Tugs & Salvage

Charo Col, International Salvage Union president describes the salvage industry as “under financial pressure” despite gross revenues from all sources recovering slightly in 2017 from 2016 but still weak compared with the…

Boer Remorquage SARL has formally named two particularly interesting additions to the tug world, the shallow-draught ‘Papillon’ and ‘Fregate’, both vessels modified for additional dredging duties.

With the increasing use of escort towing involving ever more powerful tugs, has the old design principle of the towline being the ‘weak-link’ been replaced by the ‘Achilles-heel’ of adequate ships’ deck…

Following a European tour including Southampton where it was presented to ‘MJ’ and other industry media, Damen’s new Reversed Stern Drive Tug 2513 ‘Innovation’ has been put to the test in a…

With reports that Foss Maritime was closing its Rainier shipyard and concern surrounding the future of Damen’s plans to build a series of ASD tugs at the shipyard, the Netherlands-based shipbuilder has…

The holiday season usually brings with it a hiatus in news, not so in the world of tug construction within Europe with eight vessels to mention along with an order for a…

Boluda France’s 90tbp tug Boluda Fos has delivered the first concrete caisson to Monaco, part of the principality’s €2bn extension project that will see 60,000m2 of new land added to accommodate the…

Tugs and lifeboats carry out similar work in emergency situations and an incident off the Dutch coast recently demonstrates that charitable services provided by lifeboats can play a useful role assisting the…

Seawork 2018 exhibitor National Workboat Association (NWA) has launched its newly-updated towage guide with the addition of a new stability annex.

Residents in the northern Highlands have had the rare opportunity to inspect the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) chartered Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) ‘Ievoli Black’