All Tugs articles – Page 9
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NewsSTX gets order for two more icebreaker tugs
STX Norway Offshore has signed contracts for the building of two icebreaker tugs to JSC Circle Marine Invest in Kazakhstan.
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NewsCrowley to build two more ocean tugs
Crowley Maritime in the USA has ordered two additional high-bollard-pull Ocean class tugs from Bollinger Shipyards.
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NewsElectric power for efficient tugs
We often remark that little is new in the world of ship design and ship machinery. The June 1960 issue of The Motor Ship proves that.
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Rolls-Royce powers six new tugs in Eastern China
Rolls-Royce Marine has signed a contract to supply 12 azimuth thrusters to power six new tugboats for Qingdao Port, a leading coastal port in China. Deliveries will start in the third quarter of 2010.
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NewsPortuguese yard facing tough market
The Portuguese shipyard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, SA (ENVC, SA) is managing to keep its docks busy and to maintain, in the repair business, similar results to those achieved in 2009 for the same period while the number of enquiries received is slighter higher than the previous year.
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ST Marine to build two tugs for OSG
The Singapore-based ST Marine announced that its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has signed a contract with subsidiaries of Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) to build two 8,000bhp ATB tugs worth over $21 million. ST Marine is a subsidiary of ST Engineering.
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NewsKorean harbour tugs do the job
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.
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NewsCrowley orders two ocean tugs from Bollinger
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.
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NewsFirst new US Navy pilots' tug enters service
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.
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NewsVoith propulsion for Egyptian tugs
Two new Voith Water Tractors (VWT) each are currently being built for the port authorities of Alexandria and Damietta. Voith Turbo Marine is supplying the propulsion components for these four vessels.
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NewsE3 tug receives award
The environmentally-friendly E3 hybrid tugAt the 4th Maritime Awards Gala held in Rotterdam, the KVNR Shipping Award 2009 was granted to the sustainable tugboat project known as E3 Tug. The E3 tug is being developed by a consortium consisting of Smit engineering, Damen Shipyards and Alewijnse Marine Systems. Alewijnse is ...
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BV to class Caspian ice-breaking tugs
Bureau Veritas (BV) has been chosen to class two different series of sophisticated ice-breaking tugs for service in the Caspian Sea.The first series is for three plus two 66 m loa ice-breaking and ice management tugs with 50 tonne bollard pull and Ice Class IA Super Special Service - North ...
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NewsKeppel wins two-tug order
A Keppel-built 45 tonne ASD tugKeppel 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 built to Keppel O&M?s proprietary design, developed by its technology unit, Marine Technology ...
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OSD launches near-zero emission tug
WorldWise Marine, a partner in the Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) group, has launched a new design for a near-zero emission hydrogen powered tug.Michiel Wijsmuller, managing director of Offshore Ship Designers, says, "This new harbour tug will be able to remain on standby, and mobilise/demobilise with zero emissions, and will save ...
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Strategic Marine bags first tug order
Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine (SM) has broken new ground by winning a contract to build a 23.9 metre new generation compact tug, the first tugboat signing in the company?s history.The vessel, which has a 60 tonne bollard pull, has been ordered by the Port of Napier, another breakthrough since this ...
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Genoa tug owner order AHTS vessel
The Genoa-based Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. has placed an order for an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel with the Spanish shipbuilder Union Naval Valencia for delivery in March 2010. With a length of 54.35 metres and a breadth of 15 metres, the vessel will have a 5,870 kW power plant, ...
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Tug Malta to get more tugs
Tug Malta has ordered two tugs costing over EUR50m in all and aims to develop offshore services in North African countries, and in the Mediterranean in general.Rimorchiatori Riuniti SpA of Genoa, Italy, which last July took majority shareholding in Tug Malta Ltd from the government, described the contracts as important ...
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Keppel secures tug orders
Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (Keppel O&M), secured three contracts worth approximately $75.3 million, including owner-furnished equipment, to build eight tugs.The first contract is with Smit Internationale Beheer B.V. to build two 90-tonne bollard pull offshore support tugs. These ...
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Tugboat tender saves SAS from doldrums
The Durban-based Southern African Shipyards (SAS) has won tenders worth R400 million to build five tugboats for Transnet for delivery in 2010.The tugs were being procured through two tenders: one directly from Transnet for three tugs for the Port of Nqgura, and one with Transnet National Ports Authority (NPA) for ...
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Rotortug orders
In a repeat order, KST BV, formerly trading under the name Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading, recently closed contracts with Unterweser Reederei GmbH of Bremen, Germany, for the construction of two Rotortugs RT80-28. The 28 metre long tugs, previously known as RT80-r, are expected to have a bollard pull in excess ...
