Vessels News – Page 217
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NewsNew Escort Tug Under Construction for Norwegian Owners
Norwegian tug owners Bukser og Berging AS have entrusted Moen Slip A/S of Kolvereid, with the construction of the new ''state of the art'' escort tug. One of the world''s most advanced vessels of its kind, the new tug will serve the Statoil Mongstad Oil Terminal and replace the escort ...
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NewsUnion Manta is Delivered to URS
On Sunday 23 March the anchor-handling tug supply vessel Union Manta arrived at her home port of Antwerp following completion at the Orskov shipyard in Frederikshavn, Denmark.
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NewsBosphorus Gets a Powerful Escort Tug
A new escort and shiphandling tug named TDI Zubeyde Ana is now on station in Istanbul.
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Robert Allan Ltd is Busy Around the World
TDI Zubeyde Ana is one of an increasing number of tugs being produced around the world to Robert Allan designs.
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NewsTowlines
Seahorse Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Irish Mainport has recently purchased the anchorhandling tug supply vessel Pearl from Seacor. She recently arrived at Cork ready to enter service with Marathon and Ramco at the Seven Heads gas field after undergoing modifications at Richards yard in Great Yarmouth. Pearl is ...
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NewsPerkins Gensets for USA Tug
The Seattle USA based marine fuel transportation and services specialist Olympic Tug and Barge has installed new Perkins Sabre gensets on board their vessel Sarina, a tug used to transport lubricating oil, diesel fuel and ships'' stores.
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Holyhead Towing Company Orders from Hepworth
The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd has once again returned to Humber based Hepworth Shipyard Ltd at Paull for their next new tug. Due for delivery in January 2004, the new tug will be larger than any of the existing vessels in the Holyhead fleet but similar in configuration to the ...
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NewsTugs Attend Atlantic Casualties
Winter gales and machinery breakdowns have resulted in a number of shipping casualties in the Atlantic Ocean needing tug assistance.
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NewsA New Tug and Barge Service for Aggregates
Starting earlier this year, a new tug and barge combination has entered service between the Isle of Wight and the mainland for the transportation of sand and ballast. Harbrown Shipping Ltd of Newport, Isle of Wight has purchased a tug and barge to replace an elderly coaster on the trip ...
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NewsTowlines
Damen Shipyards of Gorinchem has delivered the ASD Tug 3110 Righa 1 to Enterprise Portuaire de Skikda (PS) of Algeria. The 30.8m vessel is powered by two MAK 6M20 diesels generating a total of 3058bhp to drive a pair of Rolls Royce US 155 fully azimuthing propulsion units. On trials ...
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NewsQuiet Spanish Tractors for Israel
The Spanish shipyard Union Naval Valencia (UNV) is gaining a considerable reputation for the construction of modern shiphandling tugs and Voith tractors in particular.
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NewsMore work for Smit with Bonga
Dutch based towage, salvage and marine contractors Smit are continuing to support work to complete the 300,000 tonne FPSO Bonga on Tyneside.
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NewsSvitzer Announce Huge Tug Order
The giant towage and salvage operator Svitzer-Wijsmuller, with it''s headquarters in Copenhagen, have announced a massive tug-building programme representing orders and options for 29 vessels of various types.
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NewsKlyne Rescues New Hulls
Whilst waiting to resume her duties as an Emergency Towing Vessel under contract to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in April the Klyne tug Anglian Prince has spent the winter months on station in western approaches to the English Channel.
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NewsPlymouth's Cattewater Order New Harbour Tug
Cattewater Harbour Commissioners have awarded a contract to VT Halmatic of Portsmouth for the construction of a new harbour tug. Following a comprehensive tendering process the order was placed for a Halmatic WB18 tug/workboat for delivery later this year.
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NewsCummins Marine Introduces the QSK60 Engine Range
Cummins Marine followed up the European debut of its new QSK60 engine range at Rotterdam Maritime with an American first appearance last month at the Workboat Show in New Orleans.
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NewsAll Systems Go for Gas Turbine Rollers
Testing continues at the new purpose-built Rolls Royce facility in Bristol UK of the MT30 gas turbine engine with which the company will enter a marine application marketplace currently dominated by GE.
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NewsMariner Sails Through Quarter Century With Barrus
Oxfordshire UK based EP Barrus Ltd celebrated 25 years as distributor of Mariner outboard engines at the London Boat Show this month. The occasion was marked by the launch of a new 225 hp four stroke engine and news that the new 50hp versions of the Mariner FAST PIRS (Post ...
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NewsSmall Cat Joins Engine Room Family
Caterpillar moved into the smaller end of the marine generator market with its launch this month at the London Boat Show of the first in a new range of compact gensets that will span power output requirements from 9ekW to 99ekW. The new range will enable Caterpillar to outfit the ...
