Tsavliris tow Atwood Eagle

01 Jan 2003

The Tsavliris Salvage Group has been awarded a contract to tow the semi-submersible drilling rig Atwood Eagle from Greece to Angola, a journey of 5,500 miles expected to take two and a half months. Towing commenced in late November using one of the world's largest and most powerful salvage tugs, the 40,000hp Fotiy Krylov. 

European Tug Owners Raise Their Profile

01 Jan 2003

This month the European Tugowners Association (ETA) celebrates it's 40 year anniversary and has declared its intention to become a more proactive organisation. 

An Arctic Tow by ITC

01 Jan 2003

During the recent winter weather in Europe a report was received from Dutch towage specialists International Transport Contractors (ITC) concerning an interesting Arctic tow carried out last summer. The tow involved the relocation of the purpose built arctic drilling platform SDC from Port Clearance to an offshore location in Prudhoe Bay off the north coast of Alaska. 

Washburn & Doughty Build ASD Tugs for Boston

01 Jan 2003

The increasingly popular US tug builder Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc of East Boothbay, Maine, USA is currently building two powerful shiphandling tugs for the Boston Towing & Transportation Company of Massachusetts. Boston Towing are a division of Reinauer Transportation Companies of Staten Island, New York. 

Towlines

01 Jan 2003

France's largest towage organisation Groupe Bourbon is to withdraw from the ports of Calais, Cherbourg, Dieppe, Sete and Noumes due to lack of profitability. It is reported that activities in those ports will be sold to Saint Victor a company headed by former Marseilles tug owner Guy Chambon.