Svitzer

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

For almost a century, Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd has shaped tug design around the world. Today, as the industry wrestles with which fuel route to navigate, the Vancouver designer is taking a pragmatic view: every fuel has its…

7th August 2026

Don’t write off diesel yet, says Canadian tug designer Robert Allan Ltd

7th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Svitzer tug’s wheelhouse windows have been smashed in the second incident of its nature in five years, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has reported.

19th June 2026

Tug wheelhouse glass smashes in 2 similar incidents

19th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract from Cochin Shipyard (CSL) to deliver an integrated equipment and technology package for four of Svitzer’s next-generation full-electric TRAnsverse tugs, with options for four more vessels.

7th May 2026

Kongsberg Maritime wins four-tug tech contract

7th May 2026

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

We are on the cusp of one of the greatest transformations in history in terms of what’s going to power commercial vessels.

1st May 2026

SPECIAL REPORT: The alternative fuels debate

1st May 2026

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

As pressure mounts on maritime operators to decarbonise, global harbour towage giant Svitzer is promoting a concept that treats emissions reductions less as a fixed technological upgrade and more as a flexible…

27th April 2026

Svitzer’s EcoTow: Partnership approach to towage decarbonisation

27th April 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As we went to press, news was coming in that Iran had opened the Strait of Hormuz.

17th April 2026

BREAKING NEWS: Iran opens Strait of Hormuz

17th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

With nine fatal incidents involving conventional tugs since 1998, an Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) safety bulletin on the 2023 Biter loss has put the dangers of tugs girting and capsizing under the spotlight…

2nd March 2026

ANALYSIS: How simple operations can be fatal

2nd March 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Svitzer has partnered with Net Zero Marine to accelerate shore power and charging infrastructure across European ports, advancing marine electrification and cleaner towing operations.

27th November 2025

Svitzer targets charging infrastructure in port

27th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Global towage and marine solutions leader Svitzer Group A/S has acquired a 66.6% stake in Norwegian marine services company Buksér og Berging AS, pending final regulatory approvals.

11th November 2025

Svitzer expands its global towage capabilities

11th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

AYK Energy has completed a major battery renewal project supplying advanced marine batteries for four hybrid tugs operating at Chevron Australia’s Gorgon LNG terminal in Western Australia.

5th November 2025

AYK powers Svitzer hybrid tug battery renewal

5th November 2025