Vessels News – Page 224
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NewsTowlines
The Dutch tug Tarka of Herman Sr BV, of Zwijndrecht, has been contracted to support dredging operations with Van Oord in Port Said, Egypt. Tarka, three barges, and other floating plant was transported to Egypt aboard the heavy lift ship Smit Express, where they will work for five months.
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NewsCompact Azipods for Offshore Vessel
A christening ceremony before Christmas saw Aker Yards, Soviknes Verft AS in Norway deliver the advanced multipurpose offshore vessel M/S Normand Rover to Norwegian operators Solstad Offshore. The Normand Rover is the first offshore vessel to be equipped with the Compact Azipod propulsion systems from ABB Oy Marine and Turbocharging.
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NewsCommon-Rail Sulzers Orders Up
The first Sulzer RT-flex low speed marine diesel featuring common-rail fuel injection completed its sea trials late last year in the self-unloading bulk carrier Gypsum Centennial.
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NewsHydraulic Thruster Range Takes a Bow
A new range of hydraulically powered bow and stern mounted thrusters has joined the QL marine accessory programme which is exclusively distributed by Volvo Penta through their worldwide dealer network.
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£6m for Marine Induction Motor
Following an initial joint £ 20m contract award by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the French Government for the design, build and operation of an Electric Ship Technology Demonstrator (ESTD) facility, Alstom has been awarded a further £ 6m contract.
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NewsCummins Power Supply Vessels
Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana USA has delivered the Seacor Eagle, the first of two nearly identical 145.5ft supply/utility vessels for Seacor Marine of Houston, Texas USA.
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NewsDeutz Power for New Coastal Freighter
Six cylinder engines from the ubiquitous Deutz 628 series have been chosen as the main drive for a new type of ship, the Crescent Rhine river carrier, a coastal freighter which was built at the Bodewes Scheepswerf Volharding Foxhol BV in Waterhuizen, Germany.
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NewsAir Starters for Marine Engines
This month sees the launch of a new range of turbine air starters for diesel and gas engines of 1 to 300 litre capacity from Oldbury UK based IPU Starting.
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Good Vibes for Diesels with Flydamp
Geislinger, the Austrian torsional vibration specialist, has launched Flydamp, a product which replaces the conventional damper, flywheel and torsional elastic coupling and is mounted instead of the original flywheel.
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NewsBarrus Adds MerCruiser at London Boat Show
E P Barrus Ltd attended the London Boat Show for the first time as distributors of the MerCruiser engine range.
