Offshore Tugs and Operations Archives

July 14, 2020

Kazakh offshore operator takes delivery of ice-class tug

Written by Baird Maritime on July 14, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Kazakhstan-based Caspian Offshore Construction has taken delivery of a new shallow-draught ice-class tug from Turkey’s Gelibolu Shipyard. Named Caspian Fauna, the ..

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 ..

TUG & SALVAGE WEEK

July 13, 2020

Neptune Marine delivers DP2 tug TSM Ouessant

Written by Baird Maritime on July 13, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Neptune Marine recently delivered a shallow-draught DP2 tug ordered by France-based Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM). The 36- by 15-metre newbuild, named TSM Ouessant ..

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 ..

May 29, 2020

Neptune Marine delivers multi-purpose workboat to Severn Offshore

Written by Baird Maritime on May 29, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Dutch builder Neptune Marine has delivered a new multi-purpose workboat to UK-based Severn Offshore Services. Named Severn Supporter, the BV-classed vessel has an LOA of ..

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 ..