Tugs & Salvage

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A member of crew died when a tug manoeuvre was carried out under supervision of a captain who was still in training himself, an investigation has found.

21st November 2023

Lack of training led to crew death, probe finds

21st November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards has won an order for two of its next-generation tugs to mark its first collaboration with Sri Lanka Shipping Company.

20th November 2023

Damen secures two-vessel Sri Lanka order

20th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Norwegian maritime contractor Finnsnes Dykk & Anleggsservice (FDA) is extending its association with Fitjar, Norway-based shipbuilder Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted As (FMV), with a repeat order for two further workboats following the earlier delivery…

17th November 2023

Two special Norwegian workboats ordered for 2025

17th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kotug has reported the arrival of three additional tugs for its operation in Guyana, illustrating again how the development of offshore terminal tugs is resulting in impressive clusters of these sophisticated multipurpose…

16th November 2023

Kotug expands Guyana tug fleet

16th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch tug owner and operator Seacontractors has bought two more anchor-handling tugs from Boskalis, which makes them the most powerful such vessels in the fleet of this steadily expanding company.

14th November 2023

Two powerful tugs join Seacontractors fleet

14th November 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The second section of the Maasdelta Tunnel has finally been positioned under Rotterdam’s Het Scheur (Nieuwe Waterweg), allowing contractors to continue final phases of construction for the tunnel intended to bring relief to…

13th November 2023

Second Maasdelta section sunk at Rotterdam

13th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists at a European Tugowners Association seminar told delegates that nuclear propulsion on tugs and smaller vessels was a very real possibility.

10th November 2023

Nuclear tugs: a future reality?

10th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Greek salvor Tsavliris has assisted a laden bulk carrier after it grounded in Indonesia.

6th November 2023

Tsavliris rescues grounded bulk carrier

6th November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two crew have been fined for negligence after a passenger ferry ran aground off the coast of Sweden, the Swedish Coast Guard told Maritime Journal.

1st November 2023

Crew negligence caused Swedish ferry grounding

1st November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen’s success with its next generation series of tugs continues with completion of a three-vessel order for an established customer in Poland, and an order for a smaller ASD tug for a…

31st October 2023

Damen’s ‘next generation’ tugs in the news

31st October 2023