Tugs & Salvage

A number of towing reports are worthy of mention, four highlighted here including three involving Emergency Towing Vessels.

Time will reveal the implications if any of Coronavirus on tug orders, it is currently business as usual however including reports of a slow recovery in China.

Technology group Wärtsilä and PSA Marine have successfully completed initial sea trials for the IntelliTug.

McAllister Towing has responded to the Coronavirus pandemic assisting a hospital ship to berth in New York.

The typically innovative approach of the salvage industry has been demonstrated with the successful recovery of a capsized trawler off Denmark.

This month’s round-up includes a European theme with three deliveries and a design proposal for the world’s first LNG-powered shallow-water push boat.

Caterpillar Marine has reported on collaboration for the next generation of tugs in the US and provided further details of its first Advanced Variable Drive tug built in Turkey.

The European Tugowners Association (ETA) and Dutch consultancy company ECORYS have produced a study revealing the true economic impact of the European towage sector.

Propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has announced orders for no fewer than 22 azimuth thrusters for tugs in China, Turkey, Poland and the US.