Tugs & Salvage – Page 3
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NewsDouble delivery ends buoyant year for Sanmar
Sanmar Shipyards has marked the end of a productive 2024 with deliveries of a powerful compact tug to its owner in Croatia and an ice-class tug to Finland.
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NewsSanmar’s all-electric tug – a progress report
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has provided a progress report on the performance of one of its battery-powered, all-electric ship-handling tugs.
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NewsDamen delivers Shoalbuster to Kazakhstan owner
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered one of the larger versions of its Shoalbuster range of tug/workboats to Caspian Offshore Construction.
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NewsSalvaging container ships in European waters
Salvage companies debated the handling of container ship accidents off Europe’s congested coastline at an annual conference in London last week.
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NewsBTA revises standard towage conditions document
The British Tugowners Association (BTA) has revised its UK Standard Conditions for Towage and Other Services (UKSCT) to align it with the contemporary world of, among other things, automation, electronic systems and digitalisation.
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NewsFirst electric tug launched in South America
The first electric tug in South America has been launched by SAAM Towage for operations with the Chilean Oil Company ENAP.
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NewsSvitzer continues to decarbonise its towing fleet
The towage and salvage expert has four new TRAnsverse tugs from Cheoy Lee Shipyards
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News - VideosWATCH: Dutch Coast Guard rescues rudderless cargo ship
A rudderless cargo ship drifting without power in a stormy North Sea has been towed to safety by the Dutch Coast Guard.
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NewsBrazilian expansion for Svitzer Towage
Global towage service provider Svitzer has expanded its presence in Brazil with the introduction of two 70+ tonne bollard pull tugs in the Port of Itaqui in São Luís, Maranhão.
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NewsHuman error sinks New Zealand Navy ship
A court has ruled that a navy auxiliary vessel ran aground because of human error, notably the autopilot not being disengaged while executing a turn.
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NewsTug Malta christens its second Damen RSD Tug 2513
Tug Malta added a second similar vessel to its fleet following the christening of Med Aldebaran at a naming ceremony attended by Malta’s prime minister Robert Abela.
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NewsFirst electric tug for European port delivered to Antwerp
The first fully electric tug to operate in a European port is one of six built by Damen and delivered to Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
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NewsSanmar tug number eight for P&O Maritime Logistics
The P&O Gaynde is based on the RAstar 2900SX ASD escort tug design from Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd
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NewsMAIB report reveals safety concerns in Greenock tug sinking
The report raised critical marine safety issues, particularly regarding the limited training of marine pilots
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NewsChange of role for ‘Buzzard’ jack-up barge
A jack-up barge built over 40 years ago is starting a new life in the offshore oil and gas industry in West Africa
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NewsPiriou delivers tugs to Port of Saint-Malo
French shipbuilder Chantiers Piriou has delivered two compact tugs to Saint-Malo as part of a fleet renewal programme and designed for operation in the Brittany port’s lock system.
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NewsTug destined for civils projects christened
Multraship christens a new Damen-built tug that will play an instrumental part in two major civil engineering projects.
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NewsMajor LNG support contract for Kotug
Towage service provider Kotug International has secured a major contract that will see four Robert Allan-designed ASD tugs deployed to support an LNG project off the coast of West Africa.
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News'Ruby': Ticking time bomb or damp squib?
With the bulk carrier Ruby’s troubles now entering the next phase, Peter Barker reflects on how this otherwise typical voyage – albeit with a dangerous cargo and some problems along the way – grabbed the world’s attention.
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News'Pressure cooker' of decisions to deal with sunken barge
The salvage of a sinking sand-laden barge was described as a ‘pressure cooker’ of difficult decisions by salvors.
