Tugs & Salvage

The new ASD tug ‘ Centaur II’ has now entered service with Gdynia Harbour Tug Services in Poland. Completed in April by Gdansk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa SA, the 31.2m long tug has…

As tugs and towing correspondent for Maritime Journal I recently took the opportunity to visit the towage industry in Vancouver and the nearby Fraser River.

Southamptonbecame the focus of the world towage industry for two days in June wheninternational delegates gathered at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel forTugnology 07.

Hamburg based Fairplay Towage named its latest new tug the FairplayIII on the 28th of June in Rotterdam.

The little manned model tug Mariettecreated a great deal of interest at Seawork recently when it was used todemonstrate the principles of the Mampaey Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT) system.

Scottish tug owner Targe Towing confirmed theirpurchase of three former BP tugs, dedicated to towage services at the Corytonoil refinery, with a short ceremony at Tilbury

Fairmount Expedition, the fifth of the new Fairmount Class of tugs, isnow in service. The vessel was launched in February this year, named in Japanon 21 May and, after extensive trials, joined…

Major Singapore based towage and salvage companySemco PTE. Ltd has taken delivery of the first two of a new class of threedeepsea tugs.

Macduff Ship Design took another significant step forward in their quest for a greater share of the tug and workboat market with the recent delivery of the ‘ Fair Maid of Perth’…

Back in May 2005 it was reported in Tugs & Towing that Foss Maritime of Seattle, USA, were carrying out a unique refurbishmentof the two Voith tractors, Wedell Foss and Henry Foss.

Robin Middleton, the Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), was recently presented with the British Tugowners Association Towage Industry Award for 2007.

The worlds marinesalvors have welcomed the International Maritime Organizations adoption of anew Wreck Removal Convention (WRC).

With global demand for tugs and offshore vessels at an all time high, a growing number of yards in the Far East are looking to expand their export markets further around the…

Shortly after the successful completion of a first winter’ s operation of their newbuild tug ‘ Ocean K.Rusby’ , Groupe Ocean of Quebec in Canada commissioned Irving Shipbuilding Inc of Halifax, Nova…

The Z-Tech design by Vancouver based tug designer Robert Allan has proved successful around the world but Bay-Houston Towing Co is one of only two operators having them built across the border…

The worldwide demand for new tugs has reachedunprecedented levels, with industry pundits quoting a global total in March ofapproximately 600 vessels on order.

New developments in wreck removal and the ever increasingsize of ships provided the focus for the International Salvage Unions London conference lastmonth.