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“It’s not about the boats we offer, it’s about the crews that operate them” the motto of Carmet Tug Company as it celebrates 30 years on the Manchester Ship Canal.

The longstanding cooperation between Schottel and McAllister Towing continues with an order for two propulsion units for a newbuild escort and harbour tug.

A dramatic increase in traffic in the Ghanaian ports of Tema and Takoradi has led to port expansion projects and in turn the requirement for additional shiphandling tugs.

Technology group Wärtsilä is evaluating the operational results from its propulsion system installed in two tugs operated by the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety.

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is contributing to the development of local skills for crewing its tugs with its cadet training programme.

Robert Allan Ltd has provided details of the recent flurry of orders and deliveries of its successful Z-Tech series of tugs.