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*** STOP PRESS *** 04/11/2009 - Marineco are pleased to
confirm the purchase today of the Shoalbuster 2409 DMS Falcon from Damen
Marine services in Abu Dhabi. The
vessel is currently in dry dock in Abu Dhabi undergoing a minor
refit and will proceed thereafter to Hazira in India for her first
charter to Van Oord. More news
will follow…
May 2009
Congratulations
to Andrew Jaimeson on passing his Masters 200 Tonne exam. Andrew is now
one of youngest 200 tonne masters in the UK, Well done Andrew.
August 2008
Marineco
are pleased to announce the sale of our vessel Marineco Rakshaa to Samson
Maritime of Freemantle, Australia. The vessel will be delivered to
them in Singapore around the end of August. We would like to take this
opportunity to wish Ben and Jeremy all the best in the future with the
vessel.
Marineco
are pleased to announce that we have entered in to an agreement with
Masco in Russia to purchase their vessel Kilp. The Kilp is a Damen 2608 Stantug
built in 2005, she has a bollard pull of 51 tonnes and after a re-fit in
Europe she will become Marineco Ashanti and available for charter.
I would like to personally wish all our friends and customers
a very Happy and Prosperous 2008.
All the very best...
Mike Conafray2007 was our busiest year on record. The Marineco Toomai finally
joined the fleet and is now on charter in Dubai whilst the Marineco India
was shipped mid year to Kakinada, India where she will be joined in mid
Feb. 2008 by the Marineco Rakshaa.
Our latest "new build" the Marineco Hathi is due to be launched
mid March and upon completion of sea trials will commence her first
charter in Liverpool, UK. We have also added the Marineco Oanawee, an
11mtr 40 knot rigid inflatable fast rescue/passenger carrying vessel to
our fleet.
Our latest multicat type purchase, the Marineco Sheer Khan is currently
in Grimsby being lengthened where upon completion she will become an 18x6
multicat type and the Marineco Rakshaa has also just undergone a main
engine overhaul and installation of new generators.
2007 saw us dispose of number of vessels to make way for new ones.
Amongst these were the the Marineco Baloo which was sold to S A T O S in
Spain whilst the Marineco Tabriki was sold to a customer in Africa, We
also sold our crane barge Steifbeen to a UK construction company and so
would like to take this opportunity to wish all of the new owners good
luck wth their new vessels.
2007 also saw a number of our staff pass their Masters tickets and we aim
to continue with with our aggressive training plan throughout 2008 when
we hope to announce more new Captains throughout the year.
November 2007
Congratulations
to Neil Matheson and and D J Morrison on being the latest Marineco
employees to pass their Masters STCW 200 CT Gross Tonnes (500
GTOOW). Well done guys!
October 2007
Yet another
of our employees has passed their masters ticket and so please join us in
congratulating Ricardo Pacitti for passing his Masters STCW 200 CT Gross
Tonnes (500 GTOOW). Well done Ricardo!
Wed 11th July
Following
the success of the latest addition to the Marineco fleet, the Marineco
Toomai, we're delighted today to announce a further agreement with Damen
shipyards for the delivery of a new Multicat, the Marineco Hathi.
The vessel
is a Damen multicat type 2409 with the following dimensions: Length 24.00
beam 9.00 draft of 2.4 mtrs aft. The vessel will have accommodation for a
total of 6 crew, a projected bollard pull of 24 tonnes and is due for
delivery in February 2008. More details will follow shortly…
June 2007
The majority
of our vessels are now working throughout the world and so Marineco is
now truly a global player! The Marineco Toomai is en route to Dubai
whilst the Marineco India is en route to India. The Marineco Baloo is
currently working in Spain and the Marineco Tabriki is in Tunisia. Even
the Marineco Rakshaa is on charter in Holland. When we started the business
only 11 years ago we could never have envisaged our vessels would be
scattered so far across the world in such a short time. Whilst we may
have strayed from our roots we recognise that our success is very much
the result of support from our loyal customers in the UK and Europe and
so we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your
continued support and business.
May 2007
Please join
us in congratulating Mick Thorpe who has recently passed his Masters STCW
200 CT Gross Tonnes (500 GTOOW).
Well
done Mick!
Feb 2007
We're
delighted to report that Damen continue to make excellent progress on The
Toomai and delivery remains scheduled for 31st May. As a result Damen are
currently in the process of incorporating a number of custom changes we requested
to the standard vessel specification. These are extensive and incorporate
feedback from both ourselves and our clients. Below are just some of the
modifications that are taking place as part of the custom fit.
Accommodation is provided for 8 persons in five cabins with the Captain
and Chief Engineer both having single cabins whilst all of the
accommodation will have natural light throughout. The bridge will have a
"Captain remote control system" to enable the Captain to pilot
the vessel from any part of the bridge. In addition we have also
incorporated a fly bridge to the vessel which offers the Captain far
greater visibility and enhanced handling of the vessel. The vessel will
be fitted with a larger hydraulic system than previous models which will
enhance the bowthruster and winch capability. There will also be two
manual towing pins on the stern with the addition of a gobe eye and
button rollers.
Full
specifications are as follows:
Length
overall:
26.02 mtrs
Length b.p.p.
23.36 mtrs
Beam:
9.10 mtrs
Depth:
3.60 mtrs
Maximum
draft:
2.60 mtrs
Tank Capacities
Fuel
oil:
98.5 M3 (transferable)
Fresh
water:
54.6 M3 (transferable)
Propulsion:
Twin screw in optima knozzles
Bollard
pull:
30 tonnes (approx)
Power:
2x Caterpillar 3508 diesel engines rated at 2250 bhp
Bow thruster 160 hp
Free running speed 11.5 knots
Shipboard power 2 no caterpillar 85 kva generators
Accommodation: 8 persons in five cabins
Main towing winch: 40 tonne pull 50 tonne holding
force
Warping
head:
included
Tugger
winch:
10 tonne
Misc:
2 no aft button rollers fitted (for enhanced barge handling
2 no manual towing posts
6 no deck lashing points (for container and cargo handling
air conditioning fitted through out (to suit tropical conditions)
box cooling flush clear system fitted (to suit tropical conditions)
compressed air system fitted
full UV sunscreens fitted to main bridge area
January 2007
Mike
Conafray and his team at MarineCo would like to thank all of their
friends, family and customers for their continued custom and support and
would like to wish everyone a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year!
All the
Best!
Mike Conafray
*** TUG UPDATE ***
DAMEN
SHIPYARDS HARDINXVELD
P.O. Box 60 3370 AB Hardinxveld-Giessendam (The Netherlands)
I'm pleased
to report that great progress is being made with the custom build of our
new tug ("Toomai") - YN1580 Shoal buster 2609.
Kind Regards
Mike
Marineco are
delighted to announce the recent order of a new Shoalbuster 2609 with
Damen shipyards. The new vessel will be delivered in May 2007 and will be
named Marineco Toomai. Changes to the basic design are planned and
we are currently working with Damen shipyards on the bespoke
design. More information will be added to our website just as soon
as the alterations have been agreed and formalised.
This is the
first new build addition to the Marineco fleet and so we are naturally
excited and looking forward to her arrival. The commissioning of a new
vessel however represents a strategic shift for Marineco and ensures that
we can continue to meet demand and be ideally placed for further growth
in the future.
Kind Regards
Mike
 Marineco UK will be attending this years Seawork 2006 where
you will find us on stand Number 61. This year our colleagues from
Iskes Tugs and Seacontractors will be exhibiting with us and so we look
forward to meeting all our friends and customers.
This is our
10th successful year in business and so please come along and celebrate
with us...
Kind Regards
Mike Conafray
May 2006
Marineco UK
are delighted to announce that we have joined forces with Iskes
Tugs Marine Services bv of Ijmuiden Holland. In doing so we are
now able to offer a far greater range of vessels to our customers.
To this end the Marineco Baloo and the Marineco Rakshaa are currently on
charter in Ijmuiden working alongside the Pollux whilst other vessels of
the Iskes fleet are working on the Offshore Wind park at Egmond.
We will
shortly be introducing a new section on our website that will offer links
to our partner's websites.
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