Fairmount Marine of Rotterdam was the delivery of the 156,907 dwt container ship Emma Maersk from the Suez Canal Container Terminal in Egypt to Fincantieri’s repair yard in Palermo, Sicily. The 398m long Emma Maersk was disabled ...
