Tugs & Salvage

As more modern vessels enter service several of the deepsea tugs formerly employed by the Antwerp based towage and salvage company URS in the early days of North Sea oil exploration have…

Sharp eyed readers will have become aware of the new tug North carrying out coastal and short sea towage operations around western Europe. Built in Malaysia in 2007, the twin screw tug…

Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon, Navia, are currently completing two new tugs of the well established, 65 tons bollard pull, Union Coral class for Belgian tug operator URS.

Dutch towage contractor ITC celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2008 and can now report substantial expansion in its fleet and business. A couple of years ago the company, which had previously concentrated…

The towage industry awaits with great interest the introduction of the first ‘ dynamic towing system’ fitted to a purpose built full size tug.

The first of the new series of ‘ Handysize’ tugs to be built for Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio, USA was delivered last month.

Regulus Ship Services has strengthened its presence in offshore field with the acquisition of the brand new 3,600bhp anchor handling tug.

SD Shark, the first of a new series of Turkish built 65 tons bollard pull ASD tugs, has entered service with the Kotug fleet in Rotterdam.

It was reported in March that the first ‘ rotor tug’ for German tug owners Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co was on route to Europe aboard a heavy lift ship.…

The Tug & Workboats design team at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is continuing the painstaking task of updating the well known ‘ Stan Tug’ tug and workboat range of standard products. Having dealt…

The first of three ‘ Ulupinar’ series ASD tugs, ordered by Remolcadores Dominicanos of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, has now been delivered.

Crowley Maritime Corporation has taken delivery of the Vigilant, a new stern drive tug on charter from BayDelta Maritime, for use in their ship assist and escort business in Alaska.

A new tug Chambon Suroit is now on station in Calais to reinforce the local tug fleet.

The new company Sedna Towage & Offshore LDA based in Funchal, Madeira is growing rapidly thanks to the efforts of their Italian attorney Mr Rino Barretta, managing director of An.do.fe Shipping Management…

With their fleet of Fairmount class tugs at full strength for some time, the order book of Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine BV is bulging. All five of the company' s long distance…

Arnold Witte, president of the International Salvage Union presented Lord Peter Levene, chairman of Lloyd’ s with a gift from the salvage industry to mark the centenary of Lloyd’ s Form, the…

Seattle USA based Foss Maritime Company has announced that it has entered into an alliance with Houston based Signet Maritime Corporation.

Landfall Transport & Towage BV and Neptune Marine Services BV recently announced that they have joined forces and formed a new company to undertake international deep sea towage and offshore services.