Kenya Shipyards (KSL) has completed construction of a new freight and passenger ferry for operation in Lake Victoria. Uhuru II was built by KSL in collaboration with Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Gorinchem. The ferry was built in response to the high demand for freight services within the lake...
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Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | August 24 – Deliveries to Canada and UAE plus Danish and Greek newbuilding orders
Deliveries include an electric tug for a Canadian LNG terminal support company and a shallow-draught multi-role vessel for a UAE port operator. Orders have meanwhile been placed for a harbour tug for operation in Greece and a hybrid methanol vessel to fulfill ship assist duties at the Swedish port of Gothenburg. Canada’s HaiSea Marine welcomes […]
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VESSEL REFIT | Taktow – Irish operator acquires multi-role harbour tug
O’Malley Marine Plant, a workboat operator based in County Mayo, Ireland, recently took delivery of a new multi-role, shallow-draught tug built by Damen Shipyards Gorin ..
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Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | May 9 – Deliveries to Ireland, Cyprus and the Americas
It’s an all-delivery roundup for this week as we feature newbuild tugs in service with operators in Ireland, Cyprus, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States. Atlanti ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Patrick Blackett – Modified crewboat to be operated as Royal Navy testing vessel
NavyX, the experimental branch of the UK Royal Navy, has taken delivery of Patrick Blackett, a new experimental vessel (XV), based on a fast crewboat design developed by ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Pomor – Icebreaking and escort tug for Rosmorport’s Arkhangelsk branch
Russia’s Onego Shipyard recently handed over a new ASD escort tug to local port operator Rosmorport for use in its branch at Arkhangelsk on the country’s Far ..
New escort tug delivered to Rosmorport’s Arkhangelsk branch
Russia’s Onego Shipyard has delivered a new ice-class ASD tug to the Arkhangelsk branch office of local port operator Rosmorport. Pomor was built to also perform ic ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Yantra – Bulgaria’s newest CSD to take on Danube maintenance duties
The Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River (EAEMDR), formerly the Danube Hydrographical Service of the Bulgarian government, has expanded it ..
Rosmorport’s newest ice-class tug hits the water
Russia’s Onezhsky Shipbuilding has launched a new ASD ice-class escort tug ordered by local port operator Rosmorport. Designed by Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, Pomor w ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Carl Straat – Germany’s newest heavy duty diving bell ship to serve Rhine River
The German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes; WSV) recently took delivery of a new diving bell ship from Damen ..