Focus on Tug and Salvage Operations
TUG AND SALVAGE WEEK
The marine towage and salvage sector continues to feature some of the most durable and most versatile vessels ever to be introduced into the global shipping industry, and our focus on that sector for this week will highlight some notable examples of such vessels.
Tugs • Towboats • Pusher Tugs • ATBs • Salvage • Autonomy • Marine Environment
Ship handling harbour tugs again dominate this week’s selection, but the lineup also includes tugs that are more optimised for other equally important roles such as barge towing and offshore support. Some are even equipped for secondary roles with firefighting being a common function. At least one reviewed vessel, operated by a Russian marine rescue organisation, is equipped for emergency response duties. The geographical scope served by this week’s featured tugs is also vast, covering Europe, the Americas, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Vessel Reviews:
- JMS Sunshine – Hybrid LNG-powered tug for Singapore’s Jurong Marine Services
- Northern Cypriot-built line handling boat delivered to Israeli port operator
- Grey – Versatile tug to support harbour operations in Chile
- Hayden Grace – Compact, shallow-draught tug for Bay-Houston Towing Company
- Nikolai Semenchenko – Emergency response workhorse for Russian Marine Rescue Service
- HB Poraque – First in new series of inland pushboats for Hidrovias do Brasil
- Gisas Power II – All-electric tug to serve Istanbul Harbour
- Lillian Mac – Western Australia operator welcomes low-emission tug to fleet
- Pate – Kenya Shipyards’ maritime services arm to operate Turkish-built tug
- National Energy Resilience – Tug to support offshore exploration in southern Caribbean
- Svitzer Arthur – Powerful tug for Svitzer’s Brazil operations
- Zhongguo Yingji Chongqing Hao – Large salvage and rescue vessel for China’s inland waters
News and Gear:
- Philippine ferry suffers second grounding incident in less than a year
- Salvor appointed for oil removal from derelict FSO off Yemen
- Global marine salvage industry hit by reduced incomes due to drop in incidents
- Probe begins on ferry grounding in Puget Sound, Washington
- South African authorities respond to fire on fishing vessel
- Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | April 14 – Deliveries to Brazil and Kenya plus US and Norwegian orders
- Inadequate bridge resource management training cited in collision that sank two tugs in Devonport, Australia
- Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | March 9 – Deliveries to Australia and Trinidad, ammonia-fuelled concept and more
- Netherlands’ Herman Senior acquires local workboat operator
- Tug company fined in UK court for unsafe work practices leading to crewman’s death
Recent Important Features:
– “The industry is locked in a cycle of the same type of incident occurring over and over, and nobody is taking action to prevent recurrence until there is a fatality or a serious material loss.”
– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime‘s anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations
COLUMN | In search of common sense [Tug Times]
– “Fleet renewal and expansion would be more robust if we only knew the fuel that we will be using over the next 20 to 30 years.”
– 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!
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