With its eyes on IMO 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets, Brazilian towage operator Starnav has contracted the Detroit shipyard in Itajaí for four new 32 meter long, 11.6 meter wide escort
HaiSea Marine, a partnership formed between Canada’s Haisla Nation and North Vancouver, B.C.-based Seaspan ULC, has won a major contract with LNG Canada to build and operate escort tugs and harbor tugs
Recently delivered by the ASL Shipyard, Singapore, the Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3000-W series ASD tug Svitzer North has been built to a design developed in close co-operation with Svitzer’s operations
On September 20, Damen Shipyards Group delivered an ASD tug 2810 to Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM) in France. TSM was looking for a proven vessel and design, 60 tons bollard pull, with
In what could be called a “signing of the times,” a contract for a new tugboat placed last week with Turkish shipbuilder and tug operator Med Marine by Italian operator Somat S.p.A.,
On August 14, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, in the Netherlands, held a naming ceremony for the Peter Wessels, a new 28-meter ASD tug — just four months after the shipbuilding contract was signed
Damen Shipyard Group has delivered a tug that it calls a “one winch wonder” to IJmuiden, Netherlands, headquartered Iskes Towage & Salvage. The tug, the Jupiter, will operate in the ports of
Seabulk Towing Holdings Inc. a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) reports that it has contracted with Bayou La Batre, Ala., based Master Boat Builders, Inc. for the construction of four
A major focus at Marine Log’s TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event will be on real-life lessons learned from practical experience. In one important presentation, Bisso Towboat’s John Davis and Caterpillar Marine
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has been steadily developing and refining its extensive ASD tug portfolio with 34 of its most popular type, the 24 meter Bogacay Class, now in operation around the