Harbour Tugs and Operation

H Schramm Towage's Z-drive tug Nico
Harbour Tugs and Operation

H Schramm Towage acquires new tug for Northern Europe operations

Gareth Havelock
Tug News Roundup | September 17 – Deliveries to Brazil and US plus ongoing construction in India and Chile
Tugs

Tug News Roundup | September 17 – Deliveries to Brazil and US plus ongoing construction in India and Chile

Baird Maritime
Philippine Coast Guard personnel use a liferaft to evacuate some of the passengers from the grounded ferry Roromaster 5 off Occidental Mindoro province, September 17, 2026. The ferry ran aground 30 metres from shore while nearing Occidental Mindoro's Port of Abra de Ilog.
Accidents

Ferry runs aground off Occidental Mindoro, Philippines; all 114 passengers rescued

Gareth Havelock
A Robert Allan Ltd-designed 32-metre escort tug
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Chilean yard starts building new tug in anticipation of growing global demand

Jens Karsten
SN Caraíva
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Sulnorte completes three-tug series with delivery of 75-tonne bp SN Caraíva

Alan Bosworth
Rendering of a 120-foot tug
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Washington firm to build tug pair for American Marine Corporation

Jens Karsten
Philippine Coast Guard personnel help rescue some of the survivors of the capsizing of the banca-type boat San Agustin IV off the Philippines' Antique province, September 6, 2026. All but one of the boat's nine occupants survived the incident.
Accidents

VIDEO | Boat capsizing leaves one dead off Antique, Philippines

Jens Karsten
Grossman
Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Grossman – Compact barge handling tug for operation in Russia's Vladivostok Port

Baird Maritime
Korea Coast Guard personnel inspect the hull of the capsized tug TNS Catcher off Busan, September 2, 2026. Only one of the tug's eight-strong crew has been rescued while another individual is confirmed dead and six others are unaccounted for.
Accidents

One dead, six missing after tug capsizes off Busan, South Korea

Jens Karsten
Cutting of the first steel for Svitzer's new 26-metre electric tugs at India's Cochin Shipyard
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Construction begins on Svitzer's new electric tugs

Jens Karsten
Titan
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Maritime Partners welcomes third tug in series

Gareth Havelock
Defiant
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Maritime Partners' newest escort tug floated out

Jens Karsten
Aerial view of smoke billowing from the hold of the bulk carrier Federal Welland at the Port of Cardiff, UK, August 25, 2026
Incidents

Fire ignites on bulk carrier in Cardiff, UK

Gareth Havelock
Saam Caribe
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Saam acquires new tug to expand operations in Colombia

Gareth Havelock
The tug SL Sual 1 shortly before it sank off the Philippines' Zambales province during an unsuccessful salvage attempt, August 24, 2026. All 10 people who were on board the tug during the salvage operation jumped overboard and were safely rescued.
Accidents

VIDEO | Refloated tug sinks during salvage attempt off Zambales, Philippines

Jens Karsten
Cochin Shipyard
Shipbuilding

India's Cochin Shipyard to lease land for new block fabrication facilities

Gareth Havelock
COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]
Shipping

COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Tug News Roundup | August 21 – Russian emergency response tug launch, Danish operator's orders and more
Tugs

Tug News Roundup | August 21 – Russian emergency response tug launch, Danish operator's orders and more

Baird Maritime
Boskalis dredger off Benin
Dredging

Boskalis reports profit drops in H1 2026 due to lower fleet utilisation

Jens Karsten
Two Harbor Star Shipping Services tugs participate in an oil spill response exercise.
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Philippine towage firm Harbor Star returns to profit in Q2 2026

Gareth Havelock
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