Vessels News – Page 153
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NewsTurner EPS appointed for GE in Norway
Turner Engine Powered Services Ltd has been appointment as the new GE Marine Parts and Services Distributor for Norway covering the GE Marine engine family.
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NewsHybrid electric SWATH design for OWSV
A feasibility study around a hybrid powertrain SWATH, commissioned this year by CTruk, has given the company further impetus in its ongoing development of a hybrid electric offshore wind support vessel design.
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CMC and MIT in strategic partnership
Italy’s CMC Marine has confirmed an official partnership with UK based company Marine & Industrial Transmissions Ltd (MIT), which will be responsible for the retrofit market and technical assistance in Northern Europe.
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NewsQuickline speeds the repower perocess
After manufacturing its first test engine recently, Volvo Penta’s new Quickline production line is set to help Marine Commercial reduce lead times and address end users’ catastrophic breakdowns more quickly than ever.
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NewsWärtsilä launches two speed gearbox
Wärtsilä has launched its new two speed marine gearbox offering notable economic and environmental benefits.
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NewsCat to launch new engine/drive combo
Caterpillar Marine has developed a new pod drive unit that has been designed to match with its latest C8.7 diesel engine.
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Torqeedo extends electric propulsion range
German company Torqueedo, which caused a stir last year when introducing its 80 hp electric outboard motor, has now expanded its range.
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NewsA prompt delivery for L & R
Early in November Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivered the shiphandling tug Prompt to Lutchen & Reimers, of Bremerhaven, a subsidiary of URAG.
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NewsShoft Shipyard build for Gujarat
The well established Shoft Shipyard in Bharuch, Gujarat, India has delivered the new ASD tug GMB 3 to the the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB).
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NewsCompetition is stiff in the shiphandling market
Competition in the ship handling market is and always has been extremely fierce.
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NewsBulani - the first of a new breed
Sanmar, the Turkish shipbuilder and tug owner, has introduced yet another new tug to their design portfolio.
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NewsTOWLINES
Terasea Pte Ltd of Singapore, part of the POSH Terasea consortium, has taken delivery of the Terasea Eagle, the third anchorhandler in a series of four identical vessels to be built by the Universal Shipbuilding Corp in Japan. The 75.3m vessel has a bollard pull of 200 tonnes thanks to ...
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NewsSix new tugs – all to Macduff designs
In the past few weeks six new tugs have been completed, all to designs by Macduff Ship Design Ltd.
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NewsNew president for International Salvage Union
At the Annual General Meeting of the International Salvage Union (ISU) in Hong Kong on 24 October, Captain Leendert Muller became the organisation’s new president.
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NewsTOWLINES
A ceremony was held by Seacontractors on 23 October to have Sea Hotel, their latest new Shoalbuster 2709, named by sponsor lady Mrs. Marieke Regoor. The event was held in Dubai Festival City Marina in Dubai in the UAE. Sea Hotel is powered by two Caterpillar 3512B TA/A main engines ...
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NewsSanmar completes the world’s first LNG tug
Early in October, tug builders Sanmar held a massive event to name the world’s first LNG fuelled tug, Borgoy, built for Norwegian tug owners Bukser og Bergings AS (B&B).
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NewsThree more tugs for B&B
Sanmar also have three other vessels under construction for Bukser og Bergings AS (B&B), each of a different type.
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NewsThe first EDDY will soon be ready
Construction has started on the first example of the unique ‘Efficient Double-ended DYnamic’ (EDDY) tug and workboat series, mentioned previously in Tugs & Towing (May 2012).
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NewsCity of Adelaide goes by barge
The hull of the historic clipper ship City of Adelaide has successfully completed the first leg of its long journey to South Australia aboard the pontoon deck cargo barge Lastdrager 28 from the fleet of Van Der Wees (water transport division).
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NewsFire fighters Multratug 26 and 27 in service
On 5 September the Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship Towage & Salvage BV of Terneuzen held a ceremony to christen the tugs Multratug 26 and Multratug 27, the latest vessels in their current fleet replacement programme.
