Groupe Ocean joins new towage partnership

The Groupe Ocean tug Ocean Kingston Pride in operation in Jamaica

Port towing service providers Groupe Ocean of Canada, Sulnorte of Brazil, and CPT Towage of Chile have established a strategic cooperation network with the aim of enhancing port towing operations. The TugNetwork Team will offer better services and alternatives for customers and wide coverage as...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/tug-and-salvage-world/harbour-tugs-and-operation/groupe-ocean-joins-new-towage-partnership/

VESSEL REVIEW | Patagon XI – Large Chilean wellboat with 3,000-cubic-metre transport capacity

Chilean fish transport company Patagonia Wellboat recently added a new live transport vessel to its fleet. Constructed by Chilean shipyard Asenav, Patagon XI is one of the largest wellboats to be built and operated in Latin America, with an LOA of 79.8 metres, a beam of 17.2 metres, a draught of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/processing/vessel-review-patagon-xi-large-chilean-wellboat-with-3000-cubic-metre-transport-capacity/

UK research ship Sir David Attenborough sails on 30-day Southern Ocean expedition

A team of scientists are embarking on an ambitious 30-day scientific expedition on board the UK Antarctic research ship Sir David Attenborough to investigate how carbon dioxide moves and transforms in the Southern Ocean. The ship will head to the Weddell Sea from Punta Arenas in Chile to begin the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/marine-research-and-training/uk-research-ship-sir-david-attenborough-sails-on-30-day-southern-ocean-expedition/

ASMAR awards Syncrolift shiplift design contract

Chile’s largest shipuilder, state-owned ASMAR (Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada)(ASMAR) has awarded Nekkar ASA subsidiary Syncrolift AS the tender for the basic engineering design of a 5,000 tonnes shiplift and transfer system for its largest shipyard in Talcahuano

Syncrolift’s engineering design scope for the shiplift and transfer system is valued at $5 million and will be completed by the end of 2024. In addition, Netherlands-based engineering consultancy Royal Haskoning DHV will conduct...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/asmar-awards-syncrolift-shiplift-design-contract/

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