Tugs & Salvage

The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency has announced the appointment of a new Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP) for maritime salvage and intervention.

Salvage and wreck removal company Ardent has celebrated its second birthday reporting significant contract achievements while maintaining a zero lost time incident record since its inception.

The UKs Royal Navy has helped celebrate the 90th birthday of Portwey, one of the last coal-fired twin-screw steam tugs in the world which has a proud record of naval service during…

Shetland Islands Council has decided to proceed with the purchase of a chartered tug after the harbour board added an authoritative voice of support to acquiring the vessel outright.

German propulsion provider Schottel has marked up its first reference for a new thruster nozzle in the SDV45 VarioDuct design for a series of three Spanish-built dual-fuel tugs for Norway’s Østensjø Rederi.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its report into the loss of tow and subsequent grounding of the semi-submersible rig ‘Transocean Winner’ in August 2016.

Rolls-Royce has provided details of its current activities with Turkish shipyard Sanmar including the claimed first high-speed diesel engine provision for tugs with 90 tonnes bollard pull.

This month’s look at new arrivals to the tug world is as usual a global affair but with a European accent covering nine vessels, also with mention of two deliveries of note…