Tugs & Salvage – Page 8
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NewsSanmar’s double delivery for Canadian owner
The final delivery of Sanmar Shipyards’ three ElectRA class electric propulsion tugs and the first of two LNG-fuelled RAstar tugs leaves just one piece of the jigsaw to complete for Canada’s HaiSea Marine.
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NewsTug heroes win award for saving 21 lives
A three-man tug crew who saved the lives of 21 men and avoided a catastrophic oil spill were officially commended by the International Maritime organisation last week.
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NewsDemand and opportunity grow for wind farm CSOVs
Damen is making the most of the world’s growing appetite for Construction Service Operation Vessels.
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NewsHapo Barges expands lifting gear portfolio
Hapo International Barges B.V. is increasing its salvage capabilities with an impressive couple of additions.
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NewsUK marks 25 years of life and vessel-saving SOSREP
The vital work of the Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention has now entered its 25th year.
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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
