Tugs & Salvage

A new fleet is being formed by SMS Towage Ltd to offer towage services in and around the Humber ports. The Hessle based company acquired the stern-drive tugs Tradesman and Trueman in…

From Ireland there is news that Marine Transport Services Ltd of Cobh has purchased the tractor tug Breedbank from Smit International . Built by Bodewes in 1969 the 33.23m tug has two…

Worldwise Marine Engineering BV (WME), formerly Wijsmuller Engineering, is offering tug owners an azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug design with many new features. This project is the result of work started more…

The Italian tug Uran has arrived at Avonmouth to fulfil a short-term charter with Svitzer Wijsmuller. Owned by Tripmare s. r. l. of Trieste, it is an ASD vessel of 4080bhp with…

Major American operator Edison Chouest Offshore LLC, based in Galliano, Los Angeles, has taken delivery of the worlds largest and most powerful anchor-handling supply vessel. Named Laney Chouest, the ship was completed…

Turkish tugboat builder and operator Sanmar Ltd has extended its newbuilding programme for this year.

The name of Canadian naval architect Robert Allan of Robert Allan Ltd, Vancouver has become synonymous with modern tug designs suitable for series production and to satisfy the shiphandling towage market worldwide.…

Norwegian tug owners Bukser og Berging AS have entrusted Moen Slip A/S of Kolvereid, with the construction of the new state of the art escort tug. One of the worlds most advanced…

On Sunday 23 March the anchor-handling tug supply vessel Union Manta arrived at her home port of Antwerp following completion at the Orskov shipyard in Frederikshavn, Denmark.