Tugs & Salvage

The new ASD tug ‘ Centaur II’ has now entered service with Gdynia Harbour Tug Services in Poland. Completed in April by Gdansk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa SA, the 31.2m long tug has…

As tugs and towing correspondent for Maritime Journal I recently took the opportunity to visit the towage industry in Vancouver and the nearby Fraser River.

Southamptonbecame the focus of the world towage industry for two days in June wheninternational delegates gathered at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel forTugnology 07.

Hamburg based Fairplay Towage named its latest new tug the FairplayIII on the 28th of June in Rotterdam.

The little manned model tug Mariettecreated a great deal of interest at Seawork recently when it was used todemonstrate the principles of the Mampaey Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT) system.

Scottish tug owner Targe Towing confirmed theirpurchase of three former BP tugs, dedicated to towage services at the Corytonoil refinery, with a short ceremony at Tilbury

Fairmount Expedition, the fifth of the new Fairmount Class of tugs, isnow in service. The vessel was launched in February this year, named in Japanon 21 May and, after extensive trials, joined…

Major Singapore based towage and salvage companySemco PTE. Ltd has taken delivery of the first two of a new class of threedeepsea tugs.