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After catching fire and killing one crew member off the Dutch coast on July 25, the Fremantle Highway  has now reached Eemhaven Port.

4th August 2023

WATCH: Burned-out ship towed into port

4th August 2023

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Delegates welcomed new faces as they debated the state of the towing industry at the 60th annual European Tugowners’ Association AGM in Alicante recently.

3rd August 2023

Europe’s tugowners reflect on 2022

3rd August 2023

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After just over a week, the Fremantle Highway has begun its journey to the Port of Eemshaven with investigators on board to monitor the situation.

3rd August 2023

News update: tugs begin towing burned car carrier

3rd August 2023

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Three vast areas of US waters have been earmarked for wind farm development, according to an announcement from the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM).

2nd August 2023

US earmarks another three offshore wind areas

2nd August 2023

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The project to install a floating wind turbine to connect to the mainland Spanish grid has been boosted with a major Japanese utility joining the project.

1st August 2023

Major Japanese utility joins floating wind demo

1st August 2023

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Purus Marine subsidiary Purus Wind has hired Oliver MacManus as general manager to oversee the running of the construction/service operation vessels (C/SOV) business.

1st August 2023

Purus Wind hires new general manager

1st August 2023

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Boluda Towage has strengthened its presence in Asia following a “strategic investment” in Hongkong Salvage and Towage Services Ltd (HKSTS).

1st August 2023

Asian expansion for Boluda

1st August 2023

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Captain Paul Brooks has been appointed president of the UK Harbour Masters’ Association, the oldest and largest association of its kind in the world.

31st July 2023

UKHMA appoints new president

31st July 2023

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As the burning cargo ship Fremantle Highway is towed to a temporary location, reports have come out that as many as 500 electric vehicles were on board.

31st July 2023

Smoking cargo ship towed to temporary location

31st July 2023

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A new Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS) has been launched by the UK government to help buyers access finance to UK-built vessels.

27th July 2023

UK government launches shipbuilding credit scheme

27th July 2023

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One crew member has been killed and several hurt in a massive ongoing cargo ship fire in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands.

26th July 2023

One dies, many injured as fire ravages car carrier

26th July 2023

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After decaying off the coast of Yemen for 30 years, work began yesterday to empty a decaying supertanker of more than a million barrels of oil.

26th July 2023

VIDEO: Decaying oil tanker salvage begins

26th July 2023

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Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco (Republic of Panama) has been elected as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with effect from 1 January 2024 for an initial term of four years.

20th July 2023

IMO appoints new Secretary-General

20th July 2023

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Dutch towage operator Kotug and global food conglomerate Cargill have commenced operation of the world’s first fully-electric pusher tug and barges on the Netherlands inland waterway system.

19th July 2023

Kotug’s E-Pusher enters service

19th July 2023

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Fenders may not hold the glamour of digital technologies, but they are still part of smart operations for ports and ships. 

18th July 2023

OPINION: The ‘Wild West’ of fender vendors

18th July 2023

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The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Angus Essenhigh OBE as the United Kingdom’s new national hydrographer. 

17th July 2023

UKHO appoints new national hydrographer

17th July 2023

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Siemens Financial Services is helping Orkney-based Green Marine to grow its business whilst focusing on its sustainability commitments.

14th July 2023

Green Marine cash injection boosts growth

14th July 2023

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German press has reported that a car carrier in the port of Bremerhaven tore lose from its moorings and crashed docks before knocking over a crane, causing hundreds of thousands of euros’…

14th July 2023

Car carrier causes thousands of euros’ damage

14th July 2023

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Boluda Towage boss Vicente Boluda Fos has been awarded the Gold Medal of the City of Bruges in recognition of his contribution to the towage industry, which has lasted more than six…

12th July 2023

Boluda boss wins gold medal in Bruges

12th July 2023

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Reports have been coming in on the deaths of two sailors on a trailing suction hopper dredger off the Port of Varna in Bulgaria last week.

12th July 2023

Two crew found dead in dredger in Bulgaria

12th July 2023