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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…