Tugs & Salvage

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

VESSELS

VESSELS

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

VESSELS

VESSELS

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

VESSELS

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

VESSELS

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

VESSELS

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

VESSELS

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

VESSELS

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

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Boluda Towage has filed a notice with the Portuguese Competition Authority to buy towage services provider Remolcanosa Portugal – Serviços Marítimos, to expand its presence in Portugal.

6th August 2025

Boluda files notice of Portuguese acquisition

6th August 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Ocean Winds and partner Banque des Territoires have installed the first of three floating wind turbines that they say are the most powerful floating turbines in the world.

5th August 2025

Floating wind takes pride of place in Gulf of Lion

5th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

As tug operators and owners increasingly opt for electric tugs, the Chinese port of Tianjin – one of the 10 biggest ports in China – has ordered a fully electric tug designed…

31st July 2025

Chinese port joins wave of electric tug orders

31st July 2025

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Crew fatigue, poor watchkeeping and underused navigational tech are contributing to serious – and avoidable – accidents at sea, a recent UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report warns.

28th July 2025

Fatigue, collisions and understaffed crews – MAIB report

28th July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK government has released an interim response to a consultation it sent out in November 2024 on the expansion of its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

24th July 2025

UK ETS warning: smaller vessels will be not be immune

24th July 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

‘There’s a ship parked in my garden’ was one media headline describing the 11,135dwt container vessel NCL Salten running aground near Trondheim in May.

22nd July 2025

Fires, strandings, wreck recoveries – busy times for salvors

22nd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Rijkswaterstaat has launched the Power2Tow project, which aims to develop three emission-free Emergency Response Towing Vessels (ERTVs).

14th July 2025

The Netherlands launches green tug project

14th July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

When the Port of Antwerp-Bruges officially launched Volta 1, Europe’s first fully electric tug, on 19 May 2025, the launch was a milestone in the maritime industry’s transition towards sustainability. Philippa Langton, partner…

11th July 2025

Tugging at the law: How electric tugs will affect maritime

11th July 2025