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Svitzer highlights multilateral collaboration that ensured refloating of over given in Suez Canal
Leading global towage operator Svitzer has today highlighted the collaborative efforts of a number of key partners, coordinated by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), to refloat the Ever Given, after six dramatic days of work.Svitzer contributed to the …
Mar 30, 2021 / Curious
Chinese rescue and salvage company Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering wins deal for Wakashio’s stern removal
Chinese rescue and salvage company Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering has won a contract to remove the stern section of the Wakashio bulker from a reef off Mauritius’ coast. Image courtesy: Mobilisation Nationale Wakashio The salvage firm is …
Nov 13, 2020 / Curious
UPDATE: Coast Guard, salvage crews recover remaining dredging vessel crewmembers
US Coast Guard and salvage crews recovered the bodies of the two remaining crewmembers Monday after recovering a portion of the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd from the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Corpus Christi, Texas.All missing crewmembers are …
Aug 25, 2020 / Accidents
Smit Salvage to refloat grounded bulker from reef off Mauritius
Smit Salvage has been awarded the contract to refloat the giant bulker that ran aground off Mauritius over the weekend.Local contactor CELERO will also join the salvage operation and assist in the pumping out of fuel from the ship.The Capesize bulker …
Jul 31, 2020 / Curious
Salvage operation to refloat barge Trias succeeded
Alfons Håkans has successfully refloated the barge Trias on late Sunday evening 19 January 2020. The barge was aground on protected Natura 2000 area on Latvian shore.Estonian Raduga Shipping’s barge Trias (overall length 101 m. & breadth 19 m.) …
Jan 21, 2020 / Curious
Boskalis appointed as salvor for both damaged tankers in the Gulf of Oman
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been appointed as the salvor for both tankers that were hit yesterday morning in the Gulf of Oman in a suspected attack. Shortly after the incidents, the insurers of both vessels appointed Boskalis …
Jun 14, 2019 / Curious
Boluda Towage and Salvage expands tugboat fleet in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria port
The VB TAMARAN joins ten other units operating in the Canarian port to increase service capacity and maneuvering powerBoluda Corporación Marítima’s towage division Boluda Towage and Salvage has added a new azimuth tractor tugboat in the port of Las …
Mar 29, 2019 / Vessels
UPDATE: Grimaldi's RoRo container vessel Grande America sank in the Bay of Biscay; Priority given to anti pollution measures
The Grimaldi Group announced on Tuesday that its RoRo container vessel, Grande America, who caught fire the night of March 10/11 in the Bay of Biscay sunk Tuesday afternoon.“We are pleased to confirm that there was no loss of life or injury among the …
Mar 15, 2019 / Accidents
Scaldis lifts Norwegian frigate out of fjord with unique Double Duo Lift method
Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV, the Belgian subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, Herbosch-Kiere and DEME, in cooperation with BOA Offshore, successfully completed the salvage of the Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad last Sunday. Scaldis …
Mar 7, 2019 / Vessels
Fire-stricken Container ship Yantian Express en route to Freeport
The container fire that broke out on board the Yantian Express on 3 January was largely contained and brought under control after one week by immediately launched fire-fighting efforts. Since then, the remaining salvage operations have made …
Jan 25, 2019 / Accidents