All tractor tug articles

  • 'Biter' was using a bridle towing arrangement (Hebridean Island Cruises Ltd - MAIB)
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    ANALYSIS: How simple operations can be fatal

    2026-03-02T13:57:00Z

    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 again. Peter Barker analyses what can go terribly wrong on seemingly simple operations.

  • 'Sultanhani' is the world's first LNG-powered Voith tractor tug (RAL)
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    World’s first LNG Voith tractor tug launched

    2024-04-22T12:15:00Z

    Uzmar is launching a Robert Allan-designed Voith-propelled tractor tug, the world’s first with LNG dual-fuel propulsion, the designer says.