US shipping company Crowley Maritime Corporation formally named its newest ship assist tug in a ceremony in San Diego, California, on Tuesday, June 25. Named eWolf, the tug was designed by Seattle-based Crowley Engineering Services and built at the Coden, Alabama facilities of Master Boat Builders....
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Netherlands-based marine services company Muller Dordrecht recently added a newbuild vessel to its fleet of harbour and offshore support tugs. En Avant 26 is the second in a series of tugs designed for harbour and offshore towing, terminal support, escort, and firefighting duties. Like its earlier...
Western Australia-based marine services company Mackenzie Marine and Towage will welcome a new tug to its fleet in 2025 for operation out of the Port of Esperance. Tagon will be operated alongside four other tugs in the owner’s fleet, including the 2023-built Lillian Mac. Hellfire Bay will leave...
A future US Navy Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship (T-ATS) will be named USNS Narragansett in honour of the Narragansett Native American Tribe of Rhode Island, US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro confirmed on Tuesday, June 18. The naming selection of the future Narragansett follows...
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report on its investigation into a collision incident involving a fishing vessel and a tug in 2022. The incident occurred on June 24 of that year at King George Dock in Hull, England. On the said date, while alongside at King George...
Deliveries include a harbour tug for a Greek towage provider and two support tugs for the Philippine Navy. The US Navy formally names a new salvage ship. Construction starts in China on a vessel for a local owner. Finally, a UK harbour authority places a newbuilding order. Greece’s Seagate welcomes new tug to fleet Greek […]
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The Portland Harbour Authority (PHA) of the UK has placed an order for a new ASD tug. The 21-metre vessel will be highly manoeuvrable and able to generate a bollard pull of 50 tonnes. Other notable features include the location of the winch in the deck house, which allows fore and aft towing...
The Philippine Navy recently took delivery of two new tugs built by local shipyard Josefa Slipways. Designed by Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd, the newbuilds include one harbour tug and one ocean tug constructed to owner and Philippine flag requirements. The harbour tug YT 027...
Danish marine services provider Saga Shipping has taken delivery of a new workboat capable of supply, towing, and anchor handling duties under a broad range of weather conditions in both harbour and deeper offshore waters. Built locally by Hvide Sande Shipyard (HSS) to a design by OSK-ShipTech,...
Boluda Towage has acquired Les Abeilles International, a provider of emergency response services primarily off the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of France. The acquired company will now operate at Boluda Towage France. Its six French-flagged vessels will be added to the 40 vessels that Boluda...