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.
Boluda Towage acquires Dutch Towage & Salvage Company Iskes
Vicente Boluda Ceballos, Boluda Towage SL, and Jim Iskes has today signed in Amsterdam an agreement with the Dutch family-owned Towage & Salvage company,...
Svitzer orders exclusive tug design from Turkey’s Med Marine
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 13, 2020 – Svitzer, a tugboat operator, has signed a contract for MED-A2360 series tugboat from Med Marine. The...
Global Ports Investments PLC appoints new Chief Operational Officer
Global Ports Investments PLC has announced that Marc Niederer has been appointed as the Chief Operational Officer of Global Ports Management LLC, responsible...
Boluda Towage closes acquisition of Dutch company Kotug Smit Towage
Boluda Towage, a towing division of Boluda Corporación Marítima, successfully closes the acquisitiom of the Dutch company Kotug Smit Towage – July 31,...
Boluda family establishes subsidiary for mergers and acquisitions
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – The Boluda family is preparing to purchase new companies under the umbrella of Grupo Boluda...
Svitzer to deliver two tugboats to Suez Canal Authority
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – Leading global towage operator Svitzer has signed a 10-year agreement with Port Suez in Egypt to deliver two...
Kotug, Boskalis to sell towage business to Spain’s Boluda
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2019 – Dutch companies Kotug International and Royal Boskalis Westminster NV have announced the signing of a letter...
Spain’s Boluda names director of towage, tankers, shipping divisions
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Spanish company Boluda Corporación Marítima has appointed Javier Climent Melián as...
Associated British Ports to work with Rolls Royce and Svitzer to develop the next generation of technologies
London, United Kingdom, August 13, 2018 Associated British Ports, the UK’s leading port operator, today announces that it has invited Rolls Royce and...
Boluda participates in transfer of first offshore wind turbine in Spain
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2018 – Last week, Boluda Towage and Salvage, using the tugboat “VB Mediterraneo”,...
Boluda Lomé handles 1.2 million TEUs in 2017
Lomé, Togo (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – Boluda Lomé, concessionaire of the towing and mooring service in the port of Lomé, Togo, and a subsidiary of...
APM Terminals adds tugboat capacity at Poti port, Georgia
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – APM Terminals Poti has added two Azimuth Stern-Drive (ASD) tugboats from the Maersk Transport &...
Boluda incorporates new tugboat to fleet in Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 27, 2017 – Boluda Towage and Salvage, the maritime towing and salvage division of Boluda Corporación Marítima, has...
Spain’s Boluda delivers four tugboats to German subsidiary
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – Spanish company Boluda Corporación Marítima has held a naming ceremony for four tugboats of its German...
Setúbal port increases towing capacity
Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – Danish safety and support services firm Svitzer A/S will significantly increase its towing capacity...
Svitzer orders tugs for Tanger Med operation
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Svitzer, a provider of sea and safety support, has ordered four more Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugs...
Boluda starts operating towage services at Mexico’s Manzanillo port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – Boluda Towage and Salvage, the tugboat division of Spanish group Boluda Corporación Marítima, through its...
Boluda incorporates vessel into tugboat fleet
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2017 – Boluda Towage and Salvage, a division of Spanish group Boluda Corporacion Maritima, has added a new...
Boluda to deliver two tugboats to Mauritania
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Boluda Towage and Salvage received the “VB Sahel” and “VB Sahara” tugboats at...