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Atlantic Towing Limited and Svitzer Modernise Halifax Port Fleet with New Escort Tugboats
Atlantic Towing Limited, a member of the J.D. Irving, Limited family of companies and Svitzer have made a significant joint investment in the modernisation of the Port of Halifax fleet by acquiring two new escort tugboats from the Rastar 3200 series, …
Jun 19, 2024 / Curious
KOTUG Canada Provides First State-of-the-Art Dual Fuel Methanol Escort Tugs for Trans Mountain’s Expanded Operations on Canada’s West Coast
In 2021, after a rigorous and competitive process, Trans Mountain, on behalf of shippers for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP), awarded KOTUG Canada Inc. a long-term contract to provide enhanced escort towage services for tankers that load …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious
Sanmar Shipyards holds naming ceremonies for five tugboats
Sanmar Shipyards has held naming ceremonies over two consecutive days for five tugboats. 2 LNG-fuelled escort tugs are the most powerful tugboats that Sanmar has built to date, while the other 3 of the tugs are the first in the game-changing …
Mar 14, 2023 / Curious
Kongsberg To Supply Heavy Duty Towing Winches On 16 New Escort Tugs In Build At Turkish Yard Med Marine
Kongsberg has announced the signing of a large contract with Turkish tugboat builder Med Marine to deliver heavy-duty, Escort Series towing winches for nine escort tugs equipped with azimuth stern drives (ASD). This order follows on from a contract …
Dec 12, 2022 / Vessels
Crowley Expands Tier IV Fleet with Delivery of Powerful, Cleaner Tug
Crowley has taken delivery of Athena, its fourth and most powerful Tier IV ship assist and harbor escort tugboat.The 77-foot Athena provides the agility of its compact size without the sacrifice of power – offering the most bollard pull for a tug …
Apr 15, 2022 / Vessels
BIMCO launches new contract for employment of security escort vessels
BIMCO’s Documentary Committee has approved a new standard contract for security escort vessels (SEVs). The standard is a balanced contractual framework for SEVs that accompany merchant ships in high threat areas such as the Gulf of Guinea which has …
Jan 10, 2022 / Curious
Wärtsilä chosen to power British Columbia’s most environmentally advanced escort tugs
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main engines and LNG fuel gas supply systems for two new LNG-fuelled escort tugs being built for Canada’s HaiSea Marine, a joint venture between the Haisla Nation and Seaspan Marine Transportation. The …
Jun 21, 2021 / Vessels
Crowley Begins Use of Biofuel to Power Tug Veteran for Sustainability
Crowley Shipping and Shell Trading (US) Company (STUSCO) recently initiated the use of low carbon biofuel to power the Crowley tugboat Veteran, a ship assist and escort tug serving the Bay of San Francisco.The fueling contract between the companies …
Apr 16, 2021 / Vessels
UZMAR signs a contract with Karachi Port Trust, PAKISTAN for Four newbuilds RAstar 3200W Class Terminal Escort Tugboats
Karachi Port Trust, has signed a contract with UZMAR Shipyard to purchase Four 32,0 meters RAstar 3200W Class Terminal / Escort Tugboats over the video conference on August 18th. Contract is signed between Admiral Mr. Jamil Akhtar HI, Chairman and …
Aug 21, 2020 / Vessels
Delivery of first vessel with Wärtsilä HY hybrid technology marks new era in shipping
The technology group Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module solution, the Wärtsilä HY, is now fully operational on the ‘Vilja’, an escort tug owned by the Swedish port of Luleå. The tug was built at Gondan Shipbuilders in Asturias, Spain and was delivered in …
Jul 8, 2019 / Vessels