Tugs & Salvage – Page 53
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NewsBusy times for Damen
Damen are known for their ability to supply tugs from stock to tight timescales and the Gorinchem based shipbuilder recently reported on eight vessel orders covering a wide range from their portfolio.
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NewsLast of five LNG terminal tugs delivered
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard has completed a five-vessel tug order for Smit Lamnalco for operation at three LNG export terminals at the Port of Gladstone on Australia’s east coast.
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NewsMassive turnout for the tugs and towage two-day conference
The increasingly popular biennial Tugnology conference was held London for the second time. Tugnology 15 was convened on the 18 & 19th of May at the Lancaster Hotel, located in London’s ‘West End’.
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NewsBusy start to the year for Tsavliris Salvage
Piraeus based Tsavliris Salvage have reported on a busy first three months to the year responding to incidents ranging from on-going assistance to a sunken dredger to providing rescue towage services.
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NewsASD tug development in Argentina
Buenos Aires based shipyard Astilleros Unidelta SA are currently building an ASD shiphandling tug with the potential to attract local interest from a market familiar with European products.
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NewsTwin-fin twins for Kotug
Rotterdam based towage service provider Kotug has been active in the business of fleet expansion recently and now have two new tractor tugs for operation within their European harbour towage division.
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Salvage giants agree to merge
Two of the world’s leading marine service companies have agreed to merge their salvage divisions forming a new company operating under the name “Ardent” with operations commencing immediately.
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NewsWreck removal convention comes into force
The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 came into force recently placing strict liability on owners including provision of financial security and providing State Parties with extra rights.
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NewsCrowley crews’ courage recognised
The crew of two Crowley Maritime Corporation tugs have been honoured by the United States Coast Guard for their part in the emergency rescue tow of the drill barge ''Kulluk'' off Kodiak Island in December 2012.
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NewsA new design from Damen
Damen Shipyards has unveiled the first example of a new design with delivery of the ASD Tug 2913 tug ''Michel'' to German towage specialist Petersen & Alpers.
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NewsURAG boost their Hamburg fleet
German towage service provider URAG have expanded their fleet with the recent addition of the two newbuild Damen ASD 2411 stern-drive tugs ''Brake'' and ''Perfect'' to operate in the port of Hamburg.
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NewsFirst of Fairplay’s new twins delivered
Hamburg based Fairplay Towage have taken delivery of the first of a pair of hybrid tractor tugs from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Armon Navia Shipyards.
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NewsMultraship joins the green tug club
The Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist Multraship has become the latest owner to join the ‘green’ tug club with delivery of the Damen ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid Multratug 28.
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NewsInnovative new tug for Foss Maritime
Seattle based Foss Maritime have christened the first of three Arctic Class tugs designed for operation in extreme conditions and now ready for its first job, an oil industry tow from South Korea to the Alaskan Arctic.
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NewsSanmar delivers the first RAscal 1800
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar have a now well-established involvement with vessels from naval architect Robert Allan Ltd and they have recently added the first RAscal 1800 tug to their own fleet.
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NewsRecovering trapped oil from sunken wrecks
Norwegian company Miko Marine have developed a tool to quickly and economically recover trapped oil from sunken vessels before it has a chance to escape and cause environmental damage.
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NewsCoping with maritime accidents and emergencies
Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, supported by the International Salvage Union, Safety4Sea and Lloyd’s List are holding a seminar, Managing Maritime Accidents & Emergencies on how to cope when disaster strikes at sea.
