Tugs & Salvage – Page 5
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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.
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NewsIce problems solved for tugs in winter
Corroboration between tug owner Alfons Håkans and propulsion manufacturer Steerprop has resulted in a winning solution to crushed ice problems faced by tugs in winter.
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NewsSOS call for steam tug with a tragic past
A tug raised from the river bed after a fatal sinking 70 years ago desperately needs funds to preserve her, a campaign group says.
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NewsDamen’s second fully electric tug sets sail
A second fully electric RSD-E tug 2513 has been launched by Damen from its Vietnamese shipyard.
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NewsTarge expands its Sanmar-built tug fleet
Targe Towing has added an eighth tug to its fleet with a Robert Allan design built by Turkish builder Sanmar.
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NewsNew managers for Jenkins Marine vessels
Two vessels out of the Jenkins Marine fleet are now being managed by Landfall Marine in the Netherlands.
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NewsValue of what’s saved overrides cost of saving it - ISU
On its annual Associate Members’ Day, the president of the International Salvage Union stressed that the focus should always be on the value of what can be saved rather than the cost of saving it.
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NewsBattery system selected for Kotug’s E-Pusher
The Netherlands-based EST-Floattech has been selected to supply the containerised energy solution for Kotug International’s E-Pusher, claimed to be the world’s first fully electric pusher tug.
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NewsCircular shipbreaking launched by Damen
A pilot project to dismantle a small tug and re-use as much as possible has been set up by Dutch tug builder Damen.
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NewsWorld’s first LNG Voith tractor tug launched
Uzmar has launched a Robert Allan-designed Voith-propelled tractor tug, the world’s first with LNG dual-fuel propulsion, the designer says.
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NewsWärtsilä launches propulsion system for tugs & ferries
Wärtsilä has launched a high-performance thruster and propulsion package for tugs, offshore vessels and ferries.
