Tugs & Salvage – Page 10
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NewsSanmar makes double delivery with different designs
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered two quite different Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) design tugs to long-term customer P&O Maritime Logistics for operation in the Dominican Republic.
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NewsLack of training led to crew death, probe finds
An investigation by the Dutch Safety Board has concluded that the death of a member of crew on board a tug was partly due to a lack of training.
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NewsDamen secures two-vessel Sri Lanka order
Damen Shipyards has won an order for two of its next-generation tugs to mark its first collaboration with Sri Lanka Shipping Company.
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NewsTwo special Norwegian workboats ordered for 2025
Norwegian maritime contractor Finnsnes Dykk & Anleggsservice has ordered another two rather splendid workboats from shipbuilder Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted As.
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NewsKotug expands Guyana tug fleet
Three more tugs arrive in Guyana to join Kotug’s fleet and bringing the count up to five.
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NewsTwo powerful tugs join Seacontractors fleet
Dutch tug owner and operator Seacontractors has bought two more anchor-handling tugs from Boskalis, which makes them the most powerful such vessels in the fleet of this steadily expanding company.
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NewsSecond Maasdelta section sunk at Rotterdam
After delay and damage to the second section of the Maasdelta Tunnel, the piece has been successfully immersed at Rotterdam.
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NewsNuclear tugs: a future reality?
Scientists at a European Tugowners Association seminar told delegates that nuclear propulsion on tugs and smaller vessels was a very real possibility.
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NewsTsavliris rescues grounded bulk carrier
Greek salvor Tsavliris has assisted a laden bulk carrier after it grounded in Indonesia.
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NewsCrew negligence caused Swedish ferry grounding
The Swedish Coast Guard says two crew were fined for causing a major oil spill after their negligence resulted in the grounding of a ferry.
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NewsDamen’s ‘next generation’ tugs in the news
Dutch tug buider Damen is as busy as ever, with orders coming in for Poland and Germany.
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NewsTug development: evolution or revolution?
When can the pace of progress be described as revolutionary rather than evolutionary? With tug development, it’s starting to look like the latter. Peter Barker reports.
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NewsMoU signed to supply Hamburg tugs with hydrogen
Tugs at the Port of Hamburg could be running on hydrogen under an MoU signed between German energy firm Mabanaft and Fairplay Towage.
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News - VideosDunkirk shipwrecks pictured in new 3D images
A French and British team have released precise 3D images of ships bombed by the Germans as they tried to rescue soldiers stranded in Dunkirk during the Second World War.
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NewsDelivering future electric tug technology
Macduff is helping spearhead the electric tug movement
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NewsISU appoints new president
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has appointed John Witte Jr. as ISU president, succeeding Captain Nicholas Sloane, who will continue as a member of ISU’s Executive Committee.
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NewsTug order boost for Macduff
Macduff Ship Design has provided an update of recent deliveries, indicating a healthy order book within the tug sector for the Scottish naval architect and marine survey specialist.
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NewsSuez Canal expands tug fleet by 10 vessels
The Suez Canal Authority’s(SCA) recent order for 10 new Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed tugs signals an important upgrade to the authority’s fleet.
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NewsSix new Damen tugs for Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Five conventional – but IMO Tier III compliant – tugs and one electric one have been ordered by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
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NewsIntroducing Damen’s ASD Tug 2111
News that Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ) has ordered an ASD Tug 2111 from Damen Shipyards along with publication of the model’s product sheet allows a detailed first look at this new arrival, the smallest of its ASD tug range.
