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B.C. Tugboat News
Five Tugs will Form the World’s Most Technologically Advanced Fleet to Date
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, – HaiSea Marine Limited Partnership (HaiSea Marine LP), majority owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC, is pleased to announce the start of an innovative and industry leading new battery-powered and low emissions tugboat build...
SURVITEC’S SEAHAVEN RECEIVES LLOYD’S REGISTER TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATION
Survitec’s Seahaven, the world’s largest inflatable lifeboat, is now ready to be installed on cruise vessels, having received full type approval certification from classification society Lloyd’s Register. A Certificate of Type Approval was presented by Lloyd's...
STAY COVID AWARE AND MONKEYPOX VIGILANT, WARNS VAN AMEYDE MARINE AS WINTER WAVES LOOM
Van Ameyde Marine, the global marine consultancy and surveying firm, is advising ship managers to remain Covid aware and ensure that crews are fully vaccinated amid the prospect of a further wave of infections from a new strain of the virus. Michael Robertson, a...
THORDON’S SXL BEARINGS INSTALLED ON HISTORY-MAKING DALEELA
Thordon Bearings’ Egyptian distributor and integrated services provider Nefertiti Marine has successfully commissioned the water lubricated Thordon SXL propeller shaft bearings installed aboard the 24,112gt ferry Daleela. The 1991-built, 400-passenger capacity RoPax,...
Brooklyn Barge & Tug Services
Brooklyn Barge & Tug Services Ltd. (Brooklyn Barge), a division of Sutherland Group Enterprises, has acquired Kootenay Lake Barge & Pile Driving Ltd. (Kootenay Barge). The addition of Kootenay Barge expands Brooklyn’s geographic coverage from the Arrow Lakes...
Prince Rupert Port to double capacity
The Port Authority seeks to addition a second container terminal Proposed project strongly positioned to address Canada’s trade capacity needs over the next decade while reducing the risk of future supply disruptions. DP World, a global leader in logistics and...
