Offshore Tugs and Operations Archives

May 5, 2020

Kotug acquires UAE-based Marsol International

Written by Baird Maritime on May 5, 2020. Posted in Buoys, Beacons, Mooring & Fendering, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Construction, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup.

Kotug International has completed the 100 per cent acquisition of Marsol International, a UAE-based offshore and marine terminal services provider. The acquisition also ..

April 23, 2020

MARAD to award US$19.6 million in grants to modernise small shipyards

Written by Baird Maritime on April 23, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Crew Transfer, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Ferries, Firefighting, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Inland Tug Operations, Marine Research and Training, Maritime Tourism, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Pilotage, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue.

The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded US$19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 small shipyards through the Small ..

April 9, 2020

TSM’s newest DP2 tug hits the water

Written by Baird Maritime on April 9, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Netherlands-based Neptune Marine recently launched a new DP2 tug ordered by French harbour and offshore renewables support company Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM). The ..

May 4, 2020

COLUMN | Timing is everything: Finarge, Sevnor, Gazprom and Nord Stream 2 [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on May 4, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

It is often hard to untangle luck from business genius, and coincidence from strategy. In 2013, Italian owner Rimorchiatori Riuniti’s offshore unit Finarge ordered a ..

April 14, 2020

Acta Marine’s newest workboat to deploy on first project

Written by Baird Maritime on April 14, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Inland Tug Operations, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Netherlands-based Acta Marine is preparing the newest addition to its fleet of multi-purpose workboats for deployment on its first project with its new owners. Built by ..

March 30, 2020

Sima Charters, Dutch Tender Service to jointly serve North Sea clients

Written by Baird Maritime on March 30, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Crew Transfer, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services, Subsea Surveying.

Sima Charters and Dutch Tender Service have agreed to collaborate on the provision of various marine support services for clients in the North Sea. The two companies said ..

April 29, 2020

Boluda France takes delivery of final two of six 30-metre tugs from Piriou

Written by Baird Maritime on April 29, 2020. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Boluda Corporacion Maritima subsidiary Boluda France took delivery of two new steel-hulled ASD tugs from Piriou on Friday, April 24. VB Longchamp and VB Guardian ..

April 13, 2020

Gulf Island to build two more Navajo-class salvage vessels for US Navy

Written by Baird Maritime on April 13, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue.

Gulf Island Fabrication has been awarded a contract for the construction of two additional Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ships (T-ATS) for the US Navy. The ..

March 18, 2020

Cook Inlet Tug and Barge to add 11th vessel to fleet

Written by Baird Maritime on March 18, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Foss Maritime affiliate company Cook Inlet Tug and Barge (CITB) is set to welcome another tug to its fleet of vessels operating in Alaskan waters. The 2013-built Bristol ..