Vessels News – Page 206
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News'Braveheart' Lends Englishman a Hand
An epic example of seamanship has won a vote of thanks from one tugmaster to another.
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NewsA Major Step Forward in the use of Tug Models
The use of manned ship models in the training of ship-masters and pilots has now become well established practice.
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NewsWheel of Fortune Year for Beta Marine
Beta Marine has reported a successful trading year in 2004, with over 1,800 propulsion engines and marine gensets sold to over 50 distributors worldwide. Beta''s range of small propulsion engines from 10 to 90hp are based on Kubota diesels, which are also used in the company''s small genset range from ...
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NewsSwift Salvors Prevent Pollution
Wijsmuller Salvage ended a busy 2004 dealing with two very different situations which shared a common purpose, pollution mitigation.
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NewsBP Award Tug Management Contract to Targe
Targe Towing Ltd , based in Montrose, Scotland, has been awarded a management contract to operate a new tug fleet to be based at the BP Coryton oilrefinery in the Thames Estuary.
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Titan Beats Time Before Barge Breaks Up
The 6,000 ton container barge Guantanamo Bay Express departed Jacksonville, Florida recently under tow from the Spence on a scheduled service to the US Naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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NewsTow Rope Put to the Test
A breaking load test specially commissioned by Adsteam Towage has revealed the practical benefits of, Cosalt Safety & Protections '' ongoing investment in improving its rope products.
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NewsMore Ramparts ASD Tugs on the Stocks Worldwide
Towards the end of 2004, Vancouver based naval architects and tug designers Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) were awarded a contract to design a new series of high-performance ship-handling tugs for the Chinese Port of Ningbo .
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NewsHythe improve US Army LT series tugs
The United States Army - Combat Equipment Battalion atHythe on Southampton Water is in the process of carrying out a unique reconstruction programme on a series of powerful twin-screw tugs. All six of the tugs concerned are just 10 years old but during their relatively short working lives have been ...
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News'Duke of Normandy' to be replaced
Jersey Harbours , in the UK Channel Islands, are to have a sophisticated new flagship, a 26m Damen Shoalbuster tugdesigned to undertake a wide range of duties in the locality.
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NewsPropulsion Breakthrough Launched in London
Volvo Penta invoked memories of the 1959 New York Boat Show at the London Boat Show earlier this month, where it unveiled its ''revolutionary'' new IPS (Inboard Propulsion System).
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NewsMore Daewoos to Choose at London Boat Show
As promised, WaterMota Ltd turned up at the London Boat Show earlier this month with two new engines from value for money Korean manufacturer Daewoo . The engines are so popular with commercial operators that the Benelux distributor has reported the sale of 35 units over the Christmas period.
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Bowman to Make Polar Heat Exchangers
Following the closure of Polar Engineering , Birmingham UK based EJ Bowman have bought the majority of Polar Engineering' s pattern equipment together with the manufacturing rights.
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NewsNew Workboat Sterntube Seals from Wartsila
Wartsila Corporation has introduced a new family of face type seals specifically for water lubricated stern tubes.
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NewsWhen Thrust is a Must
Twin UltraJet 305 waterjets propel Garrett Cotter , a new 9.8m patrol boat for the Halifax Port Authority inCanada. Built in aluminium, the rapid response vessel is designed and manufactured by ABCO Industries Limited , also of Nova Scotia, and is powered by twin Cummins 370B diesel engines rated 355bhp ...
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NewsChinese Yard Builds a Large ASD Tug for the Mediterranean
An interesting new azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug is due to enter service in the Mediterranean early next year.
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NewsSvitzer Reinforce Their Milford Haven Tug Fleet
Svitzer Marine Ltd has significantly reinforced their fleet of tanker handling tugs at Milford Haven with the arrival of the new Svitzer Milford . The tug, the first of a new series to be deployed to a British port, arrived during the first week of November and entered service after ...
