Tugs & Salvage

Svitzer Ocean Towage is in the process of modernising all three deepsea tugs (Singapore, Rotterdam and London) taken over from SmitWijs in 2007. The first tug to undergo this important modernisation programme…

US based shipbrokers Marcon International is well known worldwide for its special interest in tugs and barges. Although its business is very much orientated towards the American market, Marcon maintains a massive…

The Panama Canal Authority has introduced a further five new Z-Tech tugs to its fleet of dedicated tugs used to assist ships transiting the waterway.

Over the past month or so the Turkish tug owner and tug builder Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd of Istanbul has been exceptionally busy with the trials and delivery of new tugs. One of…

When Damen Shipyards at Gorinchem in the Netherlands first introduced their series built Damen ASD Tug 2810 in 2004 it was recognised by many as a harbour tug with some potential but…

JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd of Invergordon has sold the 31m ASD tug Kincraig. Purpose built in Japan in 1998, Kincraig has been in constant use carrying out shiphandling services at Invergordon and…

In mid March Smit International signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares in the Minette Bay Ship Docking Ltd in Prince Rupert, Canada. The tug company operates a three tug…

Ansar 20, a Voith tractor built to a new design from Robert Allan Ltd for service in Saudi Arabia was delivered recently to Bakri Navigation.

On 23 January 2009, ITC (International Transport Contractors) formally took delivery of its second new Damen Shoalbuster 2609 at a ceremony in central Amsterdam.

One of the mostrapidly developing tug fleets in the world is that of Brazilian company Smit Rebras, a joint venture company formed by Smitand a Brazilian partner in March 2006.

In the November issueof Maritime Journal it was reported that the German Government had signedcontracts to fund two new Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) to replace the twoexisting tugs currently on station in…

Damen ShipyardHardinxveld has signed contracts for a further two Shoalbusters forDutch operators, both of whom are familiar with the breed.

Due to a production problem, the wrong Towlines were published in the March MJ. We publish an extended Towlines in this issue to compensate.

The worlds first true hybrid tug, built by Foss Maritime, was welcomed to Southern California at a high profile event at the Port of Long Beach attended by around 300 VIPs on…

Turkish tug builders Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has delivered a Dogancay twin screw tug to Somara (Société Martiniquaise de Remorquage et dAssistance) in Fort de France, Martinique. Named…

Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd has delivered the former French aircraft carrier Clemenceau to be broken up by the Able UK TERRC (Teesside Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre) facility at Able Seaton Port…

LINE-HEIGHT: 150%>It is with great sadness that we report the death of Mr Anthony Knight, a prominent member of the towage and shipping community who passed away on 13 January.

The annual Tugworld Review continues to grow in size and stature. Published in association with International Tug & Salvage magazine, this annual review gives a useful and interesting cross section of vessels…

(Enlarged this month due to production difficulties resulting in the duplication of previous Towlines in the January issue)