All Maritime Journal articles in Web Issue – Page 185
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Agreement signed to build methanol tugs
Uzmar Shipyard and Robert Allan Ltd have signed an agreement to design and build a new series of methanol-fuelled tugboats
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CTV design contract for the US
Incat Crowther has secured a three-vessel order for a US operator of offshore Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs)
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Industry Events
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Huisman wins US rock installation contract
Huisman has been awarded a contract from USA-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC (GLDD)
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Detecting marine mammals with thermal imaging
For ‘always on’ tasks such as marine mammal monitoring in offshore windfarms, automation could be one way of easing a significant burden, writes Jake Frith.
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Press Releases
Marine Fire Safety Expands Into Scotland
Marine Fire Safety; specialists in firefighting and lifesaving equipment for the marine industry, is very pleased to announce the opening of Marine Fire Safety (Scotland). Located in Fraserburgh, Marine Fire Safety (Scotland); who are agents for Stat-X Aerosol and CO2 systems, will be equipped to supply and ...
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Faster operations can be kinder on crews
Seawork exhibitor Hefring Marine is using intelligent systems to digitize seamanship for small, fast commercial vessels, writes Jake Frith.
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Propulsion monitoring to save time and money
inland-headquartered azimuth propulsion systems manufacturer Steerprop is providing propulsion monitoring driven by machine learning for three platform supply vessels.
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Schottel agrees contract extension with Sanmar
Propulsion manufacturer Schottel has signed a second framework agreement with Sanmar to be the exclusive supplier of thrusters for the Turkish shipbuilder’s Sirapinar class tug.
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Steerprop future proofs 40-year-old tug
“Basically, everything between the master’s hands and propulsion units had to be replaced” is how Alfons Håkans describes how one of its oldest ASD tugs needed to be future proofed.
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UK tug simulators train in Australia
Oxford UK-based HR Wallingford’s tug simulators are being used by Dutch towage contractor Kotug to run its Mates-to-Masters training programme in Australia.
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ISU publishes 2021 pollution prevention survey
The International Salvage Union’s Annual Pollution Prevention Survey indicates varying results for 2021 with an “eye-catching” rise in services to vessels carrying containers.
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Tug delivery and order round-up (May 2022)
This month’s look at the health of the tug building market examines deliveries and orders covering nine vessels from two of Europe’s most prolific shipyards, which feature regularly in this column.
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ABP announces raft of port developments
1,000 acres of land could be released for development around UK ports.
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Project set to examine wind propulsion
Five commercial ships have conducted sea trials using wind propulsion technologies.
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Heerema to install 64 wind monopiles
Heerema will install 64 offshore monopiles in the latest German wind farm project
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Marine engineers create islands at Maldives
Fears of rising sea levels have prompted the idyllic island nation to take drastic safe-guarding measures.
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Round-up: Your latest towing news
Fairplay Towage has sold one of its powerful anchor-handling tugs to new owners in Cyprus.
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Schottel propels research vessel
Research vessel chooses Schottel thrusters for reduced noise and vibration
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Jacket lifting system completes first deployment
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit’s recent 8,100t lift is barely a third of its new system’s lifting capacity.