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.
BATSO Project launched – maintenance of floating wind turbines
Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The BATSO project has been launched which will define and validate tools and methods for replacing major...
Gibraltar chief minister hosts lunch for Boluda
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Earlier this week, the Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo KC MP, has hosted a the Board of Directors...
Med Marine delivers new tug to Seagate, a Greek towage operator
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Med Marine has delivered a MED-A2570 series tug to Seagate, a Greek towage operator. Med Marine is a...
Piraeus Port Authority holds a workshop about tugboat regulation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has held a two-day workshop to prepare for tugboat regulation. A presidential...
Port Flot-Burgas announces dividend
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – Towage company Port Flot-Burgas has announced a gross dividend of 0.04 levs ($0.022/0.020 euro) per...
Igmar orders tugboat from Med Marine
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – Med Marine of Turkey has received an order for a MED-A2875 series tug from Igmar of Greece, part of the...
Mersin Port International names new Sanmar tugboat
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Mersin International Port (MIP) has held the naming ceremony for its latest new tugboat at the port. It was...
Sanmar prepares new tugboat for Port of Burgas
Altinova, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Sanmar has carried out a naming ceremony for a new tugboat “Alioth” to be delivered to BMG...
Posidonia 2024 sees flury of new business deals
The 28th edition of the biennial Posidonia Exhibition came to an end today proving once again that it is the most sought-after event to conduct business and...
Boluda Towage acquires Les Abeilles International
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – Spain’s Boluda Towage has acquired maritime rescue company Les Abeilles International. The latter...
Multraship adds Damen tugboat to fleet
Terneuzen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Multraship Towage & Salvage held a christening ceremony for its latest tug, Multratug 35, a...
Mersin International Port invests in tugs from Sanmar Shipyards
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – Mersin International Port (MIP) has invested 250 million liras (€7.1 million) in environment-friendly tugs...
Ports of Aveiro, Figueira da Foz tender for towage, mooring
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 29, 2024 – The Ports of Aveiro and Figueira da Foz have issued a new international public tender for the concession...
Calls for towage investment in Port of Ceuta
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) May 28, 2024 – Representatives of CGT Mar y Puerto trade union have called for the authorities to increase the number of...
Boluda Towage to acquire SMS Towage Ltd of UK
Hull, UK (Ports Europe) May 26, 2024 – Boluda Towage has signed an agreement to acquire SMS Towage Ltd which is based in Hessle, Hull, UK. The...
EU director generals visit Boluda Towage in Bruges
Bruges, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – On May 16, 2024, Boluda Towage received a delegation of around 27 EU Directors General on board the tugs VB...
AD Ports with first electric tug in the Middle East
Abu Dhabi, UAE (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – SAFEEN Group, part of AD Ports Group, is trialling an electric tug within their Marine Services fleet, the...
Port towing service tender for Fiumicino
Fiumicino, Italy (Ports Europe) May 20, 2024 – The Mediterranean port of Fiumicino on the Tyrrhenian coast announced a tender for port towing service valued...
Fairplay Towage orders two ASD tugs from Damen
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – Fairplay Towage Group has ordered two more tugs from Damen Shipyards. One will be an ASD Tug 2813 and the...
KOTUG & Skeye test new tug drone
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) May 19, 2024 – KOTUG International and Skeye have completed a pilot test for the “Tug Drone”. A pilot...