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VESSEL REVIEW | John Paul Eckstein – Marquette Transportation welcomes new pusher tug to Mississippi River fleet

17 Mar 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Isla Popa & Isla Uva – Svitzer's new tugs to support ship transits through Panama Canal

16 Mar 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | RB-2256 – Russian Navy acquires harbour tug for ship assist duties

13 Mar 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Eon – Kuok Maritime Group introduces Singapore's first all-electric harbour tug

03 Mar 2026

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Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Al Sloss – Canal Barge Company acquires first unit in new series of inland pusher tugs

23 Feb 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Mikhail Chekov – Emergency response and survey tug delivered to Russian Navy

11 Feb 2026

Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Cowlitz – Compact tender to support river and port channel dredging in Oregon

10 Feb 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Ten-Oh – Japanese demonstrator tug fitted with hydrogen dual-fuel propulsion

23 Jan 2026

Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Miss Charlotte Gattle & Grant Gattle – Terral RiverService to operate barge handling pusher tugs in southern US inland routes

14 Jan 2026

Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Inzener Zinger – Ice-capable pusher tugs for operation in northern and central Russia

08 Jan 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Engage Maverick – Australia's Engage Marine places multi-role harbour tug into service

05 Jan 2026

Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Mary Jane Moran – Moran Towing's new escort tug to serve Texas Gulf Coast ship traffic

05 Jan 2026

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US Coast Guard begins probe into fatal confined space incident near Ketchikan, Alaska

Latest Tug, Pushboat & Salvage Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | John Paul Eckstein – Marquette Transportation welcomes new pusher tug to Mississippi River fleet

VESSEL REVIEW | Isla Popa & Isla Uva – Svitzer's new tugs to support ship transits through Panama Canal

VESSEL REVIEW | RB-2256 – Russian Navy acquires harbour tug for ship assist duties

VESSEL REVIEW | Eon – Kuok Maritime Group introduces Singapore's first all-electric harbour tug

VESSEL REVIEW | Al Sloss – Canal Barge Company acquires first unit in new series of inland pusher tugs

VESSEL REVIEW | Mikhail Chekov – Emergency response and survey tug delivered to Russian Navy

VESSEL REVIEW | Cowlitz – Compact tender to support river and port channel dredging in Oregon

VESSEL REVIEW | Ten-Oh – Japanese demonstrator tug fitted with hydrogen dual-fuel propulsion

VESSEL REVIEW | Miss Charlotte Gattle & Grant Gattle – Terral RiverService to operate barge handling pusher tugs in southern US inland routes

VESSEL REVIEW | Inzener Zinger – Ice-capable pusher tugs for operation in northern and central Russia

VESSEL REVIEW | Engage Maverick – Australia's Engage Marine places multi-role harbour tug into service

VESSEL REVIEW | Mary Jane Moran – Moran Towing's new escort tug to serve Texas Gulf Coast ship traffic

Latest Tug Columns

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