Brazilian towage provider Starnav Serviços Marítimos has taken delivery of the final one of eight escort tugs ordered from affiliate company Detroit Brasil. Named ..
Harbour Tugs and Operation
Wood chip carrier refloated following grounding near Corral, Chile
A cargo ship was successfully refloated after it had run aground off the town of Corral in Chile’s Valdivia province on Saturday, May 9. The Hong Kong-flagged wood ..
Kotug acquires UAE-based Marsol International
Kotug International has completed the 100 per cent acquisition of Marsol International, a UAE-based offshore and marine terminal services provider. The acquisition also ..
ST Engineering completes sea trials of autonomous tug
ST Engineering has successfully completed the initial sea trials of a fully autonomous tug in Singapore waters under the Smart Maritime Autonomous Vessel (SMAV) project. ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Mark E. Kuebler – First of new US-built tug series impresses with serious power
Gulf Island Shipyards has completed the first in a series of ten tugs to a new design from Robert Allan Ltd, five of which were…
VESSEL REVIEW | SST Grizzly and SST Orca – Escort tug beasts for British Columbia
SAAM Smit Towage Canada (SST Canada), a joint venture partnership between Boskalis and SAAM of Chile, has recently completed the purchase of two new escort…
VESSEL REVIEW | Cap de Fer – Vittoria Shipyard returns to tug building
Veneto-based Cantiere Navale Vittoria has delivered the tug Cap de Fer to the port authority in Skikda, Algeria.