Tugs & Salvage

from theyard of Metaaldraaierij Sepers BV at Druemel in the Netherlands was complicatedby the fact that there is no slipway at the facility. 

Third quarter activities by Svitzer Salvage includedresponses to a number of vessel groundings, including the Explorer, which ranaground on rocks near the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.The tug Svitzer Maillaigwas mobilised to…

Dutch salvage and towagecompany Multraship successfully refloated the 5,744gt general cargo ship AlShaymaa this summer afterthe Egyptian flagged vessel capsized in the southern Netherlands port ofMoerdijk while discharging a cargo of steel…

In August 2007, the first two of a series of new high performance,compact 24m ship handling tractor tugs, named Fratelli Neri and Porto diLivorno were delivered to Fratelli Neri Spa of Livorno,…

As the port ofMilford Haven embraces a new commercial era with the imminent arrival of LNG,Svitzer UK are preparing for the massive increase in activity. In FebruaryMaritime Journal reported on the towage…

On 29 March of this year Smit International NV announced the purchase of Adsteam’ s Liverpool towage operation. The sale was a condition imposed by the UK Competition Commission prior to the…

In recent years Maritime Journal has reported on a number of interesting vessels emanating from Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV of Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands.

Towage companies in almost every sector are experiencing difficulties in recruiting and retaining suitably qualified and experienced crews.

The development and increasing popularity of the Damen Shoalbuster has been a frequent subject in these pages and is likely to continue.