Tugs & Salvage

The tug fleet operated by the Turkish Maritime Organization to provide escort and emergency response services in the Bosphorus has been increased in size with the addition of two further vessels.

Survey specialists Emu Limited have purchased the tug Shannon for use as a survey vessel. The company has added the 35m tug to its current fleet of four vessels, the largest of…

The project to refurbish and preserve the fifty year old ocean going tug Elbe took a major step forward during the first days of September when the historic vessel was towed from…

The badly damaged containership MSC Nikita was safely moored in the Port of Rotterdam  last month  following its involvement in a collision off the Hook of Holland. The incident launched an intensive…

A Dutch tug fleet that is growing in prominence is Iskes Towage & Salvage based in Ijmuiden, The company currently has a rapidly growing fleet of shiphandling tugs to serve Ijmuiden, Amsterdam…

July saw the delivery of the new terminal/escort tug Seaspan Resolution to its Canadian owners Seaspan International Ltd of Vancouver, a division of the Washington Marine Group. This handsome new vessel is…

While many navies around the world have withdrawn from the direct ownership of tugs and other auxiliary craft, the Royal Thai Navy has utilised the resources and facilities of its extensive repair…

Among the recent deliveries from Damen Shipyards was an ASD Tug 2411 for the Mauritius Port Authority named DA Patten. The highly agile 24.47m tug is powered by two Caterpillar 3516 TA…

The appearance of the twin screw tug SD Jupiter at Seawork was noteworthy for a number of reasons. Jupiter is the last of three almost identical tugs to be delivered by Damen…

In spite of decades of experience and improvements to conventional screw powered tugs, reports of vessels being capsized while towing still occur with depressing regularity. Two such incidents occurred within days of…