SAAM Towage Canada’s electric twins go to work in Vancouver
Now in service with SAAM Towage Canada, the SAAM Volta and Chief Dan George are the first battery electric tugs built specifically to operate in Vancouver, B.C. Built to Robert Allan Ltd’s
Now in service with SAAM Towage Canada, the SAAM Volta and Chief Dan George are the first battery electric tugs built specifically to operate in Vancouver, B.C. Built to Robert Allan Ltd’s
Hong Kong headquartered Cheoy Lee Shipyards has marked a significant milestone. The tug Joymoni, recently delivered to Mongla Port Authority in Bangladesh is the 50th RAmparts 3200-CL to be completed by the
The shipping industry is wrestling with a decarbonization challenge that requires all stakeholders to take actions to develop a more sustainable sector. To achieve this, different parts of the industry will need
The two all-electric tugs ordered from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard by SAAM Towage in October 2022 (see earlier story) are now on their way to Vancouver, B.C. Following successful completion of sea trials,
The Maersk group’s towage operator Svitzer has taken delivery of Svitzer Estelle, the second Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200W tug built for Svitzer’s European operations by Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyards. It will
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard has delivered HaiSea Brave, the third of the three battery electric tugs ordered by Canada’s HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with
Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded Gaspé, Quebec, shipbuilder Chantier Naval Forillon a CAD 55.5 million (about US$40.5 million) contract to build Canada’s first hybrid Coast Guard vessel: the new Near-Shore
NextDecade Corporation’s Rio Grande LNG project in Brownsville, Texas, is moving right along. Already the tugs that will serve the export terminal are being lined up. Today, Gulf LNG Tugs of Brownsville,
Marking a major construction milestone, the first in a new generation of multi-purpose tugs — the first TRAnsverse tug — has been launched at Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar’s Tuzla shipyard. Unveiled by the
Following up on an initiative with Vancouver, B.C., based naval architect company Robert Allan Ltd. first announced in November 2021, the Maersk group’s towage company, Svitzer, has launched the second phase of