Tugs & Salvage
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NewsElectric tug marks Southeast Asia first
EON, built by PaxOcean for Kuok Maritime Group under the Coastal Sustainability Alliance, is classed by Bureau Veritas and assigned its Battery System notation
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NewsHow a fatal allision exposed unseen risks of complex docking
Inadequate tug power, poor communication, lack of joint risk assessment and a failure to coordinate simultaneous operations led to the death of a welder in Rotterdam’s Botlek harbour, a report has found.
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NewsSanmar delivers four fully electric harbour tugs
Turkish tugboat builder Sanmar has delivered four fully electric harbour tugs to state energy company BOTAŞ, where they will manoeuvre LNG carriers at two strategically important terminals on the Turkish coast.
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NewsANALYSIS: How simple operations can be fatal
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.
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NewsDamen hands over Trojan workhorse to Leask Marine
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a purpose-built Multi Cat 3113 to Leask Marine, with the vessel formally christened C-Trojan during a handover ceremony at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands.
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NewsHybrid tug design advances offshore capability
Steerprop will supply hybrid-capable azimuth units for a high-performance hybrid tug being built by Gondan Shipbuilders
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NewsFEATURE: Inside the design of next-generation electric tugs
With developments in battery technologies, energy management systems and power electronics, could the electric tug segment see a design evolution and operational shift?
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News - VideosSafety warning issued after fatal tug sinking
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released a safety warning video and bulletin about the fatal capsize and sinking of the tug Biter in 2023.
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News - VideosWATCH: Icebreakers out in force in coldest Jan since 2010
A broad mid-winter freeze across northern Europe has triggered major icebreaker deployments from the southern Baltic to the Gulf of Bothnia, with Poland and Sweden operating multi-vessel fleets, Denmark activating state ice services in internal waters, and Norway maintaining a limited deployment in line with more typical seasonal conditions.
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NewsSanmar delivers emissions-compliant tug to SAAM
The SAAM Guanay vessel build expands the company’s Boğaçay Class line-up and is the 13th unit delivered to the operator by Sanmar Shipyards
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NewsDamen completes island ferry trials
Damen has completed sea trials of BC Ferries’ seventh Island Class vessel, advancing fleet renewal goals
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NewsFEATURE: The towing icons who redefined emergency response
Half a century ago, South Africa launched ground-breaking ocean-going tugs to counter pollution risks from giant tankers – creating the blueprint for modern, state-backed emergency response towing. Peter Barker looks back on a legacy.
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NewsPrincess Royal names lighthouse support ship
The Princess Royal has officially named Northern Lighthouse Board’s new POLE STAR vessel at a ceremony in Leith
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NewsEchandia power for Singapore tug
The Swedish supplier of marine battery systems will provide a 3 MWh battery installation for a Singapore harbour tugboat
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NewsDamen secures Qatari tug contract
The contract supports the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces’ requirement for modern, versatile harbour and offshore support assets.
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NewsConflict and fire: why salvage operations are getting harder
Reluctant ports, container ship fires and conflict zones are complicating salvage operations, forcing risky offshore cargo transfers, delaying repairs and exposing crews, cargo owners and responders.
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NewsInvestigators probe fallen fruit cargo incident
Investigators are probing why 16 refrigerated containers went overboard from the cargo vessel Baltic Klipper as it was preparing to embark a pilot near the Isle of Wight in December.
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NewsBiodiesel propulsion reshapes green tug sector
Wärtsilä is supplying fuel-flexible engines for two new biodiesel pusher tug vessels being built for AMAGGI
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NewsFairplay Towage buys Elbclearing in Elbe consolidation move
Germany’s Fairplay Towage Group has strengthened its grip on the lower river Elbe after agreeing to acquire 100% of the shares in Elbclearing.
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NewsGondan wins German vessel contract after 3-year tender
Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has won an international tender to build two advanced hydrographic research vessels for the German government.
