Tugs

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A ceremony to mark the delivery of a new tug to Cyprus Turkish Safety & Salvage has been held at Sanmar Shipyards Altinova on 20 October.

5th November 2020

Tug delivery strengthens Turkish ties

5th November 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered an ASD Tug 2813 to Con.Tug in Italy for operation in Gioia Tauro, one of the most important transhipment ports in the Mediterranean.

9th October 2020

Damen delivers ASD Tug 2813 to Con.Tug

9th October 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

NYK, IHI Power Systems and ClassNK have signed a joint research and development (R&D) agreement to put the worlds first ammonia-fuelled tugboat into practical use.

4th September 2020

Work starts on first ammonia-fuelled tugboat

4th September 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Boluda Towage Europe has ordered two 85-tonne bollard pull ASD Tugs 2813 from Damen Shipyards Group for operations in the Port of Zeebrugge as part of the extended concession for towage services.

14th August 2020

Two new tugs for Boluda from Damen

14th August 2020

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

THRUSTERS & PROPULSORS

When Canadian fuel distributor North Arm Transportation decided to order a new tug, it opted for a pair of Veth Z-drives.

5th August 2020

Veth Z-drives for new North Arm Transport tugs

5th August 2020

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Damen Shipyards Group has been awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 after an intensive tender process.

29th July 2020

Damen to supply tugs to Antwerp

29th July 2020

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Song Cam Shipyard, together with joint venture partner Song Cam Shipyard, has hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the electric RSD-E Tug 2513 that Damen is building for the Ports of Auckland,…

10th July 2020

Keel laid for Auckland’s electric tug

10th July 2020

LNG

LNG

Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore (BV) has successfully completed a milestone remote marine survey in collaboration with PSA Marine for an LNG dual fuel PSA Marine harbour tug.

23rd June 2020

First remote survey for harbour tug

23rd June 2020

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

NYK successfully tested remote navigation of a tugboat in Tokyo Bay. The trial forms part of a Japanese government supported project to introduce remote navigation by 2025.

21st May 2020

NYK conducts remote navigation tests on tug

21st May 2020

LNG

LNG

ABB’s electric propulsion, power, energy storage, control and automation technology will be deployed by the first tug in South Asia capable of switching between LNG engines and zero-emission battery power.

15th April 2020

ABB powers first South Asia LNG hybrid tug

15th April 2020