Tugs & Salvage

Union Amber, the first of a new class ofcompact tug recently entered service with Belgian tug owners Union deRemorquage & de Sauvetage SA (URS).

Novatug, the marketingcompany responsible for the unique Carrousel towing system, has revealed thatthe long awaited delivery of the first purpose built tug equipped with thesystem is unlikely to arrive in Europe at…

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

Major refloatings and wreck removals were a feature of the SMIT Salvagefirst quarter workload.

Specialisedfirefighting techniques proved the key to success in the recent operation tosave the Dutch general cargo vessel Ostedijk.

A new tug under construction to a design by Macduff Ship Design will be the first commercial vessel in the world to be fitted with the novel Mampaey Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT)…

On 30 March SvitzerWijsmullereffectively took over management responsibility of Adsteam Marine in Britain and Australasia.In the UKthe reins have passed to Svitzer Marine Ltd, which will manage the businessfrom their existing headquarters…

Following publication of the Competition Commission report on the proposed takeover of Adsteam Marine by SvitzerWijsmuller, matters have progressed rapidly.