Focus on Tug and Salvage Operations

This week, we look at a selection of interesting newbuild tugs built in Turkey, the USA, and Russia. They serve in a range of roles from general harbour towage and escort to inland barge handling and even further out to sea.

Tugs • Towboats • Pusher Tugs • ATBs • Salvage • Autonomy • Marine Environment

Interestingly, all but three of the tugs included in this week’s vessel reviews were designed by the same naval architecture firm. These recent deliveries show among other things that the tug designs of this Canada-based company have been adapted for a range of operating environments, from closer to home in North America to further out in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and South Asia.

We invite readers to regularly visit Baird Maritime for the latest news and features on the ever-expanding tug and salvage sector.

Vessel Reviews:

• Yuri Popsuev – New pusher tug for Russia’s Sheksna Shipping
• Ocean Blue Mahoe – Compact, multi-role tug for Jamaica’s Kingston Port
• Semaih – UAE operator adds newbuild to harbour towage fleet
• Gharo – Turkish-built tug quartet for Pakistan’s Port Qasim Authority
• Spartan – Hybrid escort tug enters service with US operator Seabulk
• VESSEL REFIT | Abeille Mediterranee – Anchor handler pair rebuilt for emergency response in France’s coastal waters

Features and Opinion:

COLUMN | Technology – dreaming of a happy medium [Tug Times]

– “When they suddenly realise they no longer have any professionals they invest in technology to fill the gap.”

– by Alan Loynd, master mariner and former General Manager of the Hong Kong Salvage and Towage company

News and Gear:

• Canadian Coast Guard, Good Samaritans rescue occupants of ferry following onboard fire off Prince Edward Island
• Captain of sunken Croatian tour boat arrested for drunk sailing
• Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | July 27 – Deliveries to French and Peruvian operators, Libyan and Chinese newbuilding orders and more
• Blast kills one, injures four on tug in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
• Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | July 19 – Patrol vessel deliveries to Qatar and US, Swedish Coastguard boat orders and more
• Japanese-designed ammonia-fueled tug secures ClassNK AIP
• First steel cut for US Navy’s sixth Navajo-class salvage vessel
• Netherlands’ Multraship wins North Sea towing and rescue vessel tender
• Boskalis completes sale of harbour towage business units

Recent Important Features:

COLUMN | Keep on spreading the word! [Tug Times]

– “We tug crews cannot be of much help in an emergency if we ourselves are victims of that emergency.”

– by Alan Loynd, master mariner and former General Manager of the Hong Kong Salvage and Towage company

Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!

Call for content!

Any news or views about the global tug and salvage sectors? Send it through to [email protected] ASAP (between now and July 29), so we can add it to this current edition of Tug and Salvage Week!

We are after:

• Vessels – Orders, new deliveries, under construction
• Gear – Latest innovations and technology in the tug and salvage sector
• Interviews – Owners, operators, builders, designers, etc.
• Reminiscences – Do you have any exciting, amusing or downright dangerous anecdotes from your time in the tug and salvage world? (example here)
• Other – Any other relevant news

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