All Tugs articles – Page 11
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Fratelli Neri tug power
MAN B&W Diesel A/S, Denmark, has been awarded the contract to supply a twinL21/31 propulsion engine package for a 30m Italian tractor tug newbuilding. This is the first tractor tug application for the 1,000 rpm L21/31 engine design following sales of 280 units, the majority for GenSet applications and the ...
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Power for Panama tugs
Wärtsilä is to supply Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd, of Hong Kong, with the propulsion plants for seven 60-tonne bollard pull Z-Tech tugs contracted by the Panama Canal Authority. They will be employed escorting and assisting ships in the Canal and are being built by Hin Lee (Zhu Hai) Shipyard Co ...
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New Adsteam tug joins UK fleet
Adsteam Marine has strengthened its UK-based fleet of tugs with its latest newbuilding, ?Adsteam Ferriby?, which entered into service last week This new 70 tonne bollard pull ASD tug embodies the latest in innovative design and manoeuvrability, and will be amongst the most powerful harbour tugs in the UK.As part ...
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Two-stroke for Chinese tug
Two-stroke diesel engines from MAN B&W have been specified for a 90 metre long Chinese ocean going tug. The newbuilding is under construction at Wuchang Shipyard, Wuhan, China for the owner Shanghai Salvage, which operates a large fleet of various salvage tugs and harbour tugs. The Hong Kong-based Shen Hua ...
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REPASA?s new tugs
MAN B&W has been awarded the contract to supply two medium-speed L27/38 twin engine packages for two escort and terminal handling tugs. The newbuildings are under construction at the Spanish shipyard of Astilleros Balenciaga for the Tarragona-based Remolcadores de Puerto y Altura SA. (REPASA) fleet. The vessels, named Romulo and ...
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China delivers Pakistan tugs
The new Gwadar Port in Pakistan is being completed by Chinese engineers ahead of schedule with the first phase of the port to be opened in the first quarter of 2005. China has been helping Pakistan in the port?s construction, and part of the project involved the supply of a ...
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Big two answer need for powerful tugs
The orders for the Lloyd?s Register-classed, 75 metre long twin screw Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Summit were placed with Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair in Japan. The Sherpa will be commissioned in May 2005, followed three months later by Summit. Discussions are being held for a third vessel in response to ...
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Big two answer need for powerful tugs
The orders for the Lloyd?s Register-classed, 75 metre long twin screw Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Summit were placed with Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair in Japan. The Sherpa will be commissioned in May 2005, followed three months later by Summit. Discussions are being held for a third vessel in response to ...
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Keel-laying for Fairmount?s super tugs
A keel-laying ceremony took place at Niigata Shipbuilders, Japan, on August 20 for Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Summit, two large tugs ordered by Rotterdam-based towage and heavy transportation specialists Fairmount Marine.The two anchorhandling/salvage/long distance towing vessels ordered by Fairmount are the most powerful tugs built under the Dutch flag. Fairmount ...
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VT Halter wins Lockheed Martin tug contract
VT Halter Marine based in Pascagoula, USA, has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to design and build two harbour tugs. The 30 metre Voith Tractor tugs will be built at VT Halter Marine?s Jackson County shipyards in Pascagoula and Moss Point with completion scheduled for the last part of ...
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ice breaking tug for sakhalin project
The Norwegian naval architect firm Multi Maritime, designer of highly specialised icebreakers, has, with Rieber Shipping AS and shipbuilder Aker Langsten, developed a new icebreaking tug design. The Aker Langsten newbuilding is to be delivered mid 2006 to Rieber Shipping which has, with the Russian oil tanker operator, Primorsk Shipping, ...
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Kooren orders two ?rotor? tugs
Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading has ordered two RT-60 class ?rotor? tugs to be built at ASL Shipyard in Singapore. The tugs will have a bollard pull capacity in excess of 63 tonnes and delivery will take place during April 2005. Both tugs will be powered by three 1,350kW Niigata 6L25 ...
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Keppel Singmarine secures orders for tugs and AHTS
Keppel Corporation Limited, through its offshore and marine units in Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has clinched contracts worth a total of S$45m ($25.5m). The contracts involve the construction of two 45-tonne bollard pull harbour tugs for PSA Corporation and a 4,040kW AHTS vessel for Hadi H. Al-Hamman ...
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Tugs get smaller but pack a bigger punch
Just as there are horses for courses, so are there tugs for ports. Local conditions and specific situations require different solutions, which are reflected in the development of a range of tug types. Factors determining the choice of tug type include the kind of harbour and approaches, i.e. conventional ports, ...
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Canadian designed tug makes Australian debut
An innovative Canadian designed harbour tug, which is said to offer higher manoeuvrability, stability and bollard pull than conventional designs, is making an Australian debut at the south west coast bulk commodity port of Esperance. The brain child of Canadian based naval architect, Al McIlwain, the 21.7m long, 10.6m beam ...
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Design software : Autoship works for Portuguese yard
Design software : Autoship works for Portuguese yard The naval shipyard, Arsenal do Alfeite of Portugal, has installed Autoship Systems` naval architecture design software at its engineering offices. The yard repairs the Portuguese fleet and designs and builds small vessels.The Autoship Works package includes Autoship (hull design), Autohydro (intact and ...
