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Anyone in the towage industry who doubted the likely success of the unique triple unit ‘ Rotor Tug’ design when it was first introduced by Ton Kooren of Kotug in 1999, must…

With the towage industry experiencing an unprecedented demand for powerful new tugs and shipyards reporting full order books, Damen Shipyard’ s Tug & Workboat (T& W) Division is in a unique position…

Among the large number of interesting new tug currently being delivered or under construction for owners in the United States of America are two azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs being built for…

Deepwater offshoreoilfields and a changing regulatory scenario demand a new generation of anchorhandling tug supply vessel (AHTS) designs with more power, more safety and moreenvironmentally friendly features. New Marpol regulations are on…

Propulsionspecialist Schottle GmbH& Co. KG has been reorganized, with a new corporate structure to meet theincreasing demands of shipbuilding worldwide. With effect from 29 June 2007,Schottels headquarters in Spay/Rhine and Schottel Antriebstechnik…

As of January this year all newbuilds for servicein US waters are required to be powered with engines that meet the USEnvironmental Protection Agencys Tier 2 emission standards.

Recent casualties, including the MSC Napoli, have brought the issue of places of refuge back under the spotlight.

Solent Towage Ltd has stationed the new Voith escort tug ‘ Phenix’ in Southampton Water in support of their towage services at the ESSO terminal at Fawley. The tug was delivered to…

Since taking over the Wijsmuller Group in 2001 and the acquisition of Adsteam in 2007, Danish owned Svitzer has introduced over 90 new vessels to its fleets around the world. In order…

Rimorchiatori Riuniti of Genoa, Italy have taken delivery of the ‘ Messico’ , a new offshore support and escort tug, to add to their growing fleet of versatile tugs. This latest vessel,…