Tugs & Salvage – Page 4
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NewsBoluda strengthens Gibraltar tug fleet in response to Red Sea crisis
Boluda has responded to a potential growing need for more tug support around the Strait of Gibraltar as more ships are forced to find alternative routes amid the Red Sea crisis.
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NewsPowerful new tug protects Spain’s coastline
A powerful new rescue vessel has entered service with Salvamento Marítimo (SASEMAR), Spain’s maritime search and rescue agency, joining the society’s already large and impressive fleet of rescue vessels.
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NewsCollaboration enhances tug provision at Halifax
Svitzer has announced it will boost services at the Port of Halifax in Canada with two new escort tugs.
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NewsEngine control issue leads to collision
7,000 litres of marine diesel oil were spilled when a moored fishing vessel collided with an unmanned tug, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch has reported.
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NewsAnother Boluda purchase confirmed
Towage giant Boluda has confirmed its acquisition of Les Abeilles International in a move that will strengthen its operations in the French Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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NewsNew arrival for Scottish workboat owner
While the large tug operators often hit the headlines, there’s an awful lot going on ‘under the radar’ with smaller fleets working away. Peter Barker has a look at Inverlussa, in Scotland.
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NewsBritish Isles takes top spot for shipping incidents
Most shipping incidents over the past 10 years have occurred around the British Isles, the annual Allianz Commercial Safety and Shipping Review for 2024 has found.
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News‘Multratug 35’ christened in Terneuzen
A new tug has been christened at Multraship’s home in the Netherlands, the first of an identical pair built by Damen in Vietnam.
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NewsDifferent delivery methods for new tugs
Delivering new tugs to customers is trickier now that the shipyards can be the other side of the world from their customers. Peter Barker explores two main methods of delivery.
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NewsFirst hybrid LNG tugboat begins operation
The world’s first hybrid LNG tugboat has begun regular operation at the Port of Singapore
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NewsFuture-fuelled tugs for the long haul
As the towage industry grapples with reducing emissions in a world where fuels of the future are still being mapped out, it has to make decisions that could affect the commercial viability of investments that stretch way off into the future. Peter Barker reports.
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NewsPanama Canal orders 10 hybrid-electric tugs
Up to 20 hybrid-electric tugs have been ordered for the Panama Canal, with Norwegian battery developer Corvus Energy contracted to supply the batteries.
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NewsDamen seals deal for the Middle East’s first electric tug
Dutch shipbuilder Damen and AD Ports Group company SAFEEN have signed a contract that will herald the introduction of the Middle East’s first fully electric tug.
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NewsKotug tests drone towline connection
The success of a recent test using a drone could revolutionise how the connection of the towline between tug and ship is made.
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NewsBaltimore’s bridge releases 'Dali'
The container ship that took out the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore this March has now been refloated and will be probed for answers as to why she smacked into the bridge, killing six workers.
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NewsEleven tugs transported on one vessel
Eleven tugs have been transported on one vessel from Asia to Europe in a rare major logistical operation.
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NewsKeel laid for dual-fuel methanol escort tug
The keel has been laid for the first of two dual-fuel methanol escort tugs eventually destined for Canada.
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NewsSvitzer completes Brazil tug series
Newly de-listed towage firm Svitzer is continuing its deliveries, completing a series of six tugs for Brazil.
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NewsDamen wades in to the future fuels debate
Damen’s Director Products Workboats Joost Mathôt takes a look at the multiple options fuelling the future fuels debate.
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NewsFinal tug joins ‘greenest tug fleet’ in the world
A tug fleet claimed by its operator to be ‘the greenest in the world’ is now complete, with the delivery of five Sanmar-built tugs to Canada.
