Innovative escort tug winch system gains U.S. patent

JUNE 16, 2015 — JonRie InterTech, Manahawkin, NJ, has been issued a U.S. Patent for an innovative winch system for escort tugs. The U.S. Patent Office today issued Patent s/n 9,056,655 to

Norwegian LNG-fueled escort tugs opt for Wärtsilä

JANUARY 28, 2015— Wärtsilä has signed a contract to supply three large new escort tugs for Norwegian operator Østensjø Rederi with Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines integrated with a customized gas storage and

LNG fueled escort tug bunkers in Zeebrugge

FEBRUARY 20, 2014 — The world’s first LNG fueled escort tug, the Borgøy owned by Buksér og Berging AS, has notched up another first by becoming the first seagoing vessel to be