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Every Vessel Hunter story on Towage: 6 stories, from 21 August 2026 to 9 October 2026. Newest: "Van Wijngaarden christens EuroCarrier Maasstroom, a 35-tonne bollard pull DP1 workboat". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Van Wijngaarden christens EuroCarrier Maasstroom, a 35-tonne bollard pull DP1 workboat
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services christened its newbuild EuroCarrier 2712 Maasstroom at Hardinxveld-Giessendam on 6 October, within a year of signing with Neptune.
Capesize Cape Falcon refloated off Gladstone after a week aground and detained
The fully laden capesize Cape Falcon floated free off Gladstone on 24 September after six days aground near the port's dredge spoil ground, and has been detained while her hull is examined.
Cochin Shipyard Cuts Steel on Four Battery-Electric Tugs for Svitzer
India's Cochin Shipyard has begun building four fully electric TRAnsverse 2600e harbour tugs for Svitzer, under an agreement signed in December 2025 covering a minimum of four vessels.
Wilson Sons Names WS Ariel, Third Tug in Its ASD 2312 Series
Wilson Sons has named WS Ariel at Pier Maua in Rio de Janeiro, the third ASD 2312 tug from its Guaruja yard this year, with 73.5 tonnes of bollard pull and a FiFi 1 system.
Global Tug Deliveries Reach 177 in the First Half of 2026
A total of 177 port tugs and inland pushers were delivered worldwide in the first half of 2026, up from 173 a year earlier, driven by new port development and fleet modernisation.
Two Tugs Complete Six-Week Ocean Tow Of Production Vessel
Two anchor handling tugs have completed a tow of a 315-metre floating production, storage and offloading vessel from the Campos Basin off Brazil to a port in northern Denmark, a voyage of roughly six weeks.
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