Tugs

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.…

Horizon Shipbuilding in Bayou La Batre, USA, has won a $80 million contract to build up to nine 43 metre tugs designed to push barges full of refined oil products on the…

The Dutch salvage and towage company Multraship has bought two newbuilding Azimuth Stern Drive tugs for delivery October 2007 and April 2008. The two multi-purpose tugs will be rated around 70 tonne…

Workers at the East Isle Shipyard in Georgetown, part of the Irving Shipbuilding Inc. group in Canada, have another contract to handle after Irving confirmed a contract to build a series of…

The Penglai Bohai Shipyard Company in China and Damen Shipyards of Gorinchem, Netherland, have signed a 5 year business co-operation agreement for the construction of the top end of the range Damen…

The port of Long Beach in California is sponsoring a new hybrid engine tug project to reduce emissions. "This is exactly the kind of innovation we are looking to help fund with…

A shipyard in East Boothbay that has become the largest tugboat builder on the US East Coast is planning a multi-million-dollar expansion that could triple its work force of skilled boat-builders. Washburn…

Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading BV (KST) has received an order for two of their RT-80r class tugs from Unterweser Reederei GmbH of Bremen, Germany. These RotorTugs are to be built at ASL…

The Da Nang-based Song Thu Co in Vietnam has laid the keels for four 5,000 HP tugs. These 24-metre long, 11-metre wide vessels, known as ASD 2411, will be built by the…

International towage and salvage firm, Klyne Tugs of Lowestoft, has won a £19 million contract extension for the ongoing supply of Emergency Towing Vessels (ETV) to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA)…