Vessels News – Page 74

  • The Avemar Dos catamaran was built in 1996 by the Austal shipyard in Australia
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    Spanish fast ferry repowered

    2021-10-01T10:39:00Z

    Rolls-Royce recently supplied MTU solutions for propulsion, automation and digital service on the ‘Avemar Dos’ ferry.

  • Boluda has selected Rotortugs to compliment its Zeebrugge fleet (Boluda)
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    Delivery and order round-up

    2021-09-28T12:45:00Z

    With another busy month of deliveries and orders, we look at news involving 13 vessels, all with predominantly European involvement.

  • Corvus Energy will supply the energy storage system for 'eWolf' (Corvus)
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    Contracts signed for Crowley’s eWolf tug

    2021-09-28T12:44:00Z

    Details have been announced of propulsion and deck machinery packages for Crowley’s eWolf destined to be the US’s first battery-powered harbour tug./p>

  • 'SD Honour' is a recent product of Vallianz subsidiary PT United Sindo Perkasa (Kotug)
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    Order success for Vallianz

    2021-09-28T12:40:00Z

    Following last month’s news of development of an all-electric tug Vallianz is making more waves in the region’s ship building sector following a tug order for Taiwan principles.

  • Kotug Australia has taken over operations at Port Hedland (Kotug)
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    Kotug takes over towage at Port Hedland

    2021-09-28T12:32:00Z

    Kotug Australia Pty Ltd and Westug Pty Ltd have agreed to ‘re-shape’ towage services for Pilbara Marine in Port Hedland, Western Australia.

  • 'Med Antares' is one of two similar tugs operating for MSC in Portugal (Sanmar)
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    MedTug – expanding tug fleet for MSC

    2021-09-27T13:11:00Z

    The arrival of a second Sanmar-built tug to MedTug SA for operation at Sines, Portugal has highlighted the choices for shipowners when selecting a tug operator.

  • Three Uzmar-built tugs will be powered by Steerprop thrusters (Steerprop)
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    Steerprop bags three vessel order with Uzmar

    2021-09-27T13:00:00Z

    Finnish propulsion manufacturer Steerprop has won a significant order to supply six of its azimuth propulsion units to a trio of tugs under construction at Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyards.

  • Hidrovias's pusher tugs operate in challenging shallow water locations (Wartsila)
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    Wärtsilä supporting pusher tugs in Brazil

    2021-09-27T12:57:00Z

    Technology group Wärtsilä has agreed a contract to support two Brazilian river tugs and follows a similar contract with the operator signed in 2017 covering eight vessels in Paraguay.

  • The patrol vessel was towed to Japan by 'Shinryu Maru' (ISU)
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    Fukada Salvage tugs in action

    2021-09-27T12:54:00Z

    Japanese salvor Fukada Salvage & Marine Works has assisted a disabled container ship and delivered a patrol vessel to a shipyard for large-scale repairs.

  • Carmet's new tug was previously owned by Forth Ports (Carmet)
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    TOWLINES

    2021-09-27T12:47:00Z

    Wirral UK-based Carmet Tug Company has a significant addition to its fleet in the Voith Schneider-propelled 'CT Oxton' previously owned by Forth Ports as the 'Oxcar'.

  • Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
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    Green development funding

    2021-09-24T15:22:00Z

    London-based Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has won funding to support three green river transport research and development (R&D) projects./p>

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    2021-09-20T16:49:00Z Sponsored by

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  • ‘MHO Asgard’  (foreground) and ‘MHO Apollo’
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    12,000 mile test bed for hybrid powered CTVs

    2021-09-17T12:33:00Z

    MHO-Co’s two new crew transfer vessels– ‘MHO Asgard’ and ‘MHO Apollo’ – have been put through their paces, having travelled from China to Denmark.

  • To decarbonise ferries, various solutions will be designed and demonstrated including hydrogen storage specifically intended for use on board a vessel
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    Hydrogen central to Orkney’s bold decarbonisation plan

    2021-09-15T12:50:00Z

    The £2.2 million HIMET (Hydrogen in an Integrated Maritime Energy Transition) project in Orkney will explore solutions for decarbonising ferries as well as shore-side activities.

  • The ‘Alphenaar’ is the first inland waterway vessel to use this system (Photo: Zero Emission Services)
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    Replaceable battery containers save recharging time

    2021-09-14T11:26:00Z

    A rapidly switched over battery container solution will enable inland waterway vessels to operate with zero emissions and no range anxiety.

  • Windship claims that they can produce all the power required to sail an 80,000 DWT ship
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    Multi-wingsail approval

    2021-09-07T11:17:00Z

    Windship Technology’s patented triple-wing rig has received a coveted ‘Approval in Principle’ (AiP) status from shipping classification society DNV.

  • News

    Oceanwings to be built in Normandy

    2021-09-01T11:40:00Z

    A contract has been signed between AYRO and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Caen in Normandy, concessionaire of the Port of Caen-Ouistreham, to locate its production facility for manufacturing its Oceanwings.

  • The new Maritime Forecast to 2050 features detailed case studies to help evaluate fuel and technology scenarios
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    Decarbonization stairway

    2021-09-01T11:34:00Z

    Classification society DNV has released its latest Maritime Forecast to 2050, part of the Energy Transition Outlook (ETO) suite of reports.

  • 'Crimson Polaris' broke in two after grounding off Japan (CNN)
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    TOWLINES

    2021-08-27T10:32:00Z

    As work to dismantle the wrecked bulk carrier 'Wakashio' off Mauritius is delayed by bad weather news arrives of a similar accident befalling a woodchip carrier off Japan.

  • 'Eemslift Hendrika' was towed to a safe haven after developing a severe list off Norway (Stig Jacobsen - Kystverket)
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    Busy times for Smit Salvage

    2021-08-27T10:27:00Z

    Rotterdam-based Smit Salvage has had a busy period with some activities that grab mainstream media headlines and others attracting little attention.