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January 14, 2022

UK’s SMS Towage acquires Turkish-built tug

Written by Baird Maritime on January 14, 2022. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation.

UK-based SMS Towage has purchased a tug currently operated by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards. The Robert Allan Ltd-designed Sirapinar XV was built in 2020 and has since ..

January 10, 2022

City of Toronto recommends fully electric ferry fleet replacement strategy

Written by Baird Maritime on January 10, 2022. Posted in Ferries, Ro-Pax World.

A new City of Toronto staff report is recommending a plan to replace Toronto’s current, aging fleet of passenger ferries with fully electric vessels. The report rec ..

January 3, 2022

COLUMN | Battle of the s̶u̶b̶s̶e̶a̶ subsidy robots? Eidesvik, Fortescue, Fugro, Maersk, Ocean Infinity, XOcean [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 3, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Crew Transfer, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Every child knows that it is best if their parents pay for stuff. Even big, grown-up companies like it when governments play mum and dad, and hand them cash. This week we ..

January 13, 2022

BC Ferries names sixth Island-class newbuild

Written by Baird Maritime on January 13, 2022. Posted in Ro-Pax World.

BC Ferries revealed the name of its sixth Island-class Ro-Pax ferry at a naming ceremony at Victoria’s Point Hope Maritime on Tuesday, January 11. Island Gwawis is the ..

January 7, 2022

Karachi Port Trust’s newest tugs sail on delivery voyage from Turkey

Written by Baird Maritime on January 7, 2022. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation.

The final two in a series of four tugs ordered by the Karachi Port Trust have departed Turkey and are en route to Pakistan. The Robert Allan Ltd-designed newbuilds were b ..

December 27, 2021

COLUMN | The last four of the twelve days of Christmas: Myanmar’s misery, floating wind’s progress, Bourbon’s revival, P&O Maritime’s hubris, and Standard Drilling’s transformation [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 27, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas – unless, of course, you are of the Orthodox faith, in which case you have to wait until January 7 for Christmas. This week, we clos ..

January 12, 2022

Kenya Ports Authority’s newest tug to serve Mombasa

Written by Baird Maritime on January 12, 2022. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation, Salvage Operations.

The Kenya Ports Authority took delivery of a new ASD tug on Monday, January 10. The Robert Allan Ltd-designed Mwokozi 2 was built by Med Marine of Turkey for operations a ..

January 6, 2022

PortsToronto airport shuttle ferry re-enters service after battery retrofit

Written by Baird Maritime on January 6, 2022. Posted in Ro-Pax World.

The PortsToronto-owned ferry Marilyn Bell I, which connects passengers, vehicles and supplies to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, is now fitted with a lithium-ion power ..

December 27, 2021

BC Ferries’ fourth Salish-class Ro-Pax sails on delivery voyage

Written by Baird Maritime on December 27, 2021. Posted in Ro-Pax World.

BC Ferries’ newest LNG-fueled Ro-Pax vessel is now on its way to British Columbia after having departed Gdansk, Poland, on Wednesday, December 22. Salish Heron is t ..