Tugs & Salvage

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A member of crew died when a tug manoeuvre was carried out under supervision of a captain who was still in training himself, an investigation has found.

21st November 2023

Lack of training led to crew death, probe finds

21st November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards has won an order for two of its next-generation tugs to mark its first collaboration with Sri Lanka Shipping Company.

20th November 2023

Damen secures two-vessel Sri Lanka order

20th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Norwegian maritime contractor Finnsnes Dykk & Anleggsservice (FDA) is extending its association with Fitjar, Norway-based shipbuilder Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted As (FMV), with a repeat order for two further workboats following the earlier delivery…

17th November 2023

Two special Norwegian workboats ordered for 2025

17th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kotug has reported the arrival of three additional tugs for its operation in Guyana, illustrating again how the development of offshore terminal tugs is resulting in impressive clusters of these sophisticated multipurpose…

16th November 2023

Kotug expands Guyana tug fleet

16th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch tug owner and operator Seacontractors has bought two more anchor-handling tugs from Boskalis, which makes them the most powerful such vessels in the fleet of this steadily expanding company.

14th November 2023

Two powerful tugs join Seacontractors fleet

14th November 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The second section of the Maasdelta Tunnel has finally been positioned under Rotterdam’s Het Scheur (Nieuwe Waterweg), allowing contractors to continue final phases of construction for the tunnel intended to bring relief to…

13th November 2023

Second Maasdelta section sunk at Rotterdam

13th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists at a European Tugowners Association seminar told delegates that nuclear propulsion on tugs and smaller vessels was a very real possibility.

10th November 2023

Nuclear tugs: a future reality?

10th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Greek salvor Tsavliris has assisted a laden bulk carrier after it grounded in Indonesia.

6th November 2023

Tsavliris rescues grounded bulk carrier

6th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two crew have been fined for negligence after a passenger ferry ran aground off the coast of Sweden, the Swedish Coast Guard told Maritime Journal.

1st November 2023

Crew negligence caused Swedish ferry grounding

1st November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen’s success with its next generation series of tugs continues with completion of a three-vessel order for an established customer in Poland, and an order for a smaller ASD tug for a…

31st October 2023

Damen’s ‘next generation’ tugs in the news

31st October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

News from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards illustrates how advances in technology are influencing the design of ship-handling tugs and how the world’s leading shipyards are meeting the challenges of turning ideas into reality.

30th October 2023

Tug development: evolution or revolution?

30th October 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between energy company Mabanaft Group and Fairplay Towage that should result in tugs running on hydrogen in the Port of Hamburg.

25th October 2023

MoU signed to supply Hamburg tugs with hydrogen

25th October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Remarkable 3D imagery has been published showing precise details of ships wrecked as they tried to evacuate troops from Dunkirk during World War II.

18th October 2023

Dunkirk shipwrecks pictured in new 3D images

18th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Macduff Ship Design has been undertaking some interesting development work on future tug technology, in addition to its latest ASD tug deliveries.

16th October 2023

Delivering future electric tug technology

16th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has appointed John Witte Jr. as ISU president, succeeding Captain Nicholas Sloane, who will continue as a member of ISU’s Executive Committee.

16th October 2023

ISU appoints new president

16th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

With its location on the Moray Firth in Aberdeenshire, it will be no surprise that Macduff Ship Design describes fishing vessels as “the foundation on which the company was built”.

13th October 2023

Tug order boost for Macduff

13th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has put in an order for 10 more tugs, signalling an important upgrade to the fleet.

13th October 2023

Suez Canal expands tug fleet by 10 vessels

13th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards has won a major order from Port of Antwerp-Bruges for six new tugs, sending a clear signal of both the port’s green ambitions and further confidence in one of Damen’s…

11th October 2023

Six new Damen tugs for Port of Antwerp-Bruges

11th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

In detail: Peter Barker inspects Damen’s ASD Tug 2111.

10th October 2023

Introducing Damen’s ASD Tug 2111

10th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

More fears have been raised about the transport of electric vehicles after a container believed to contain a used one caught fire off the coast of Greece.

9th October 2023

EV suspected of causing container fire

9th October 2023