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.
Tugs Move An Eight Hundred Tonne Shipyard Crane Across The Adriatic
An 800-tonne Goliath ship-lift crane has been carried across the northern Adriatic on a semi-submersible heavy-lift barge, in an operation that required nine tugs at various stages of the voyage.
Svitzer Orders Three Caribbean Escort Tugs After Delivering Region's Most Powerful Harbour Tug
Svitzer has ordered three escort tugs for the Caribbean after delivering the most powerful harbour tug operating in the Dominican Republic.
Boluda orders two new tugs from Damen
A major European towage group has signed with a Dutch shipbuilder for two new harbour tugs.
Svitzer turns to simulators to train masters for its new-generation tugs
A major tug operator is using simulators to prepare masters for a new tug design that handles very differently from conventional boats.
Damen to build two ASD tugs for Seaspan's Canadian operation
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with Seaspan for two ASD Tugs 2813, the first Damen tugs to enter the Canadian owner's fleet.
Med Marine orders a third tug with Steerprop propulsion
Med Marine has placed a repeat order for Steerprop propulsors on the third tug in its Rascal 2100-Z harbour-tug series.
US tug owners expand fleets as new energy terminals open
US operators are ordering newbuild harbour and escort tugs to serve new LNG export terminals and ultra-large containerships.
Sanmar hands over two tugs to SAAM Towage
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered two tugs to SAAM Towage, bound for operations in Chile and Mexico, lifting the operator's Sanmar-built fleet to 15.
Moran Towing christens second ASD harbour tug
Moran Towing has christened the J. Themistoclis Moran, the second in a series of escort-rated ASD harbour tugs built in Alabama.
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