Tugs & Salvage

Tugs & Towing generally concentrates on European news but occasionally items of interest from further afield catch the eye, as with the delivery of a multifunctional vessel for the salvage division of…

The Damen Shoalbuster 2709 ‘Isa’ has recently been delivered to Wijk bij Duurstede-based V.O.S. Sleepboot ISA replacing another tug of the same name.

Dutch global ship delivery and crewing services provider Redwise has completed the delivery of five tugs to new owners in the Americas.

Besiktas Shipyard is based in Yalova, Turkey, is one of several small Turkish yards making an impact in the world of tug construction and who recently delivered two customised tug/workboats to Canadian…

Kotug Smit Towage has increased its UK presence with the deployment of four tugs to provide towage services at the port of Southampton.

Sanmar has delivered two escort tugs to Svitzer marking a milestone of 150 such vessels delivered by the Turkish shipbuilder to a Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) design.

Dutch family-owned tug and workboat company Herman Senior BV has taken delivery of a Damen Multi Cat 2712 adding to its fleet of Damen-built vessels.

This column recently mentioned the introduction of a new example of Robert Allan Ltd.’s successful RAmparts tug by Sanmar Shipyards; time for a closer look at this interesting new entrant to the…