Svitzer

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

European ports are electrifying, but their focus on large vessels is leaving harbour tugs behind, writes Grace Waters. The slow-charging infrastructure struggles to meet the rapid, high-power needs of these essential workhorses. Such a gap, combined with indirect pressures from customers and…

By By Grace Waters · 10th September 2026

Fractured future: Harbour tugs face unprecedented challenges

By By Grace Waters · 10th September 2026

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

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

VESSELS

VESSELS

The largest shorepower system on London’s iconic River Thames has been switched on by Net Zero Marine (NZM) working with tug giant Svitzer.

4th November 2025

Largest Thames shorepower system switched on

4th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Denmark’s first fully electric tugboat has been officially named at a prestigious ceremony in Copenhagen attended by over 100 maritime industry leaders.

12th September 2025

Denmark names first electric tug

12th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Giant tug operator Svitzer has joined the electric tug fleet club, taking delivery of its first battery-electric tug from Sanmar’s shipyard.

7th July 2025

Svitzer takes delivery of first fully electric tug

7th July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The majority shareholder in towage giant Svitzer has announced a recommended voluntary purchase offer for all issued shares in Svitzer with the aim of taking the company private.

8th April 2025

Svitzer board recommends A P Moller buy-out

8th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine battery pioneer AYK Energy has secured a landmark deal to supply the 6MWh battery powering the world’s first battery-methanol tug, helping set a new standard for alternative fuel powered port vessels.

12th March 2025

Battery-methanol powered tug power supply deal

12th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Svitzer tugs operating at the Danish Port of Esbjerg are now running on biofuel, bringing together a coalition of port owner, tug operator and clients all sharing the same ambition of becoming…

7th February 2025

Svitzer makes the switch to biofuels

7th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkish tug builder Sanmar has signed a contract with towage and marine services provider Svitzer to build a fully electric tug to be deployed between Denmark and Sweden.

20th January 2025

Fully electric tug heading for Scandinavia

20th January 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Svitzer and Höegh Autoliners have partnered to provide low-carbon towage services for Höegh Aurora in Australia using Svitzer’s biofuel-powered EcoTow system.

13th January 2025

Svitzer’s EcoTow solution debuts in Australia

13th January 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Svitzer has contracted Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong to construct four TRAnsverse tugs, expected to be delivered by the end of 2026.

11th December 2024

Svitzer continues to decarbonise its towing fleet

11th December 2024