OCTOBER 22, 2018 — Turkish operator and shipbuilder Med Marine recently took delivery of its sixth new RAmparts 2300-MM design, Schottel-propelled tug, the MED XXIX, for harbor and terminal operations as well
OCTOBER 10, 2018 — Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract to design a new version of its successful Z-Tech 4500 tugs for the United States Navy. The Navy already has
MAY 30, 2018 — Lobith, Netherlands, headquartered Shipyard De Hoop is completing delivery of a series of six tugs to Kazakhstan-based Caspian Offshore Construction (COC) which, in consortium with Danish Blue Water
DECEMBER 11, 2017 — The refurbishment and modernization of the Finnish Environment Institute’s (SYKE) marine research vessel Aranda, is currently underway at the Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard. The 28-year-old Aranda is to
OCTOBER 18, 2017 — The first Rudderpropeller with Schottel’s newly developed and patented ProAnode has left the company’s Doerth, Germany, factory. According to Schottel, the new anode provides higher standards of corrosion
OCTOBER 16, 2017— Just 15 months after it initially cut steel for the vessel, China’s Damen Yichang Shipyard delivered 60m Tommy Norton, the first dredger to be built by Damen Shipyards Group
AUGUST 29, 2017 — LNG fueling is not the only innovation in the series of three dual-fuel escort tugs being delivered to Norway’s Østensjø Rederi A/S by Spanish shipbuilder Gondan. The first
AUGUST 10, 2017 — St. Johns Ship Building (SJSB), Palatka, FL, launched a 190 ft landing craft vessel, the Grand Master II, for Bahamas Ferries in front of a crowd in excess of 300. Designed
JUNE 27, 2017 — Schottel has successfully tested a powerful new thruster. It can be installed afloat, making it ideal for vessels that cannot be docked easily because of their size or
MAY 31, 2017 — Schottel’s new Rudder EcoPeller (SRE EcoPeller) is enjoying considerable success in environmentally-conscious Norwegian ferry operations. Eight new ferries ordered by two of Norway’s leading ferry lines will be fitted