Tugs & Salvage

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Few cities witness the arrival of a 3,000-tonne bridge deck by river. But in Nantes, residents watched as a steel span 150 metres long and eight storeys high was floated into position…

27th May 2026

Engineers use tide as a tool to install city bridge

27th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has received class and flag state approval for a tug design capable of operating on methanol, marking a step toward wider use of alternative fuels in harbour and coastal…

19th May 2026

Damen secures approval for methanol-ready tug design

19th May 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Swedish marine technology company Berg Propulsion has been hired to supply electric propulsion equipment and electrical integration for two battery-powered harbour tugs under build in India.

18th May 2026

Swedish technology powers India’s electric harbour tugs

18th May 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Salvage Union’s long-standing concerns over container ship cargo fires have again been highlighted by recent incidents handled by Dutch salvage contractor SMIT, underlining the growing complexity of responding to fires…

12th May 2026

FEATURE: Container ship fires push salvors to the limit

12th May 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

An abandoned, burnt-out LNG tanker adrift in the Mediterranean since early March has highlighted the difficulties facing salvors when commercial shipping becomes embroiled in war.

8th May 2026

FEATURE: A drifting LNG hulk that no one wants

8th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract from Cochin Shipyard (CSL) to deliver an integrated equipment and technology package for four of Svitzer’s next-generation full-electric TRAnsverse tugs, with options for four more vessels.

7th May 2026

Kongsberg Maritime wins four-tug tech contract

7th May 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The first element of the world’s first subsea tunnel of its kind is now on its way to the immersion point.

5th May 2026

Unique subsea tunnel passes major landmark

5th May 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The need for transparency and cooperation was the theme at the International Salvage Union’s (ISU) annual Members’ Day recently, with shipowners and insurers facing challenges in a rapidly changing world.

1st May 2026

Marine salvage in today’s troubled world

1st May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Spanish towage giant Boluda has bought the harbour tug fleet and towage services of Seatrium in Singapore in the latest move in its ongoing global expansion.

30th April 2026

Full steam ahead: Boluda adds more tugs to global fleet

30th April 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) has warned against the creeping trends of competition and deregulation in pilotage, saying the evidence does not stack up in its favour.

28th April 2026

IMPA warns against competition and deregulation

28th April 2026