Tugs & Salvage

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VESSELS

The largest shorepower system on London’s iconic River Thames has been switched on by Net Zero Marine (NZM) working with tug giant Svitzer.

4th November 2025

Largest Thames shorepower system switched on

4th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Towage mammoth Svitzer has signed a Letter of Intent to have an disclosed number of electric tugs built at the Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in India.

31st October 2025

Svitzer signs off Indian electric tug building plan

31st October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Corvus Energy has been chosen to supply the battery systems for a new electric tugboat being built by Japanese shipyard Keihin Dock Co. for NYK Line.

31st October 2025

Corvus charges up NYK battery tug

31st October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Major blazes have been included in the International Salvage Union’s latest round-among sinkings and spills, as new leader Captain Leendert Muller takes the helm at the ISU.

21st October 2025

Salvors battle blazes and spills as new ISU leader takes the helm

21st October 2025

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VESSELS

Shipping giant ClassNK has added the first dual-fuel hydrogen-fuelled tug in Japan to its classification register.

20th October 2025

ClassNK adds Japan’s first H2-fuelled tug to register

20th October 2025

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VESSELS

Turkish tug builder Med Marine says the first of six sister tugs has completed her sea trials before heading for her Tunisian destination.

16th October 2025

First of 6 tugs milestone reached for Med Marine

16th October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Disaster was averted when rescuers stepped in to save a rudderless oil tanker from crashing into a North Sea wind turbine during a weekend storm.

8th October 2025

Rescuers save oil tanker from crashing into wind turbine

8th October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen and long-standing partner Chomex Marine have been hired to build two offshore support tugs for deep-water operations in Mexico.

7th October 2025

Damen contracted to build two support tugs

7th October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As the maritime sector braces for the formal adoption of the IMO Net-Zero Framework (NZF) this October, the European Union finds itself at a regulatory crossroads. ETA secretary general Anna-Maria Darmanin puts the…

6th October 2025

OPINION: EU needs to re-think ETS

6th October 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Boluda Towage has taken a significant step forward in its global expansion strategy with the acquisition of the towage and salvage operations of Dutch company Royal Boskalis in Australia and Papua New…

3rd October 2025

Boluda tops world towage rankings with latest purchase

3rd October 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A ‘strategic partnership’ has been announced between Damen Shipyards and AAAPropulsion, the Dutch electric marine propulsion company, to apply its technology to Damen’s electric tugs.Fitted underneath the hull, the A-Pod, says AAAPropulsion,…

24th September 2025

Electric pod propulsion applied to boost electric tugs

24th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK’s Portland Port has expanded its fleet with two new state-of-the-art port vessels to boost pilot operations and tug operations.

16th September 2025

Portland newbuilds boost port operations

16th September 2025

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News that Dutch tug owner Seacontractors has sold its smaller vessels to France-based Jifmar marks a strategic change of business direction for the company.

15th September 2025

Multi-vessel deal marks strategic shift for Seacontractors

15th September 2025

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Sanmar Shipyards has launched what it claims is the world’s first purpose-built dual-fuel methanol escort tug.

12th September 2025

World first purpose-built dual-fuel methanol tug launched

12th September 2025

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VESSELS

Denmark’s first fully electric tugboat has been officially named at a prestigious ceremony in Copenhagen attended by over 100 maritime industry leaders.

12th September 2025

Denmark names first electric tug

12th September 2025

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VESSELS

Damen Shipyards has won a contract from vessel operator Serco for 24 new vessels to refresh the UK Royal Navy’s maritime services fleet.

9th September 2025

UK MOD signs contract for £850 million vessel replacement

9th September 2025

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VESSELS

A new chapter in Arctic towage has begun as a newly delivered ice-class tugboat built by Damen Shipyards officially entered service at the Port of Luleå.

29th August 2025

Damen tug debuts with Steerprop CRP

29th August 2025

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VESSELS

Hopes are high that a major maritime environmental disaster involving a fire on a container ship has been averted following rapid intervention by both the vessel’s crew and professional salvors.

27th August 2025

Major ship fire threat averted by quick response

27th August 2025

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VESSELS

Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar has begun building a RAmparts 2400SX-MKII tug for Ultratug in Mexico.

22nd August 2025

Sanmar starts build of tug for Mexico

22nd August 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The European Tugowners Association is calling for change, urging leaders to help defend its industry against Asian competition and inflate the status of its vessels.

18th August 2025

European Tugowners call for change

18th August 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The tide of batteries flowing through the maritime industry is lapping at the hulls of all kinds of vessels, from tiny RIBs to container ships.

14th August 2025

Deep dive: Battery tugs – feasible or ‘crazy’?

14th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

State-sponsored Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) were initially seen as an expensive luxury, often lying seemingly idle at anchor for long periods. But times and attitudes are changing, reports Peter Barker.

13th August 2025

Governments expand ETV tasks for safety and value

13th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

DaChan Bay Terminals recently marked a major milestone in sustainable port operations with the arrival of Shenzhen’s first pure electric tugboat.

7th August 2025

Electric tugboat debuts in Shenzhen

7th August 2025