Tugs & Salvage

Smit Salvage has been called to assist in a nunber of salvage operations this year. Peter Barker picks out the main ones.

When propulsion specialist Schottel provides news of references for tugs, digital elements are usually part of the order – time for a closer look at this transition into the future.  The fitting…

Turkish shipyard Sanmar has a record number of vessels gaining certificates this January.

With the often extended nature of operations, news of salvage activities often takes time to filter through and five of the world’s major contractors have provided updates of their work.

Kotug has gained a notable contract moving cocoa beans on the Netherlands inland waterways using its zero-emission E-Pusher tug and barge combination.

Spanish sea rescue agency Salvamento Marítimo has celebrated the keel-laying of its new deep sea rescue tug at Zamakona Yards in Spain. It’s seldom that a 200tbp tug appears on the list…