The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has signed a 5-year agreement with the marine salvage company Ardent for emergency towage services off the north and north-western coasts of Scotland using the tug Ievoli Black. The 2,283 gross tonnes Ievoli Black, owned by Italian shipping company Marnavi, measures 70 meters and has a towing capacity of 139 bollard pull. It is … [Read more...]
PHOTOS: Largest Wreck Removal of 2016 Completed in Gulf of Mexico
A little more than a year after salvors from Titan and Svitzer joined forces, the combined company Ardent says it has completely the salvage industries' largest wreck removal of 2016 in the southern Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. It was just days after the two companies officially joined forces when the jack-up drilling rig Troll Solution, weighing approximately … [Read more...]