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.
Read moreAbout 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).
Read moreThe Hellenic Competition Commission imposed fines of $4.4 million on six tugboat companies after a probe into alleged market collusion.
Read moreEverWind 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.
Read moreGlosten and ABB have joined forces to develop a methanol-hybrid ship assist tug design that provides operators with a viable path to carbon-neutral operations while minimizing operating costs.
Read moreABS collaborated with Sea Machines and Foss Maritime to advance adoption of autonomous operations at sea by issuing approval in principle (AIP) to their vessel autonomy system, the SM300, that provides autonomous navigation and collision detection and collision avoidance (CDCA).
Read moreSakigake, a tugboat currently fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and operated in Tokyo Bay by NYK Group company Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha Corporation will be converted to operate on ammonia fuel by a target completion year of 2024.
Read moreABS verified the design of the Foss harbor tug "Rachael Allen" outfitted with the Sea Machines SM300 autonomy system. "Rachael Allen" will first leverage the Sea Machines’ autonomy system for routine transit and stand-by operations, and then trial remote piloting from a shore-based command center.
Read moreAAL Shipping (AAL) has undertaken a salvage operation to remove two tugs from the Mersey River in Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania that had been sunk by a cement carrier in January.
Read moreSix people were rescued from the water near Goat Island, Texas on July 30th after a tugboat pushing barges collided with two recreational powerboats.
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