Monthly Archives: June 2015

Retrofitting Z-Drives for High Speed Nautican Units Maximize Speed and Performance for Manson Hopper Dredge

The Glenn Edwards is part of the Manson fleet of hopper dredge vessels and is the largest capacity trailing suction hopper dredge in the United States. Dredge vessels offer channel and harbor maintenance as well as upland disposal and beach nourishment. The Glenn Edwards stores just over 10,000 square meters of dredged material in hoppers to transport to disposal sites, or can disperse the material directly through discharge outlets. Read more...

South American Shipyard Launches First Tug Nautican Units Offer Proven Performance Gains in Shallow Water Applications

An international collaboration came together in the construction of a new river pusher tug. Concordia of the Netherlands designed the RP6000 tug for the Japanese and South American owned Astillero Tsuneishi Shipyard, using Nautican high-efficiency nozzles and Nautican’s triple-rudder design. This is the first tug for the Astillero Tsuneishi Shipyard, established in a remote region of Paraguay in 2008. Read more...

Tugnology Hot Topics

Recently I attended the Tugnology conference at the Lancaster Hotel in London, England. I have been to this conference previously, and as usual, it was very well organized and attended by tug industry stakeholders from around the world. There were three hot topics this year which were of particular interest to me: Read more...