Tugs & Salvage

Damen Shipyards has secured a significant order for construction of six 32m Rotortugs for operation at Port Hedland on Australia’s west coast.

The latest in technological ideas and developments surrounding the towage industry are about to be discussed at the fourth biennial ‘Tugnology’ conference in Rotterdam.

Rolls-Royce has delivered its 1000th azimuth thruster to Damen Shipyards marking a milestone in a 30-year relationship with notable references in what has been a work in progress story set to develop…

Ijmuiden, the Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has reported delivery of two ASD tugs to owners in Singapore.

Albwardy Marine Engineering and Damen Shipyards Sharjah have formally brought both companies under one umbrella, to be known as Albwardy Damen.

Salvage contractor Resolve Marine has completed the US$2.9m salvage of an Indian navy frigate which tipped over at Mumbai naval dockyard in an accident claiming the lives of two sailors and injuring…

It has been a busy winter period for the Norwegian Coast Guard with one of its patrol vessels tasked to two separate incidents involving a disabled ex-buoy tender and a drifting barge…

Services have been held in the UK and Belgium marking the 30th anniversary of the loss of the ferry Herald of Free Enterprise where 193 people lost their lives, a tragedy that…

A workboat from Jenkins Marine has been chartered for diving support at Selsey Bill on the UK south coast working for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to remove seabed obstructions near the…