Tugs

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A member of crew died when a tug manoeuvre was carried out under supervision of a captain who was still in training himself, an investigation has found.

21st November 2023

Lack of training led to crew death, probe finds

21st November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists at a European Tugowners Association seminar told delegates that nuclear propulsion on tugs and smaller vessels was a very real possibility.

10th November 2023

Nuclear tugs: a future reality?

10th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Macduff Ship Design has been undertaking some interesting development work on future tug technology, in addition to its latest ASD tug deliveries.

16th October 2023

Delivering future electric tug technology

16th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered its second electric tug to HaiSea Marine which will be used to service tankers calling at LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat.

15th August 2023

Canadian tug fleet gets an electric boost courtesy of Sanmar

15th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

P&O Maritime Logistics will deploy three tugs to support operations at the Dominican Republic’s Port of Caucedo, facilitating higher the handling of larger vessels.

14th August 2023

P&O Maritime Logistics expands towage services in the Americas

14th August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Uzmar Shipyards has placed an order for four MAN 12V175D-MM marine propulsion engines to equip two new Svitzer TRAnsverse tugs bound for Australia.

18th July 2023

MAN power for Svitzer TRAnsverse tug newbuilds

18th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards has unveiled a compact tug to indicate how gradual changes in the vessels being assisted have influenced shiphandling tug design.

6th June 2023

Introducing a new compact tug from Damen

6th June 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Svitzer is comparing the qualities and performance of the biodiesels FAME with HVO on its fleet of Caterpillar powered tugs.

11th April 2023

Creating a carbon neutral tug and towage sector

11th April 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

National Energy Corporation (NEC), a subsidiary of the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, has taken delivery of a new Damen ASD Tug 2811.

7th March 2023

Caribbean energy firm opts for clean Damen tug

7th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first hydrogen-powered tug worldwide is equipped with Schottel propulsion systems.

17th August 2022

Schottel power for hydrogen tug

17th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A salvage operation is underway at an Australian port to salvage two wrecked tugs which sank in January.

8th August 2022

Australian tug salvage operation

8th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Multraship is supplying the Netherlands Coastguard with emergency tugs for North Sea windfarms.

11th July 2022

Emergency tugs for the North Sea

11th July 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Uzmar Shipyard and Robert Allan Ltd have signed an agreement to design and build a new series of methanol-fuelled tugboats.

4th May 2022

Agreement signed to build methanol tugs

4th May 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A series of ten newbuild tugs just built in the UAE will benefit from specially installed antiglare sunscreens

9th March 2022

Antiglare kit installed on new series of tugs

9th March 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Svitzer and Robert Allan Ltd have presented a new tug design to be built by Sanmar Shipyards that will be the model for Svitzer’s carbon neutral methanol fuel cell tug. 

1st February 2022

Introducing the TRAnsverse Tug

1st February 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

As Master Boat Builders begins construction of eWolf Schottel has reported it will supply the propulsion systems for what will be US’s first all-electric shiphandling tug.

1st February 2022

Schottel to power all-electric tug eWolf

1st February 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has teamed up with Force Technology to develop a simulator for one of its popular tug designs at simulator centres and in the Cloud environment.

1st February 2022

Damen introduces ASD 2312 tug simulator

1st February 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Boluda Towage and GEG (Holdings) Ltd have agreed a deal where the former will acquire Caledonian’s towage activities and its employees based at Invergordon, Scotland.

1st February 2022

Boluda acquires Caledonian Towage Ltd

1st February 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A quiet news period allows room for a more detailed look at two tug deliveries and one order of interest reported in recent weeks, both with European involvement.

31st January 2022

Tug delivery and order round-up (February 2022)

31st January 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As Director of Products for Damen’s Workboats Division, Joost Mathôt is playing a key role in driving the Netherlands-headquartered shipyard group into a sustainable future.

14th January 2022

The Big Conversation: Damen

14th January 2022