Harbour Tugs and Operation

Tugs and other vessels at an unidentified port
Accidents

COLUMN | Tugs feature prominently in UK marine accident reports [Tug Times]

Alan Loynd
Rendering of Ningbo Port's new 38-metre ship handling and firefighting tug
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Canadian firm to design firefighting tug for China's Ningbo Port

Gareth Havelock
Svitzer Balder
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Svitzer replaces methanol generators on battery-electric tug

Jens Karsten
IH Blue Marlin
Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | IH Blue Marlin – India's Industrial Handling adds ASD tug to port services fleet

Baird Maritime
Tug News Roundup | October 8 – US and Chile deliveries plus new orders from Europe
Tugs

Tug News Roundup | October 8 – US and Chile deliveries plus new orders from Europe

Baird Maritime
A Robert Allan Ltd-designed 24-metre tug
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Fairplay Towage orders six tugs to expand global fleet

Jens Karsten
Tugtranco 01
Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Tugtranco 01 – ASD tug for ship assist duties at Vietnam's Hai Phong Port

Baird Maritime
A tug attempts to extinguish the fire on the burning superyacht John in a marina in Brindisi, Italy, October 3, 2026.
Accidents

Superyacht sinks after catching fire in Brindisi, Italy

Gareth Havelock
Quick updates: Bourbon vessel sales; Kotug buys Vortex; Atlantic Towing sold to J. P. Morgan; IWS and Dong Fang order more windfarm support ships [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore

COLUMN | Quick updates: Bourbon vessel sales; Kotug buys Vortex; Atlantic Towing sold to J. P. Morgan; IWS and Dong Fang order more windfarm support ships [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Saam Petrel
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Saam Towage christens first IMO Tier III tug in its Chilean fleet

Jens Karsten
The tanker Sea Gull 9 as seen from an Indian Coast Guard patrol aircraft
Accidents

Indian Coast Guard helps stabilise flooded tanker off Paradip

Will Xavier
Great Lakes Towing's 2023-built tug Minnesota
Harbour Tugs and Operation

Great Lakes Towing orders two additional tugs for 12-vessel series

Jens Karsten
Mary McAllister
Harbour Tugs and Operation

McAllister Towing takes delivery of sixth tug in series

Jens Karsten
Kurtarma 10, an emergency response tug of the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety Pexels
Harbour Tugs and Operation

COLUMN | Being careful out there: understanding crew health risks and rising threats to maritime rescuers [Tug Times]

Alan Loynd
Ocean Alliance
Harbour Tugs and Operation

VESSEL REVIEW | Ocean Alliance & Ocean Mystique – India's Ocean Sparkle welcomes locally built ASD harbour tugs into service

Baird Maritime
The signing of the MOU between the Synergy Marine Group and Cochin Shipyard, September 22, 2026. L-R: Ajay Chaudhry, Co-CEO, Ship Management, Synergy Marine Group; Jesper Kristensen, Group CEO, Synergy Marine Group; Jose V J, Chairman and Managing Director, Cochin Shipyard; Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, Director (Technical), Cochin Shipyard
Shipbuilding

Singapore's Synergy Marine inks shipbuilding and repair MOU with Indian yard

Gareth Havelock
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
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