Harbour Tugs and Operation Archives

January 17, 2020

TSM orders DP2 tug from Neptune Marine

Written by Baird Maritime on January 17, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

French harbour and offshore renewables support company Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM) has placed an order for a DP2 tug from Dutch builder Neptune Marine. The vessel ..

January 16, 2020

Washburn and Doughty bags SLSDC tug order

Written by Baird Maritime on January 16, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Harbour Tugs and Operation.

Maine shipbuilder Washburn and Doughty has been awarded a contract to supply a new 984kW ASD harbour tug to US Government-owned Saint Lawrence Seaway Development ..

January 15, 2020

Retrofit tug returns to service with Boluda Towage Europe

Written by Baird Maritime on January 15, 2020. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation.

Boluda Towage Europe’s tug Union Koala has been reintroduced into service following a retrofit programme to make the vessel officially certified as IMO Tier ..

January 17, 2020

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers first of two 24m tugs to Bisso Offshore

Written by Baird Maritime on January 17, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Harbour Tugs and Operation.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group has delivered the first unit in a series of two tugs ordered from the company by E.N. Bisso and Son subsidiary Bisso Offshore. The Robert Allan ..

January 16, 2020

Damen, Gentium to help Bangladesh develop indigenous shipbuilding industry

Written by Baird Maritime on January 16, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Crew Transfer, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Ferries, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Offshore Construction, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Ro-Pax World, Ships (Naval), Trawling World.

Dutch firms Damen Shipyards Group and Gentium Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh with the goal of ..

January 9, 2020

Svitzer Australia vessels assist in New South Wales bushfire evacuation

Written by Baird Maritime on January 9, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Marine Projects, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Pilotage, Search and Rescue.

Svitzer Australia has provided three vessels to assist in ongoing efforts to evacuate residents affected by bushfires in Eden, New South Wales. The company said through ..

January 17, 2020

VESSEL REVIEW | Gang Qin No 501 – New ASD tug for Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from Malaysian Borneo

Written by Nelson E. Dela Cruz on January 17, 2020. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation, Port World, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Kaohsiung Marine Service Corporation, a privately-owned marine services company that has been supporting the operations of state-run Taiwan International Ports ..

BAIRD MARITIME AWARDS

January 15, 2020

AWARDS 2019 | Best Escort Tug – Mark E Kuebler – Robert Allan Ltd

Written by Baird Maritime on January 15, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Work Boat World Features.

Best Escort Tug – Mark E Kuebler – Robert Allan Ltd Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) is inarguably the world’s longest established and best-known naval architecture firm that ..

January 9, 2020

Svitzer concludes divestment of Portugal operations

Written by Baird Maritime on January 9, 2020. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation.

Svitzer has sold its Portuguese marine operations to local firms Pioneiro do Rio and Grupo Sousa. The company said in a statement that declining volumes resulting in ..