Tugs & Salvage

It was with some sadness that news was received that deepsea tug Global Change, formerly London (ex; Smit London etc) was beached prior to being scrapped on 26 June at Alang in…

The ‘super tug’ Fairmount Glacier, from the fleet of Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine, has delivered rig Falcon 100 safely offshorePointe-Noire, Congo.

Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist Multraship has further strengthened its multipurpose fleet with the addition of the ASD tug Multratug 20.

Hyak Maritime, marine equipment and vessel owners based in Dover, Delaware, USA, have taken delivery of the ‘line haul’ tug Hawaii, the first of a pair designed by Seattle based naval architects…

After many months of rumour and speculation, the German deepsea tug Oceanic has finally been sold by Bugsier Reederi und Bergungs GmbH & Co KG of Hamburg.

Turkish tug builder and operator Sanmar has reached yet another significant milestone in its history with the completion of its 100th tug, built to a new exclusive ASD design from leading naval…

As always the Damen Shipyards stand at Seawork was a focal point for brisk business, with a continuous flow of prospective clients speaking to Damen’s sales staff and shipyard representatives.

When J Butcher & Sons Ltd, operators of the once famous ‘Blue Boats’ in Portsmouth Harbour, ceased trading of their own volition it marked the end of an era for the port.