Tugs & Salvage

Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU), meeting in Singapore earlier this month, unanimously decided to continue to press the case for Environmental Awards for pollution prevention services. This matter will be…

The wreck removal contract was awarded in late April. SvitzerWijsmuller mobilised equipment and personnel from the Netherlands, the Mediterranean and South Africa. CP Valour was found to be hard aground on sand…

Salvage and towage company Multraship has successfully righted the Turkish general cargo ship Gulizar Ana, which capsized on September 10 in the Romanian port of Galati while loading cargo, and has redelivered…

The rapidly growing fleet of Hamburg based Harms Offshore Gmbh received another major boost in September with the delivery of Magnus, the first of a pair on new anchor handlers. Since the…

Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship has insisted that it will not bow to intimidation after one of its company cars, and another vehicle owned by one of its employees, were set…

With work on the necessary jetties and other facilities proceeding apace and the commencement of LNG shipments into Milford Haven moving ever nearer, speculation is growing as to the form supporting towage…

When the oil exploration rig A Turtle grounded on one of the worlds most remote and ecologically sensitive islands early in June it caused great concern among the small local population. The…

Adsteam Marine, one of the UKs leading towage operators, has launched Humber Tugs, a new low cost, no-frills tug fleet on the Humber, in response to changes in local market conditions. The…

Tugs from the fleet of Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd secured two Lloyds Open Form salvage contracts within 24 hours in the prevailing high winds in the English Channel and North Sea on…

At a recent seminar held for industry representatives at their headquarters in Haugesund, Ostensjo Rederi AS announced a massive investment of 1.6 billion Norwegian Krona in new vessels to support their activities…

Smit Internationale NV has reported an increase of 57% in their figures for the first half of 2006 In summary, the Harbour Towage division reported excellent results, the Terminals Division remains on…

As part of its policy of continuing product improvement, Damen Shipyards have been progressively reviewing and modernising their range of twin-screw Stan Tug designs.

. Scottish marine contractor MarineCo UK has ordered a Shoalbuster 2609 from Damen Shipyards at Hardinxveld. The new vessel will incorporate several changes to the basic design, including a larger bow thruster,…

The long awaited orders for the first two innovative Combi tugs, equipped with the unique Carousel towing system, have now materialised. Dutch salvage and towage company Multraship Towage & Salvage has ordered…

After a towage operation of 16,000 nautical miles, the tug Sable Cape from International Towage Contractors BV (ITC) of the Netherlands finally handed over the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau to French Navy…

Bremen based towage company Unterweser Reederei (URAG) has taken delivery of two new Voith Schneider tractor tugs and is reported to be considering further orders for replacement vessels for their 16 tug…

Smit Broncho, the first of three new pusher tugs, has been delivered by the IHC Holland Delta Shipyard to Smit Transport BV. Designated a Delta Multi Purpose Pusher Tug 2500 (DMPT 2500),…

The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd has taken delivery of its fifth multi-purpose shallow draft tug/work vessel from Hepworth Shipyard Ltd at Paull, on Humberside. Named Afon Caradog, it is the only tug…