Tag: tugs

According to the Ukrainian Operational Command South, Russian fire hit two civilian tugboats at the port of Ochakiv, Ukraine, on October 31, causing two deaths.

On 27 October, the HYDROTUG 1 arrived in the port of Ostend. There, the first hydrogen-powered tugboat will be further finished with the hydrogen system. Ostend was chosen because the tug can use the hydrogen bunkering facilities of CMB.TECH's Hydrocat 48. 

ESPO, FEPORT, and the European Tugowners Association (ETA) signed a joint press release, recognising the need for the shipping sector to reduce emissions. For this reason, they support requirements for ships to reduce emissions, alongside requirements for the use and deployment of onshore power supply (OPS) where it makes sense in ports.

On October 21, a small ship assist tug sank while working a midsize cruise ship at the island port of Patmos, Greece. As a result the captain lost his life. 

In a new edition of feedback, CHIRP Maritime contains several reports that involve loss of life to highlight never to relax our vigilance when onboard. One case refers to a tug that was foundered.

In a new edition of feedback, CHIRP Maritime contains several reports that involve loss of life to highlight never to relax our vigilance when onboard. One case refers to a collision between a passenger ferry and tug, that resulted in fatalities.

While the principles of navigation, stability, and cargo securing on tug and barge units remain the same as for ocean-going cargo vessels, the towing operation of barges comes with its own sets of related hazards.

About eight crew of a tugboat were saved on October 9 after the vessel sank in the waters of Golo Island in Occidental Mindoro province, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

The Hellenic Competition Commission imposed fines of $4.4 million on six tugboat companies after a probe into alleged market collusion. 

EverWind and Svitzer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deploy one of the world’s first green fuel powered commercial tug vessels in the Canso Strait in Nova Scotia.