Towage/Tugboats
News about towage activities, services and the manufacture of tugboats. Towage refers to the service of pulling or guiding ships or other floating objects, typically provided by tugboats. Tugboats are powerful, maneuverable vessels designed to assist larger ships in harbours, rivers, or through difficult navigational areas by towing, pushing, or guiding them to their destinations.
Sanmar delivers new tugboat to P&O Maritime Logistics
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – The local Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a new ASD tugboat to P&O Maritime Logistics, a DP World...
Botas orders four battery-electric tugboats from Sanmar
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corp has ordered four battery-electric tugboats from local tug builder...
Uzmar Shipyard delivers tugboat joins P&O Reyser, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 25, 2024 – Turkish shipbuilder Uzmar Shipyard has a new tugboat to Spanish shipping company P&O Reyser, part...
Boluda acquires Finnish towage company Yxpila Hinaus-Bogsering
Kokkula, Finland (Ports Europe) October 20, 2024 – Boluda has acquired the Finnish company Yxpila Hinaus-Bogsering (YHB), a family-owned company based in...
European tug owners correct EC terminology
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 12, 2024 – The European Tugowners Association (ETA) disagrees with the terminology of the emissions reporting...
Piriou delivers two new tugs to Port of Saint-Malo
St. Malo, France (Ports Europe) October 3, 2024 – The shipbuilder Piriou has delivered two new OST 22 tugs to EDEIS Ports de Saint-Malo & Cancale,...
Sanmar has delivered its fourth tug to Boluda Towage in less than a year
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – Sanmar has delivered its fourth tug to Boluda Towage in less than a year. The tug, which was part...
Svitzer receives new tugboat from Sanmar
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – International towage company Svitzer has received a new, next-generation, multi-purpose tugboat from...
Remolques Unidos presents new tugboat at the Port of Santander
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2024 – The Remolques Unidos group has presented its new tugboat “Trheintaycuatro” at the Port...
Piloda Shipyard repairs tugboat for Rimorchiatori Napoletani
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – The Piloda Shipyard has completed maintenance and repair work on the tug Sant’Elmo for...
Sanmar delivers Boğaçay series tug to Moroccan operator JL Tug
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Sanmar has delivered a multi-purpose tug to the port of Jorf Lasfar, Morocco, a deepwater commercial...
Sanmar delivers second tug to the Italian operator SCAFI
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Sanmar has delivered its second tug to the Italian operator SCAFI, a leading company in the Italian...
Rimorchiatori sardi to take over Moby concessions in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Rimorchiatori Sardi will take over the towage concessions held by Moby Spa in the ports where...
MED MARINE unveils new tugboat for SVS Maritime
Eregli, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 26, 2024 – MED MARINE has announced the launch of the MED-A2575 at its Ereğli Shipyard for SVS Maritime, part of...
Ports of Aveiro and Figueira da Foz issue towage tender
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 12, 2024 – On 24 May, the Ports of Aveiro and Figueira da Foz launched an international public tender for the...
Med Marine unveils new tugboat for Svitzer
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – Last month, shipbuilder Med Marine presented the MED-A2800 series tugboat, manufactured for Svitzer at...
Sanmar signs a contract for two tugs with Turkish authority
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Sanmar has signed a contract with the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety for the delivery of...
Ice-class tugs badly needed for Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – To operate efficiently, the ports along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) – the new Western...
Port Flot-Burgas reports improved H1 2024
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – Port towage services company Port Flot-Burgas has reported a standalone net profit of 1.71 million...
Sanmar has started work on seven more ElectRA class tugs
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Shipbuilder Sanmar has started work on seven more of its award-winning, emissions-free battery...