British company Red7Marine has become the owner of Damen’s new Stan Tug 1205, the first in a new ship series which was only just unveiled to the market. Damen Shipyards had decided to show its new tug series at the Seawork Show held in Southampton in mid-June. But already on the second day of the [&
The Coast Guard granted a three month extension Thursday to the motor vessel Stuyvesant, which currently has outstanding deficiencies that need to be repaired in dry dock. These deficiencies are not deemed by the Coast Guard to pose an unacceptable risk to the vessel, crew or the environment. The St
On Thursday 24 June, at 18h30 the Cutter Suction dredger ‘Fernão de Magalhães’ was launched at Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. shipyard in Pula (Croatia). The godmother of the ship is Ms. Marie Vyncke, daughter of Mrs. Katia De Sadeleer, niece of Jan Pieter De Nul and Dirk De Nul, directors of the comp
Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, recently completed plans for modifications to the dredge Potter, which supports… [mappress] Source: maritime, June 24, 2010;
Transnet National Ports Authorities (TNPA) Transnet Ltd. is the largest state-owned enterprise active in the logistics chain in South Africa. Every day, the company delivers thousands of tons of goods in and around the country. It administers and maintains railways, trains, logistic centres, fuel an
IHC Merwede is pleased to announce that it has recently secured assignments for dredging and offshore vessels and equipment to the value of more than €500 million. This reinforces the group’s belief that there will be continued demand for its innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle sup
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) has been successful in securing repeat business from Van Oord, Holland one of the biggest Dredger operators… [mappress] Source: Colombo Dockyard, June 17, 2010
On June 11th, 2010, twenty three months after placing the order, the trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Charles Darwin’ was launched at the shipyard Construcciones Navales del Norte in Sestao (Spain). The godmother of the ship was Charlotte Putz-De Nul, daughter of Mrs Ghislaine De Nul, sister of Jan
A delegation from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, headed by BIWTA-Chairman Abdul Meleque Miah, visited Europe in May. The main purpose of the trip was the pre-shipment inspection of the components for three cutter suction dredgers to be built at Chittagong-based Karnafuly Shipyard,
On Wednesday May 26, 2010, the cutter suction dredger ‘Ibn Battuta’ was delivered to its owner, on the shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste d.d. in Pula (Croatia). The ‘Ibn Battuta’ is the first of four large self-propelled cutter suction dredgers built at the Pula shipyard. Earlier this year, the ident
Sierra Gold Corporation purchased two 8” dredges last month, which have been completely refurbished and shipped this week to Sierra Leone. Experienced US dredge operators will travel to Sierra Leone at the end of March to prepare for the arrival of the equipment… [mappress] Source:sierragoldcorp,Mar
Mazagon Dock Limited delivered to Dredging Corporation of India Limited, India’s largest rock cutting dredger… [mappress] Source:timesofindia,March 19,2010
Tugs, described in Bluff Your Way to Sea as the wrestlers of the marine industry, have predominantly been the domain of monohulls… Source:seatransport,March 15,2010
Isle of Wight based GRP Laminates and South Boats Special Projects delivered RRV Audrey to Holyhead Towing in October 2009, and already the vessel has proved invaluable in deployments ranging from fast wind farm transfers to dredging support… Source:cowesonline,March 10,2010
