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Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tanker
A Suez Canal tugboat sank on Saturday and one of its crew was missing after it collided with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker though shipping traffic in the strategically important waterway was largely unaffected, the canal authority said. Convoys of …
Aug 8, 2023 / Accidents
NYK’s Tugboat DX Project using digital technology to improve the industry
As part of a DX project aimed at improving the attractiveness of the tugboat industry, which is concerned about future labor shortages, NYK, in collaboration with AIS Co., Ltd. (AIS), a software developer, will implement functions to improve the …
Jul 31, 2023 / Curious
NYK’s tug conducts final LNG bunkering before conversion to ammonia propulsion
To be converted to ammonia-fueled tugboat On July 25, the LNG-fueled tugboat Sakigake, operated in Tokyo Bay by the NYK Group’s Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha, conducted its last bunkering at Yokohama Shinko pier as a vessel fueled by liquefied natural gas …
Jul 26, 2023 / Curious
LNG-fueled Tugboat Ishin Marks 100th LNG Bunkering
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Wednesday (Jul12) announced that the LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd., has marked its 100th LNG bunkering at the Port of Sakai-Semboku, Osaka, …
Jul 13, 2023 / Curious
K Line conducts demonstrative test voyage of a tugboat using marine biodiesel fuel at Nagoya Port
“K” Line Port Service Co., Ltd., a group company of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha., Ltd. (“K” LINE), conducted a demonstrative test voyage with the tugboat “Aihomaru” operating in Nagoya Port using next-generation biodiesel fuel. Caption: The …
Jun 26, 2023 / Curious
Kongsberg Maritime signs agreement with Alexandria Shipyard for azimuth thrusters on six tugs
Kongsberg Maritime (Kongsberg) has signed an agreement to provide its US Series of azimuth thrusters to Alexandria Shipyard (ASY) for six new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats, each with 85 tonnes of bollard pull. This new contract considered a …
Jun 12, 2023 / Curious
New TRAnsverse Tugs for Svitzer Australia
Svitzer, a leading global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has today announced it has awarded a contract to Uzmar Shipyard to build two new TRAnsverse tugs for its Australian business. The TRAnsverse tugs are a revolutionary …
May 15, 2023 / Curious
SAAM closes deal to acquire tugs from Starnav and is positioned as one of the market leaders in Brazil
SAAM, a company providing port, logistics and towage services in the Americas, concluded the purchase of 21 tugboats from the Brazilian company Starnav, which includes 19 tugs currently in operation and two additional vessels in the final phase of …
May 5, 2023 / Vessels
C-Job and Amogy Partner to Retrofit Tug with Ammonia-to-Power Technology, Paving the Way for a Greener Shipping Industry
Amogy and C-Job Naval Architects are making waves in the shipping industry with the news of their collaboration to retrofit an existing tugboat with ammonia-to-power technology. As the ship design partner for Amogy, C-Job Naval Architects will …
May 3, 2023 / Curious
Med Marine and Robert Allan Signed MoA For VoltRA Series Electric & Hybrid Tugboat Designs
Robert Allan Ltd chief executive Mike Fitzpatrick and Med Marine’s C.E.O Hakan Şen signed a memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to design electric and hybrid tugs at Med Marine’s head office in Istanbul on 24 March 2023. Med Marine named its electric tug …
May 2, 2023 / Curious