Tugs

Crowley Maritime in the USA has ordered two additional high-bollard-pull Ocean class tugs from Bollinger Shipyards.

While many ports are experimenting with a range of designs for their docking assist tugs, three ports on Korea’s west coast chose to stay with a well-proven design.

The US tug owner Crowley has signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to build two newly designed ocean going tug with options for additional vessels.

The first of a new class of tugs for the US Navy, designed by Robert Allan Ltd of Vancouver, Canada, has been handed over and is now in operation.

Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China has received an order to build two 45-ton bollard pull twin-screw Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugs from Keppel Smit Towage Pte Ltd (KST). These vessels will be…