Tugs & Salvage

Boluda Towage has provided berthing services to the world’s largest container ship making the first call in Europe on its maiden voyage.

With another busy month of deliveries and orders, we look at news involving 13 vessels, all with predominantly European involvement.

Details have been announced of propulsion and deck machinery packages for Crowley’s eWolf destined to be the US’s first battery-powered harbour tug./p>

Following last month’s news of development of an all-electric tug Vallianz is making more waves in the region’s ship building sector following a tug order for Taiwan principles.

Kotug Australia Pty Ltd and Westug Pty Ltd have agreed to ‘re-shape’ towage services for Pilbara Marine in Port Hedland, Western Australia.

Technology group Wärtsilä has agreed a contract to support two Brazilian river tugs and follows a similar contract with the operator signed in 2017 covering eight vessels in Paraguay.

Japanese salvor Fukada Salvage & Marine Works has assisted a disabled container ship and delivered a patrol vessel to a shipyard for large-scale repairs.

Wirral UK-based Carmet Tug Company has a significant addition to its fleet in the Voith Schneider-propelled CT Oxton previously owned by Forth Ports as the Oxcar.

As work to dismantle the wrecked bulk carrier Wakashio off Mauritius is delayed by bad weather news arrives of a similar accident befalling a woodchip carrier off Japan.