Tag: tugs

USCG, in partnership with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Southeast Alaska Petroleum Response Organization, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Alaska Commercial Divers continue their response to the tug boat Samson Mariner that ran aground and spilled fuel while towing a barge in the vicinity of Rosa Reef in north Tongass Narrows, Alaska.

Port Nelson,has taken delivery of a Damen ASD Tug 2310. Named TōIA, which is Maori for ‘to pull’, she is the first new tug there for 32 years and represents a significant upgrade of capability.

Italian towing company Fratelli Neri S.p.A. has added three new Damen workboats to its fleet. The trio of vessels will be based in the company’s home port of Livorno, on the Tuscan coast.

Damen has concluded its latest multiple vessel transport which contained Stan Pontoons 4113, 4111, 4512, 5211 and 6316 increasingly installed with ballast water treatment equipment, in addition to a number of ASD 2810 Tugs.

The Canadian Pacific Pilotage Authority announced changes to its waiver system, primarily with regard to tugs and barges transporting petroleum cargo products, following a review of the recent Nathan E. Stewart tugboat incident in Bella Bella.

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has teamed up with Damen to build a total of 13 heavy duty mooring assistance and escort tugs. These will be deployed on two major maritime projects for which ECO has recently won contracts, based in part on the use of well-proven Damen tug designs.

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to deliver propulsion and deck machinery for 13 new tugs, including five which will have a direct bollard pull of around 150 tonnes

Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured contracts to build its first two dual-fuel diesel LNG tugs, and signed an MOU with Shell to jointly explore opportunities in using LNG as fuel.

The Panama Canal Authority advises that Neopanamax vessels require additional tug assistance while transiting the Canal.