Vessels News – Page 188
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NewsTowlines
The latest Damen Shoalbuster 3009, 'Sea Alfa', achieved a maximum bollard pull of 51 tons.The design is winning orders worldwide from navies, coastguards and public agencies who are increasingly concerned about their ability to monitor, patrol and protect their waters and also carry out pollution control, salvage and fire fighting ...
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NewsFairplay Towage acquires Polish towage company
On 1 July Hamburg based Fairplay Towage formally purchased all of the shares in the Polish tug company Port-Hol SA of Swinoujscie. Port-Hol S.A. was formed after a reorganisation of the maritime activities of the Port of Swinoujscie in February 2001.
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NewsAn Important New Tug and Barge for Osprey
When the new tug ' Osprey Fighter' and a smart new barge arrived in Newcastle towards the end of November it marked a significant step forward for owner Osprey Shipping Ltd. The new tug is designed and equipped for worldwide service and intended to enhance the company’ s towage and ...
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NewsSerco Denholm Awarded MOD Contract
Serco Denholm Marine Services (‘ Serco Denholm’ ), a joint venture led by Serco Group plc, has signed a 15 year PFI contract valued at up to £ 1bn with the UK Ministry of Defence to deliver a wide range of marine services to the Royal Navy.
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News'Flying Phantom' Lost in a Tragic Accident
The Clyde tug ’ Flying Phantom’ and three of her crew were tragically lost when the vessel capsized and sank near Clydebank on 19 December. Owned by Svitzer, Flying Phantom was one of three tugs towing the 39,000 grt bulk carrier ’ Red Jasmine’ bound for Rothesay dock in dense ...
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NewsSmit Acquires the Remaining Shares in URS
On the last day of 2007 Smit Internationale NV announced its agreement with Fairplay Towage to acquire Fairplay’ s 50% interest in Antwerp based URS. Through this acquisition Smit will become 100% shareholder of URS, the leading towage provider in Belgium. The total value of this transaction was given as ...
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NewsJP Knight (Caledonian) Consolidate Their Scottish Fleet
The Invergordon based towage company J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd has consolidated its UK tug fleet after completing the purchase of a number of modern ASD tugs from Japan. In it’ s new form the Invergordon fleet comprises four modern vessels, the existing tug ' Kincraig' , purpose built for ...
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News'Napoli' Legacy Looms Large for Salvors
Salvors, other sectors of the maritime industry and government agencies, including Coast Guards, are voicing concern at the scale of the challenge which would be presented by ultra-large containership casualties. The International Salvage Union (ISU) is amongst those sounding a cautionary note about the lack of suitable cranes and other ...
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NewsTsavliris Longed for a Calm Christmas
The Christmas past may have taken a back seat for Tsavliris Salvage Group if the number of operations it was conducting continued to come thick and fast. The last three months of 2007 saw Tsavliris take on significant salvage cases. Following a highly active start to the year, Tsavliris closed ...
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NewsTug Designer Finds 'Independence' in Philadelphia
Although internationally well known for its prolific output of tug designs, Vancouver based Robert Allan Ltd is not averse to bidding for other types of contract. Shortly before Christmas the City of Philadelphia Fire Department commissioned ' Independence' , the new RAnger 2000 Class fireboat designed by Robert Allan Ltd ...
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NewsSeatruck Purchases Two More Ro-Ros
Irish Sea freight only specialists Seatruck Ferries have taken a further step in their fleet expansion plans with the purchase of two ro-ro ferries from Attica Holdings in Greece. The 1998 built ' Challenge' and the 1999 built ' Shield' are sister ships. They measure 121m LOA and have the ...
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NewsPassenger Boat Industry Launches Conference
Members of the UK passenger boat industry will gather in London on 6 March 2008 for the first national conference in the history of the industry. Opportunity, Challenge and Change: The Future of the UK Passenger Boat Industry is organised by The Passenger Boat Association (PBA) in partnership with Knighthood ...
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News$7m Research Into Propulsion System Coatings
A strategic alliance between Rolls-Royce and UCT Coatings Inc. is bringing new technology to the marine market and is about to start work on a $7m U.S. Navy research contract.
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NewsDiesel Electric On the North Sea
While diesel-electric propulsion continues to garner converts in North America, it is a more usual system in Europe.
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NewsEvolution Guides Cat's New MaK
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems began delivering upgraded C versions of the popular MaK M 25 series of marine engines from the first of this month. Since it was introduced in 1996, more than 700 M 25s have collectively logged over 11m operating hours as main propulsion engines.
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NewsLister Petter Back with Bio-Diesel
The venerable Lister marine engine which has powered so many inland waterway craft returns to the UK market in versions capable of running on up to 100% bio-diesel fuel (B100) through an expansion of a distribution arrangement with the Hendy Group' s Hendy Power.
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NewsThe 'Dokter' Seeks Emissions Cure
Dutch ferry operator Teso is claiming to be the first shipping company in the world to make use of environmentally benign GTL diesel-type fuel. The company' s ferry ' Dokter Wagemaker' , which carries goods, vehicles and passengers between Den Helder and Texel is trialling the new fuel.
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NewsBMT Delivers Triplet Ferries to Indian Islands
Three high speed aluminium catamaran ferries designed by BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, have safely arrived in India’ s Lakshadweep Islands.
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NewsA Pusher Tug Returns to the Mersey
A pusher tug and barge combination is in use on the Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal for the first time in a decade. Peel Ports’ Liverpool – Manchester Shuttle that started operation recently is capable of carrying up to 160 20ft ISO containers between Liverpool’ s Royal Seaforth Docks and ...
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NewsGPS Marine Continues to Diversify
GPS Marine Contractors Ltd, based at Chatham in Kent UK, is emerging as a major player in the marine sector, offering a wide range of services including towage, marine transportation, salvage, heavy-lift, marine civil engineering, demolition and dredging.
