Tugs

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Boluda Towage Europe has ordered two 85-tonne bollard pull ASD Tugs 2813 from Damen Shipyards Group for operations in the Port of Zeebrugge as part of the extended concession for towage services.

14th August 2020

Two new tugs for Boluda from Damen

14th August 2020

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

When Canadian fuel distributor North Arm Transportation decided to order a new tug, it opted for a pair of Veth Z-drives.

5th August 2020

Veth Z-drives for new North Arm Transport tugs

5th August 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shipyards Group has been awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 after an intensive tender process.

29th July 2020

Damen to supply tugs to Antwerp

29th July 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Song Cam Shipyard, together with joint venture partner Song Cam Shipyard, has hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the electric RSD-E Tug 2513 that Damen is building for the Ports of Auckland,…

10th July 2020

Keel laid for Auckland’s electric tug

10th July 2020

LNG

LNG

Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore (BV) has successfully completed a milestone remote marine survey in collaboration with PSA Marine for an LNG dual fuel PSA Marine harbour tug.

23rd June 2020

First remote survey for harbour tug

23rd June 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

NYK successfully tested remote navigation of a tugboat in Tokyo Bay. The trial forms part of a Japanese government supported project to introduce remote navigation by 2025.

21st May 2020

NYK conducts remote navigation tests on tug

21st May 2020

LNG

LNG

ABB’s electric propulsion, power, energy storage, control and automation technology will be deployed by the first tug in South Asia capable of switching between LNG engines and zero-emission battery power.

15th April 2020

ABB powers first South Asia LNG hybrid tug

15th April 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Konsgberg Maritime will supply its azimuth thrusters for a new autonomous tugboat.

3rd April 2020

Kongsberg thrusters for autonomous tug

3rd April 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Technology group Wärtsilä and PSA Marine have successfully completed initial sea trials for the IntelliTug project.

13th March 2020

Autonomous tug completes initial sea trials

13th March 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The first of a total of six multi-role tugs built by Remontowa Shipyard in Poland has recently been delivered to the Polish Navy.

27th February 2020

Polish Navy takes receipt of ASD tugs

27th February 2020

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Ocean Industries has placed an order with MAN for eight IMO Tier III-compliant engines in connection with the construction of four ASD tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy.

21st February 2020

MAN wins RCN tug engines contract

21st February 2020

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

Schottel has won a deal with Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine to provide propulsion units for a newly built escort and harbour tug.

19th February 2020

Turkish tug fitted with Schottel bestseller

19th February 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Portugal’s marine industries have a prestigious new reference in the fast-growing, expedition-style segment of the cruise market, through the debut of the 9,300gt World Explorer, writes David Tinsley.

13th November 2019

NEW DIMENSION TO PORTUGUESE SHIPBUILDING

13th November 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Technology group Wärtsilä, in collaboration with PSA Marine, has achieved a breakthrough in its IntelliTug project, with the commencing of dynamic positioning (DP) trials under real-life conditions.

7th November 2019

Autonomous harbour tug moves closer

7th November 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Tokyo Kisen and e5 Lab have jointly developed the new concept design of an electric propulsion harbour tugboat powered by a large-capacity battery and hydrogen fuel cell.

30th October 2019

Tug powered by battery and hydrogen cell

30th October 2019

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

ABB and Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech) have joined forces to retrofit a harbour tugboat, making it the first autonomous tug in South Asia.

21st October 2019

First South Asian autonomous tug retrofit

21st October 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A European port has ordered construction of the world’s first tug powered by hydrogen for ultra-low emissions to help it transition to sustainable, CO2-neutral operations.

26th September 2019

World’s first hydrogen-powered tug

26th September 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of the world’s first fully electric ship-handing tug.

5th August 2019

Damen supplies world’s first electric tug

5th August 2019

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Neptune Marine has delivered an advanced version of its shallow-draft EuroTug 3515 to the Basque based offshore service provider Zumaia Offshore.

7th May 2019

EuroTug 3515 with hybrid propulsion

7th May 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) is developing an autonomous tug through its subsidiary Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), with the expectation that it will be one of Singapores first…

15th April 2019

Keppel autonomous tug is a Singapore first

15th April 2019