Tugs & Salvage

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Saint Nazaire-based Alka Marine Solutions has joined up with Acta Marine from Rotterdam to form a joint venture named Alka Marine International to acquire a new vessel, incorporating the company under French…

27th February 2023

Joint venture acquires Damen Multi Cat

27th February 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Netherlands workboat provider Herman Senior has bought the offshore services provider ST Marine Support, the firm has announced.

23rd February 2023

Herman Senior buys ST Marine Support

23rd February 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Tug operator Alfons Hakans has been promised another 15 years work out of a 1988-built tug thanks to a retrofit by Steerprop.

14th February 2023

‘Dunker’ tug to be given life extension

14th February 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Boluda Towage says it has reached an agreement to buy the Dutch towage operator Smit Lamnalco, which will make it the world’s leading towage operator.

10th February 2023

Boluda becomes world’s leading towage operator

10th February 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Boluda Towage has assisted the arrival and departure of the world’s largest barge at the Dutch port of Flushing.

2nd February 2023

TOWLINES February 2023

2nd February 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Rather than running a generator, many ports now provide a ‘plug-in’ solution, whereby electricity from the local grid can be supplied to vessels where essential on-board services need to be powered up,…

2nd February 2023

Fill her up, Captain

2nd February 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Following the success of two ambulance 2200 fast catamarans last year, two similar vessels have been ordered for operations in Bergen, Norway, for marine services firm Buksér og Berging.

1st February 2023

Norway orders more ambulance boats

1st February 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A look at tug-building activities at European shipyards alone this month lets us explore orders and deliveries for no fewer than eight vessels.

1st February 2023

Tug orders, delivery (February 2023)

1st February 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report following the breaking of a tug’s towline pennant while assisting a container ship, including recommendations to the tug’s classification society and owner.

31st January 2023

Report examines towline pennant snap

31st January 2023

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Presenting the opening address at the annual London Salvage & Wreck Conference, International Salvage Union (ISU) President Captain Nicholas Sloane has outlined the current environment marine salvors are operating in.

31st January 2023

ISU raises fire risk issue at conference

31st January 2023