Wilson Sons delivers second tug in Damen ASD 2411 quartet

OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Wilson Sons Guarujá, Brazil, shipyard, has delivered the Damen ASD Tug 2411 design SST-Aruá, the second of four tugboats on order for SAAM Smit Towage Brazil. The first

New JonRie winch is a brown water workhorse

OCTOBER 11, 2017 — The Liz Healy, third in a series of 60 ton bollard pull ASD towboats built for Bisso Towboat Company, Luling, LA, by Main Iron Works, Houma, LA, has

Wärtsilä launches a new tug portfolio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 – A new portfolio of tug designs — the HYTug series — puts the emphasis on environmental sustainability and the need for regulatory compliance that is an increasing concern

BV issues new class rules for OSVs, tugs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017—Class society Bureau Veritas recently issued new rules for the Classification of Offshore Service Vessels and Tugs, including new class notations for pipelay vessels, accommodation units, offshore construction vessels and

Damen Shipyards Sharjah lays keel for ASD tug

AUGUST 31, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Sharjah, UAE, held a keel laying ceremony this week for an ASD Tug 2913 that the shipyard is building for Saqr Ports, part of Rash Al

Kotug Smit adds two ASD 2913 sisters to its fleet

AUGUST 30, 2017 — Kotug Smit Towage has taken the Damen Shipyards ASD 2913 sister tugs Rotterdam and Southampton into service for its European harbor towage. While the Rotterdam is operating in

New tug to feature unique electric-driven winch

AUGUST 18, 2017— For several decades, Rapp Marine has designed, engineered and delivered towing winches for workboat market. Combining the best ideas from its past work in the other commercial industries and

First Tier 4 tug on East Coast goes to work in New York

AUGUST 10, 2017 — The Capt. Brian A. McAllister, the first EPA Tier 4 tug on the U.S. East Coast is now at work for McAllister Towing. Named after the company’s Chairman,

Malaysian shipyard launches versatile ASD tug

AUGUST 9, 2017 — The azimuthing stern drive (ASD) format has become the norm for a great many tugs working in vessel assist around the world’s ports. Many ASD tugs are dedicated

Video: New tug for NASSCO christened

AUGUST 4, 2017—A christening ceremony was recently held for a new 820 hp, steel-hull tug built by Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW) for General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, CA. Designed by naval

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