Tugs, Towing & Salvage

• TOWLINES

  A tragic explosion and fire aboard the Svitzer tug A Deebel on 29 April claimed the lives of seven people and injured four others in Qatar. Only one person escaped unhurt. It is understood that the Al Deebel was operating at the Ras Laffan LNG complex some 30 to 35 mile off the north coast of Qatar. Early reports indicate that the tug had sailed to conduct maintenance work on a single buoy mooring (SBM) with 12 persons onboard, two of whom were contractors. In spite of the dramatic explosion and fire on board, the tug remained afloat and was eventually towed to port. Al Deebel is an ASD tug of 33.6m and 55 tonnes bollard pull owned by Svitzer Middle East. At the time of writing no further details were available. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Elbe runs trials after eight years of hard work

  A massive project to completely restore the ocean going tug Elbe to its original 1959 condition took a great step forward on Saturday 14 April after eight years of hard work by a dedicated team of enthusiasts. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• One hundred RAmpart 3200 tugs and counting

  Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong was recently awarded a contract from a South American client for three new RAmparts 3200CL class tugs. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Local tug crew promotes cricket in Scotland

  Tug company Svitzer, which has three tugs operating in the Clyde and Forth estuaries, has given 25 Cricket Factory equipment sets to Cricket Scotland to support the organisations work promoting cricket across the region. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Tanok a rapid Damen delivery to Intertug

  The Colombian tug operator Intertug S A, established in 1993, has taken delivery of the Tanok, an ASD Tug 3213 from Damen Shipyards. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• TOWLINES

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• A worthwhile read about tugs and offshore

  Two books have been published recently that will have a place on the book shelves of many involved in the tug and offshore industries, both published by the ABR Company Ltd. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Pilot Boats and Line Boats for Kuwait

  Early in 2005 the Naseeb Maritime Company of Kuwait took delivery of three new pilot boats and two new line-handling boats to ease ship handling in their port. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Augustea and AMT Develop their Tug and Barge Fleets

  Just over a year ago the Italian towage and Panamax bulker company Augustea purchased the British barge company Anchor Marine Transportation (AMT). Since that time both companies have moved to integrate and expand their activities. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Boston Towing introduce a powerful duo for offshore LNG

  Boston Towing and Transportation Company of the USA has taken delivery of two new tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd (RAL), Naval Architects of Vancouver, BC, to support offshore LNG terminal operations at the Neptune LNG LLC, Deep Water Port, in Massachusetts Bay. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Titan wins Costa Concordia salvage contract

  Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office have awarded the contract for the removal of the stricken cruise liner from Giglio Island to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Powerful twin tugs make Texas debut

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• A very public salvage operation

  Salvors sometimes complain that salvage has to be carried out in the public gaze. On 31 July Terneuzen based Multraship, working in cooperation with Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, refloated an Italian flag chemical carrier which grounded off the Dutch coast on a heavily populated tourist beach. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Exceptional ITS Convention set for Vancouver

  The city of Vancouver will host the 21st International Tug & Salvage Convention and Exhibition on 17 through 21 May this year, for the first time in 37 years. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal

• 'Steel Queen' Hits Rock Bottom

  The Terneuzen based independent towage and salvage company Multraship successfully refloated the 2,540gt Dutch cargo vessel Steel Queen recently following its grounding on a rocky shoal outside the Swedish port of Oxelosund. The Steel Queen was loaded with 3,157 tons of steel which had to be partially discharged into a barge before the vessel could be refloated. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal