tugs

Resolve Marine sells its Gibraltar towing ops to Boluda

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered Resolve Marine has announced the sale of its Gibraltar operations. Two divisions are part of the sale: the company’s harbor towing operations and fleet were sold to Valencia, Spain, headquartered Boluda Towage Europe, and the marine services business to Elias Tapiero of ORC Marine. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“The Port of Gibraltar operations have been part of the Resolve Marine family since 2015,” said Joseph Farrell III, deputy CEO of Resolve...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/resolve-marine-sells-its-gibraltar-towing-ops-to-boluda/

Moran wins 8-tug MSC contract with $92 million potential

Moran Towing Corp., New Canaan, Conn., has been awarded a $17,667,600 firm-fixed-price contract with reimbursable elements for eight time-chartered, U.S. flagged and Jones Act compliant tugs to provide harbor support services and ship handling at Norfolk, Va.

The contract includes one firm period of 366 days with three 365-day option periods, and one 336-day option period. If exercised, the options would bring the Moran Towing contract’s total cumulative value to $92,042,296.

Work will be...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/moran-wins-8-tug-msc-contract-with-92-million-potential/

Bay Houston Towing orders multiple RAstar 3200-W tugs

Bay Houston Towingreports that its president, Philip Kuebler, has signed a contract with Sterling Shipyard in Port Neches, Texas,to build multiple Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200-W tugs.

“The addition of the RAstar 3200-W further diversifies our fleet and provides an extremely powerful package with enhanced seakeeping features designed to assist the largest ships in all types of environmental conditions. The new tugs will complement our large number of existing Low Emission Vessel (US)...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/bay-houston-towing-orders-multiple-rastar-3200-w-tugs/

Robert Allan Ltd Marvelous Tug Designs

credit:maritimeinformed

Embark on an awe-inspiring journey as we unveil the cutting-edge RAmparts 3500 tugs, redefining the maritime landscape with their unrivaled power and versatility. The maritimeinformed news source.

  • Robert Allan Ltd. delivers RAmparts 3500 tugs Cao Gang 30 and Cao Gang 31 to Caofeidian Port, China, meeting challenging design requirements for towing and fire-fighting purposes in Bohai Bay.
  • The tugs feature advanced propulsion machinery, including Yanmar main engines and...

https://mfame.guru/robert-allan-ltd-marvelous-tug-designs/

Robert Allan Ltd Marvelous Tug Designs

credit:maritimeinformed

Embark on an awe-inspiring journey as we unveil the cutting-edge RAmparts 3500 tugs, redefining the maritime landscape with their unrivaled power and versatility. The maritimeinformed news source.

  • Robert Allan Ltd. delivers RAmparts 3500 tugs Cao Gang 30 and Cao Gang 31 to Caofeidian Port, China, meeting challenging design requirements for towing and fire-fighting purposes in Bohai Bay.
  • The tugs feature advanced propulsion machinery, including Yanmar main engines and...

https://mfame.guru/robert-allan-ltd-marvelous-tug-designs/

Shipping Australia supports Svitzer Australia in its efforts to resolve industrial dispute

Pictured: a Svitzer tug carrying out towage work. Picture credit: Svitzer Australia.

Shipping Australia notes the ongoing industrial relations difficulties on the Australian waterfront.
With 1-in-5 jobs supported by global trade, over 99.9% of all physical goods and commodities moved by sea, and just under 46% of our GDP dependent on international trade, continued smooth operations on the waterfront are vital to the economic wellbeing of all Australians, no matter how far they live from the sea.

S...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-australia-supports-svitzer-australia-in-its-efforts-to-resolve-industrial-dispute/

AAL recovers two wrecked tugs in Tasmania

Pictured: the AAL Melbourne lifts a tug out of the River Mersey, Devonport, Tasmania. Photo supplied: AAL Shipping.

By AAL Shipping

*Note: this article is a re-publication of the AAL statement, however, it has been lightly edited by Shipping Australia.

Break bulk and multi-purpose shipping operator, AAL (a Shipping Australia member), has undertaken a salvage operation to remove two tugs from the Mersey River in Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania.

The 31,000 deadweight, 700 tonne, heavy...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/aal-recovers-two-wrecked-tugs-in-tasmania/

Svitzer unveils 2040 decarbonisation strategy

Pictured: a Svitzer tug undertaking a harbour towage job. Photo credit: supplied by Svitzer.

By Svitzer

Global towage operator Svitzer, part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group, has unveiled a decarbonisation strategy that will see the company become fully carbon neutral by 2040.

Svitzer plans to decarbonise in two phases. Firstly, Svitzer is aiming to reduce the CO2 intensity of its entire fleet by 50% by 2030. This will pave the way for fully carbon neutral operations just ten years’ later in 2040.

S...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/svitzer-unveils-2040-decarbonisation-strategy/

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