Vessels News – Page 214
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NewsAdsteam Takes Delivery of Barunga - the First ASD 2411
Adsteam Marine Ltd has taken delivery of the first vessel built to the new Damen ASD 2411 design. Named Barunga , the tug was completed in China by Damen''s Changde shipyard and is expected to enter service in Australia at the end of this month.
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NewsFinning Gets the Bug for Small Engines
The fortuitous meeting of Caterpillar distributor Finning (UK) Ltd with Volkswagen Marine at the London Boat Show one year ago came to fruition with the announcement at this year' s show of a partnership whereby Finning will supply VW marine diesel engines in the UK.
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NewsCat Extends Range With 3412D Commercial
The new 3412D propulsion engine is now available to the commercial marine market from Caterpillar . The V-12 four stroke cycle diesel engine offers higher horsepower than its predecessor, the Cat 3412C, meeting customer demand for more power without compromising engine life.
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NewsCMD's Quantum Leap Lands at Boat Show
Cummins MerCruiser Diesel continued its programme of introducing new mid-range engines at the London Boat Show earlier this month with the world debut of the 8.3 litre QSC8.3 .
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NewsPropulsion Revolutionary Sails Again on Tyneside
The famous Turbinia , the world''s first steam turbine driven vessel, has been recreated at South Tyneside College by its Marine Simulation Department.
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NewsNew Carrousel Tug Design is Offered by Novatug
Novatug , a Rotterdam-based company formed to develop and market the unique Carrousel towing system, has launched a new Compact Carrousel tug design. This follows the successful completion of trials with the promised winch system.
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KOTUG Strengthen the Management team
Kotug International BV , operator of harbour towage services in Rotterdam Hamburg and Bremerhaven, has announced the appointment of two additions to their management team. Mr Dorus Knegtel, is appointed a Director of the company to be responsible for strategic issues, business development, quality and safety. Mr Kommer Tanis was ...
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NewsRolls Royce Designs and Equipment for Coastguard ETVs
Two important orders have been placed very recently for Government funded Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs). Both France and Norway are to have sophisticated vessels built and operated under commercial contracts. The designs selected for the new contracts, one new ship for Norway and two for France, are from the design ...
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NewsDamen Build Terminal Tugs for Sonasurf
An important recent delivery from Damen Shipyards Gorinchem yard was a series of three terminal tugs for the French company Sonasurf , for use in Angola. Completed in July, August and November, the vessels were named Kakulo , Nemed and Aeger, respectively. This latest trio follows three almost identical tugs ...
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NewsLong Awaited 'Thetis' is Delivered
Iskes Towage & Salvage BV ofIjmuiden has taken delivery of the new azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug Thetis , after a somewhat protracted wait. This vessel, built by the IHC Delta Shipyard at Sliedrecht and known as a Delta Azimuth Tug 2800 , is the first ASD shiphandling tug to ...
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NewsPortable Marine Oil Viscosity Testing
Oil is the lifeblood of marine engines as it cleans, cools, lubricates and can reveal valuable information about internal conditions via oil viscosity testing. The Kittiwake Viscotube has just been launched to test oil viscosity in all land based and marine engines.
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Siemens Box Clever With Demo Fuel Cell System
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from HDW Fuel Cell Systems GmbH (HFCS) of Kiel in Germany to supply a transportable 160kW fuel cell system for emission-free power generation on board ships.
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NewsNorwegians Take World's First Bi-fuel Tanker
What is billed as the world''s first bi-fuel LNG tanker was scheduled for delivery in October by Dutch shipyard Bijlsma to Norwegian shuttle tanker company Knutsen OAS Shipping in Norway for charter by Naturgass Vest .
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Newage Appoints New PRM Distributor
Coventry based driveline equipment specialist Newage Transmissions Ltd has strengthened its UK marine sales network with the appointment of Albatross Marine as an authorised distributor for its PRM product range.
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NewsTuna Tremble at 'Lord Moyle' Repower
Ballycastle Charters has completed the refit of its Aqua Star 9m sea fishing charter boat Lord Moyle by repowering with a Perkins Sabre M265Ti engine.
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NewsA New Tug Fleet at Marchwood
There is a growing use of scale model tugs to aid training and simulation in shiphandling and pilotage. Southampton Institute has recently added a tug to their inventory at the Manned Model Shiphandling Facility at Marchwood. The unmanned radio controlled scale model of an ASD tug is fully functional with ...
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NewsOstensjo Builds Sophisticated New Escort Tug
A new high-performance tanker-handling tug has been ordered by Norwegian tug owner Ostensjo Rederi A/S of Haugesund to operate at the Norske Hydro oil terminal at Sture.
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NewsTowlines
BUE Viking, operators of the largest ''standby'' fleet in the North Sea, has appointed Mr Graham Philip as their new Chief Executive. Mr Philip has been associated with the offshore and towage industries for most of his career and was Managing Director of Cory Towage Ltd. At the time of ...
