Friday 9 January 09 - 05:31
 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • ITC fleet continue to expand in 35th Anniversary year

    Dutch towage contractor ITC celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2008 and can now report substantial expansion in its fleet and business. A couple of years ago the company, which had previously concentrated almost exclusively on long distance towage and salvage, decided to move into the offshore sector. 

  • Springtime deliveries for Holyhead Towing

    The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd continues it ongoing newbuild programme with a rash of deliveries during the months of spring and early summer. During April the company took delivery of two new vessels, one of which was the multi-purpose work vessel Ak Tue

  • World’s first tug with a ‘Dynamic Towing System’ ready for trials

    The towage industry awaits with great interest the introduction of the first ‘dynamic towing system’ fitted to a purpose built full size tug. 

  • The first ‘Handysize’ tug is completed

    The first of the new series of ‘Handysize’ tugs to be built for Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio, USA was delivered last month. 

  • A new addition to the Regulus fleet

    Regulus Ship Services has strengthened its presence in offshore field with the acquisition of the brand new 3,600bhp anchor handling tug. 

  • TOWLINES

    SD Shark, the first of a new series of Turkish built 65 tons bollard pull ASD tugs, has entered service with the Kotug fleet in Rotterdam. 

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