Contents | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 20–67 Features


Feature 1 Construction materials 20-22 Optimising designs


Feature 2 Tugs 24-26 Greener future for tugs 26 New towage provider for Antwerp


28-29 Busy time for Østensjø Rederi 30-34 Business booming for tugs


Feature 3 North America 36-37 MARAD gets tough


Feature 4 Alternative propulsion


38-46 Operators back pragmatism in new powering solutions


Feature 5 Communication systems 48-62 Sea changes in maritime communication


Feature 6 RIB building technology 64 Hurricane RIB to the rescue 65 New fishery protection RIB for MST


Feature 7 Machinery control & monitoring 66-67 Focus on contamination to cut costs


MST 540 onboard FPV Cranogwen.


65 24 Ship & Boat International November/December 2008


Sister vessel of Moss Maritime Company’s new hybrid tug.


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Damen Ship- yard’s new azimuth stern drive tug


48 ICOM’s


IC-7200 high- frequency transceiver


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