Tugs & Salvage

Dutch Marine Contractors (DMC) has been selected by HST Marine to handle the commercial management of its newbuild Multi Cat due later this year.

With recent deliveries to Svitzer and Alfons Håkans, Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) reflects on the detail of its  TundRA class tug/icebreaker.

Tsavliris Salvage has reported another active period responding to a collision leaving two vessels locked together and assisting disabled vessels.

News of the recent tug order for HaiSea Marine with Sanmar Shipyards also marks introduction of the ElectRA, Robert Allan Ltd’s (RAL) new range of battery electric tugs.

Transport Malta has identified lessons after a tug crew member was seriously injured in a fall from his vessel to the quay.

Two tugs from Cromarty Firth-based Caledonian Towage have received machinery overhauls from marine engineering specialist Royston Ltd.

Schottel’s Sydrive-E hybrid drive system has been specified for the world’s first LNG hybrid-fuelled harbour tug for Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine.

Kotug International has established Kotug CityBarge BV an inland shipping division involving electrically powered pusher tugs along with its OptiPort automated dispatching system.

This month sees a mix of mainly European tug deliveries and orders plus interesting news about five mini-tractors for the US Navy.

The wreck of the fishing vessel ‘Nicola Faith’ (BS58), which sank off Colwyn Bay, north Wales in January, with the loss of all three crew members, has been salvaged, reports Graeme Ewens.