Tugs & Salvage

Back in May 2005 it was reported in Tugs & Towing that Foss Maritime of Seattle, USA, were carrying out a unique refurbishmentof the two Voith tractors, Wedell Foss and Henry Foss.

Robin Middleton, the Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), was recently presented with the British Tugowners Association Towage Industry Award for 2007.

The worlds marinesalvors have welcomed the International Maritime Organizations adoption of anew Wreck Removal Convention (WRC).

With global demand for tugs and offshore vessels at an all time high, a growing number of yards in the Far East are looking to expand their export markets further around the…

Shortly after the successful completion of a first winter’ s operation of their newbuild tug ‘ Ocean K.Rusby’ , Groupe Ocean of Quebec in Canada commissioned Irving Shipbuilding Inc of Halifax, Nova…

The Z-Tech design by Vancouver based tug designer Robert Allan has proved successful around the world but Bay-Houston Towing Co is one of only two operators having them built across the border…

The worldwide demand for new tugs has reachedunprecedented levels, with industry pundits quoting a global total in March ofapproximately 600 vessels on order.

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

New developments in wreck removal and the ever increasingsize of ships provided the focus for the International Salvage Unions London conference lastmonth.