Vessels News – Page 223
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Volvo Penta Supply Engines for New Russian Tugs
Volvo Penta has signed an important order to supply engines for a series of new tugs for the Ukraine, in a deal involving the delivery of 15 diesel engines for three sister vessels to be built in 2002.
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NewsMTU Motors Ahead
For the eighth year in a row, marine engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen has seen an increase in turnover led by advances in its most important individual market, the maritime sector.
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NewsScania Gensets Light Up 'St Clare'
Four Scania engines are supplying all on-board power for the ''St Clare'', the newest ferry to join WIGHTlink''s fleet of vessels plying the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route.
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NewsNew Tug and Workboat Range from MAN B&W
MAN B& W has followed up last year''s introduction of the L21/31 series of genset engines with a new marine propulsion generation of the medium speed engines in power outputs ranging from 1,200 to 1,900kW. The propulsion engine is largely based on the same engine components but with a different ...
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NewsDaewoo Starts the Year with Sales Boom
Exhibiting Daewoo marine engines at the Fishing 2002 event in Glasgow this month WaterMota Ltd, accompanied their main Scottish dealer, Morrison Engineering of Skye, and also Marine Mechanical Services of Co Down in Northern Ireland.
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NewsFutureproof Outboards for MCA 'Sea Rover' Workboat
A new Sea Rover workboat powered by twin Suzuki 50hp EFI 4-stroke outboards has entered service with the Counter Pollution Branch of the UK''s Maritime & Coastguard Agency. The RIB has been fully tested and fitted out to MCA approval standards.
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NewsV-Line Compressors for Japanese Newbuilds
Hamworthy KSE has secured an order for its V-Line starting air compressors from the prolific Japanese shipbuilder Oshima.
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NewsIntelligent Pump Tunes Water Flow
On board water pressure systems have relied on powerful constant velocity pumps to ensure adequate flows when multiple outlets are in use.
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Compressor Power for Offshore Clean-up
The UK''s Maritime and Coastguard Agency has purchased a new skid-mounted Ingersoll-Rand 7/31 Platinum Series portable air compressor to power emergency response equipment used to clean up offshore oil and chemical spills and salvage work on ships in distress. Fitted with a spark arrestor and Chalwyn valve, the new IR ...
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NewsTowlines
The Newhaven port authority has awarded a contract to Kent based N E Murray (Marine Contractors) to provide shiphandling services, following an increase in the size and frequency of ferries using the port. From the 19 March the twin-screw ''Dog class'' tug Nore Commodore will be on station to offer ...
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NewsTsavliris Complete Three Month Varyag Tow
The Tsavliris Salvage Group has delivered the half-finished aircraft carrier Varyag to her new owners in China at the end of a marathon towage operation lasting 110 days.
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NewsSanmar Delivers 'Dogancay IV' to Morocco
A new twin-screw tug, the Dogancay IV, has been delivered to a Moroccan operator at a recent flag-change ceremony by Sanmar Denizcilik Makina ve Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul, Turkey.
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NewsTug Refits Broaden WCT's Operational Scope
The Capt I B Harvey of WCT Offshore Ltd is seen in her new role as short sea coastal tug towing a barge for Van Oord ACZ from Mostyn in North Wales to Dordrecht in Holland.
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NewsPerkins Sabre Replace M90
One of the most successful Perkins marine engines of all time has been replaced by two new models. The naturally aspirated Perkins Sabre M90/4.236 is superseded by the four cylinder 4.2 litre naturally aspirated 92hp M92 and the 4 litre turbocharged M115T which develops 115hp.
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NewsDrinking Water Transportation Contract Completed
British based consultants King Marine have successfully completed a contract with the Norwegian company Nordic Water Supply ASA in the Mediterranean.
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New Crowley Escort Tug Due in May
The first of a new design of escort tractor tug will be delivered to Seattle based Crowley Maritime within the next few months by the local Marco Shipyard. Known as the Crowley Protector II class, the first tug built to this new design is due for completion at Marco''s Seattle ...
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NewsCommercial Development for 'Kursk' Cutting System
Finland''s ''piping without welding'' specialists GS-Hydro played a key role in the recent salvage of the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk .
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NewsGerman Tug Companies Form Protection Alliance
Four of Germany''s leading tug operators have formed an alliance called ARGE Kuestenschutz (literally Joint Co-operation for Coastal Protection) for the protection of the German coastlines in the Baltic and the Northsea.
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NewsUnion Salvage Refloat Badly Damaged 'Willy'
Union Salvage Ltd, the salvage arm of Adsteam (UK) Ltd has completed the salvage of the tanker MV Willy from a rocky shore at Kingsand, near Plymouth, in what has been described by the MCA Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention as, ''a text book operation''.
