News

It’s just a year since the world’s first true ‘Hybrid’ tug entered service with Foss Maritime in the USA. This important milestone created considerable interest in the towage industry and occurred at…

‘Osayame’, the first tug of its type to be built in Cape Town by Damen Shipyards, finally sailed to its homeport in Nigeria in late January.

The popular annual ‘Tugworld Review 2009’ has now been published by the ABR Company Ltd in association with International Tug & Salvage magazine.

The fleet of Sinbad Marine Services received a substantial boost in the New Year with the purchase of the former Norwegian tug ‘Bison’. Formerly owned by Bukser og Berging AS, the vessel…

During 2009 representatives from the European Tugowners Association (ETA) and the European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA) met to discuss operational problems that both pilots and tug operators increasingly experience when handling the…

Osprey Shipping Ltd, based in Newcastle and Bristol UK, has taken delivery of the new tug ‘Osprey Boxer’ from Damen Shipyards.