All Tugs articles – Page 7
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NewsRotterdam tug is first to use synthetic diesel
Dutch company Royal Boskalis has announced that the tug ‘Smit Elbe’, which is based in the port of Rotterdam, has become the first tug in the Netherlands to be fuelled with Shell GTL.
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NewsThe first tugs with pure gas propulsion
The first tug to use LNG as its sole fuel source is undergoing sea trials prior to its delivery to Norwegian operator Buksér og Berging from the Sanmar shipyard in Turkey.
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News12-tug thruster contract for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced an order from Turkish tug specialist Sanmar shipyard of Istanbul for 12 shipsets of azimuth thrusters for various customers.
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NewsRolls-Royce power for first pure LNG-fuelled tugs
Two LNG-fuelled tug newbuildings were named at Sanmar Shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey, on 5 October.
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Gas-fuelled tugs to be developed in Dubai
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Rolls-Royce and Drydocks World Dubai to provide systems for gas-fuelled tugs for the Middle East market.
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Foil replaces paint on Dutch tug
Dutch company Micanti says that it has applied its patented Thorn-D non-toxic antifouling on the tug Willem-B Sr, owned by BMS Towing and used for towage and salvage in The Netherlands.
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NewsTug and barge alternative
“We simply saw a gap: a vessel that can handle high seas more easily than the normal offshore tug and barge combinations,” says Remko Bouma of Damen Shipyards Bergum.
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NewsWärtsilä to power new KOC tugs
Finland''s Wärtsilä Corporation has been awarded a major contract to supply 28 engines and complete propulsion systems for fourteen tugs being built by Damen Shipyards for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).
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NewsDamen builds terminal tugs for KOC
Damen has signed a contract with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to build 14 Damen ASD tugs.
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NewsInland LNG Push Tug
Seatech Engineering in Poland has developed designs for an inland waterways push tug that uses LNG as fuel. The challenge was to accommodate the space required for the LNG tanks within the normal dimensions for this type of tug – achieved by some innovative solutions mainly involving the crew accommodation, ...
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NewsFirst Smit Lamnalco tug launched
Smit Lamnalco has launched ''SL Gabon'' – the first tug branded under the company’s new corporate identity, following the integration of Smit’s terminal operations with Lamnalco back in 2011.
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NewsZ-Tech tug successfully delivered to ICDAS
ICDAS Shipyards has delivered the ‘Z-Tech 6500 ICDAS 19’to its sister company, ICDAS Port Operations.
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NewsLow manpower design for Abu Dhabi tugs
The new RAmparts 3200 tugs for the Abu Dhabi Ports Company have been specially designed for a reduced manning operation, with a high degree of machinery automation.
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NewsHybrid tug power for Svitzer Australia
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the power system for four new diesel-electric powered tugs being built for Svitzer Australia at the ASL shipyard in Singapore, scheduled to be in operation by early 2014.
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NewsGrandweld tugs for Khalifa Port
Dubai''s Grandweld Shipyards recently delivered two new 55 tonne bollard pull escort tugboats to Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, and a special ceremony was held to mark the occasion.
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NewsChinese LNG tug engine order for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä says that it is to supply the main engines for two LNG-fuelled tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC).
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NewsSuccessful sea trials for new Voith tug
The new Voith Water Tractor (VWT) ‘Ilan 1’ built for Haifa Port Authority has undergone successful sea trials in Valencia.
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NewsEuropean hybrid tugs are coming to fruition
Tug owners worldwide have long recognised the need to meet future demands for more environmentally acceptable vessels, and Europe is joining the USA in making ‘green’ tug power a reality, writes Jack Gaston.
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NewsHybrid E-KOTUG launch
Europe’s first hybrid tugboat was launched recently at this year’s well known ‘Herring Party’ in Rotterdam.
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NewsRobert Allan and Rotortug to cooperate
Canadian tug design specialist Robert Allan and Dutch company Rotortug (KST) have announce the initiation of a new strategic alliance for the future development of the Rotor Tug concept.
