First RApport 1600-SX harbor tug completes trials
JUNE 25, 2018 — Vancouver, B.C., Canada, based Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) reports that , the first RApport 1600-SX tug, was run through its paces by her builder, Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, last
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Star Marine takes delivery of RAstar 3400 escort tug quartet
MAY 17, 2018 — Star Marine Ltd. of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has taken delivery of four Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) RAstar 3400 escort tugs. Named i Murjan 1, 2, 3, and 4
Conrad Shipyard delivers first of three Vane Brothers ATB tugs
FEBRUARY 21, 2018 — Baltimore, MD, headquartered Vane Brothers Company has taken delivery of the first of three new ATB tugs from Conrad Shipyard’s Orange, TX, shipyard. The first tug is the
Baydelta marks several firsts in bringing hybrid technology to tugs
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 — The latest multi-purpose tractor tug being built for Baydelta Maritime LLC by Nichols Brothers (see earlier story) marks a number of firsts in the application of hybrid technology
Baydelta to build Jensen designed hybrid tug at Nichols Brothers
JANUARY 29, 2018 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, is providing the design for a new 100-foot, Z-Drive hybrid tugboat to be built by Nichols
Washburn & Doughty to build two Z drive tugs with Cat hybrid solution
East Boothbay, ME, shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty is to design and build two 93′ x 38′ Z drive tugs with a “stem to stern” Caterpillar Marine hybrid solution for Harbor Docking and
VIDEO: Drone technology tested for safer tug operations
DECEMBER 23, 2017—Dutch towing company Kotug has never been shy about developing and applying new technology to its operations. The family-owned business, which stretches back to 1911, has developed the Rotortug—a tug
Icebreaking tug will be first vessel with Wärtsilä HY hybrid solution
DECEMBER 19, 2017 — A 36 m Robert Allan Ltd. design TundRA 3600-H class icebreaking escort tug under construction at Spain’s Gondan Shipbuilding will be the first vessel in operation with a
EPA grant will help Port of Long Beach upgrade three cranes, four tugs
NOVEMBER 17, 2017 — The Port of Long Beach has been awarded $2.4 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help Stevedoring Services of America (SSA), Foss Maritime and Curtin Maritime
Gondan wins contract for powerful icebreaking escort tug
NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has signed a contract with the Port of Luleå, Sweden, covering construction of a new hybrid-powered 36 m RAL TundRA 3600-H class icebreaking escort tug