Vessels News – Page 172
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NewsAll-round Victory for Sedna
Defying the downturn, Sedna Towage & Offshore has just purchased a new anchor handling tug. The ''Victory’ is the third tug to be managed by subsidiary, AnDoFe, joining ‘Independence’ and ‘Scapino’.
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NewsOld pilot boat gets a new turn of speed
A number of companies collaborated to get the best out of an old Falmouth pilot boat with a lot of history. A recent refit included a complete renovation of the engine room, electrics, exhaust and steering systems.
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NewsPropeller partnership pursues improved propulsion
A long term partnership between a propeller manufacturer and a leading university is bringing science to bear on the interaction between hull design, propellers and other hull appendages.
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NewsRepowered dive boat a breath of fresh air
Appropriately named Divers Down, believed to be the UK’s oldest dive school and one of the south coast’s most respected dive charter and escorted dive operators, has repowered one of its boats.
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NewsWärtsilä announces end of Dutch production this year
Finnish marine power systems manufacturer Wärtsilä announced on Tuesday that it will start the execution of restructuring measures in the Netherlands following positive advice from the works council and approval of a social plan.
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NewsSeawork debut for merged marine transmission specialist
Two Coventry based transmission specialists, NDE Clarke Transmissions and Pitchline Transmissions, have formally merged their operations, creating a highly focused specialist mechanical power transmission company which specialises in universal drive shafts and flexible gear type couplings for the marine industries.
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NewsHot stuff stays where it’s needed at Seawork
The intertwining exhaust pipes of the Medusa-like modified Garrett GT42 turbocharger that will be on Turbo Dynamics’ Seawork stand make a point beyond the purely sculptural.
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NewsSeawork exhibitor courts the emerging Indian market
Kent UK based Seawork exhibitor Kort Propulsion Co Ltd has again demonstrated its global reach by completing an order from an Indian shipyard on behalf of the Inland Indian Waterways Authority (IWAI).
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NewsSee the ultimate UltraJet alongside at Seawork
Visitors to Seawork 2010 will find propulsion specialists Ultra Dynamics Ltd on Stand 1 inside the exhibition hall and an 18m South Boats wind farm support vessel equipped the new UltraJet UJ525 drives units outside on the Seawork pontoon.
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NewsStern gear provision moves forward at Seawork
Seaway Marine of Macduff has recently launched the new 11m survey and research Vessel, RV Actinia, for Scotland’s University Marine Biological Station, which is located on the eastern shore of the Isle of Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde.
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NewsPod power for fast workboats at Seawork
With the IPS system, Seawork 2010 exhibitor Volvo Penta has introduced a pod system for planing applications, such as fast workboats, pilot boats and patrol boats. The IPS program is now being expanded still further. With new and larger drive units coupled to the 13 litre marine diesel, Volvo Penta ...
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NewsSee what’s new with Watermota at Seawork 2010
Following a busy and successful 2009, South Devon based WaterMota Ltd continues to grow with new customers, products and personnel.
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NewsWärtsilä engines for Polar supply and research vessel
‘Low rates of fuel consumption and low levels of emissions are an important consideration when operating in the Antarctic''s vulnerable natural environment’, says Jukka Paananen, business manager of Wärtsilä Ship Power.
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NewsClutch time solutions on show at Seawork
Seawork 2010 exhibitor Centa Transmissions, the flexible coupling and shaft supplier, has supplied two special electric clutch assemblies to Griffon Hoverwork Limited.
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NewsCoastlink plans shortsea conference in Antwerp
Coastlink is to return to the port city of Antwerp in September for its 2010 Annual Conference. Reflecting its close cooperation with the Antwerp Port Authority, the event will be held on 14 and 15 September in the Havenhuis, the authority’s headquarters building on Entrepotkaai.
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NewsBRAtt takes off and goes green - by Jack Gaston
The project to produce the world’s first, purpose built training tug took a quantum leap forward in May with the completion of the first prototype and a signed contract to build two vessels with ‘Green’ propulsion systems. Both events were timed to coincide with the ITS 2010 Tug & Salvage ...
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NewsUNV deliver Tommaso Onorato - by Jack Gaston
Italian owner Moby S.p.A. based in Cagliari has taken delivery of the powerful Voith tractor ‘Tommaso Onorato’. The tug was built by the Spanish shipbuilder Union Naval Valencia, a member of the Boluda Group, purchased ‘on the stocks’ and completed for use under the Italian flag.
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News'Ginger’ joins the Iskes fleet - by Jack Gaston
‘Ginger’, the second of two new tugs to be completed in the Netherlands for Iskes Towage & Salvage, is now in service.
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NewsMAIB report on Ijsselstroom capsize - by Jack Gaston
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued its report on the capsize and sinking of the Dutch tug ‘Ijsselstroom ‘ at Peterhead in June 2009. The incident, and the resulting MAIB report, is yet another reminder of the inherent dangers still present in the operation of conventional screw ...
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NewsDMS Osprey evolved from a flexible design - by Jack Gaston
On 27 April Damen Marine Services took delivery of the new tug ‘DMS Osprey’ and ‘DMS Pelican’, a Multicat 2409. The ‘DMS Osprey’ has a striking resemblance to the ‘Pushbuster’ class of tugs introduced in 2008 but bears the designation Shoalbuster 3511. The explanation lies in some slick redesign and ...
