Tugs & Salvage

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

With a natural degree of industry caution, partial or total propulsive power from batteries for shiphandling tugs is attracting increasing interest as the technology matures on the back of far greater volume…

5th June 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Electric tugs on the charge

5th June 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Global technology firm ZF has developed an ENC (electric non-clutchable) transmission series designed explicitly for pure electric vessels such as tugs and ferries.

4th June 2025

ZF launches non-clutchable marine transmission series

4th June 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Flaws in response, communication and control need to be put right ‘as soon as possible’, a report into the Dutch Coastguard’s handling of the fatal Fremantle Highway car carrier fire, which resulted in one…

30th May 2025

Dutch Coastguard found wanting in fatal ‘Fremantle’ fire

30th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkish shipyard Sanmar has begun building another six fully electric tugs in cooperation with Canadian naval architect Robert Allan.

28th May 2025

Sanmar on the crest of an electric wave of tugs

28th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Europe’s first electric tug has now been launched at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

19th May 2025

WATCH: Antwerp launches Europe’s first electric tug

19th May 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Castrol has launched Rivermax 15W-40 CK-4/E9, a next-generation marine lubricant designed for heavy-duty marine diesel engines, including those powering tugs and ferries.

14th May 2025

Advanced protection for heavy-duty marine diesel engines

14th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new industry guide on the use of tugs in firefighting has been launched to strengthen marine safety and emergency response protocols.

8th May 2025

Strengthened protocols for firefighting tugs

8th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Istanbul-based tugboat builder Med Marine has kicked off 2025 with five new contracts for clients in Greece, Spain and Italy.

1st May 2025

Med Marine enjoys strong 2025 start

1st May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

From wartime wrecks to modern maritime mayhem, the International Salvage Union’s latest report reveals 15 missions in the first quarter of the year in a pertinent reminder that in salvage, writes Peter…

30th April 2025

Shipwrecks, fires and abandoned ships: Inside international salvage missions

30th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has signed contracts to deliver four tugs to Fairplay Towage, including a vessel for Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer.

24th April 2025

​Damen signs multiple tug contracts

24th April 2025