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Master Boat Builders to Construct Two New Tugboats for Moran Towing

Master Boat Builders, Inc. on Friday (Nov25) announced that it has executed a contract to build two new tugboats in its Coden, Ala., shipyard for Moran Towing Corporation based in New Canaan, Conn. The new tugs will be the first that Master Boat …
Nov 28, 2022 / Vessels

Svitzer Americas expands its fleet with three newbuilds

Svitzer, leading global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced that it will take delivery of two new ASD tugboats and one workboat and thereby further modernising and expanding the fleet in the Americas region. Based in …
Oct 24, 2022 / Vessels

Svitzer Brazil Strenghthens Fleet With Two Newbuilds

Svitzer, leading global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced that it is further strengthening its fleet in Brazil with two newbuilds. The two new azimuth stern drive (ASD) 70-ton bollard pull tugboats will be delivered by …
Aug 25, 2022 / Vessels

Kongsberg Maritime’s US Series Thrusters Will Be Installed on 16 New ASD Tugboats To Be Built in Turkey By Med Marine

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has just signed a sizeable contract with Med Marine in Turkey to deliver 32 high-performance, future-proof US series thrusters for installation on new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats. KM and Med Marine have an excellent …
Aug 20, 2022 / Vessels

UZMAR Shipyard and Robert Allan Ltd - Methanol Fuelled Tugboat Design Agreement

UZMAR Shipyard and Robert Allan Ltd have signed an agreement to design and build a new series of methanol-fuelled tugboats. These new designs, exclusive to UZMAR, represent a new generation of lower emmision tugs that our owner clients are demanding …
May 5, 2022 / Curious

NYK and Sanyo Kaiji Start Japan's First Ship-to-Ship Biofuel Supply Trial for Tugboats

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and its affiliate Sanyo Kaiji Kabushiki Kaisha (Sanyo Kaiji) have started continuous three-month test navigation using biodiesel (biofuel) supplied by Toyotsu Energy Corporation in tugboats operated by Sanyo Kaiji. …
Apr 19, 2022 / Curious

Four powerful new tugs from Sanmar Shipyards arrive at Port Qasim Authority, Pakistan

Four powerful technologically-advanced new-build tugboats built by Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey have arrived at Karachi, Pakistan to start work for their new owner, Port Qasim Authority (PQA).The Kocacay series tugs, with bollard pulls ranging from 76 …
Mar 23, 2022 / Vessels

Sanmar Shipyards completes record number of vessels in a month

Sanmar Shipyards is celebrating completing a record number of vessels within one calendar month, with six tugs and two pilot boats gaining their class certificates during January 2022.The record-breaking start to the New Year takes the total number …
Mar 1, 2022 / Vessels

Kongsberg Maritime to supply 20 state-of-the-art Azimuth Thruster units to Sanmar Shipyards

Kongsberg Maritime announced that it has just signed a sizeable contract with Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey to deliver 20 high-performance, future-proof US205FP and US255FP thruster units for installation on new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats.This …
Jan 25, 2022 / Curious

U.S. Coast Guard Awards Fairbanks Morse $13 Million Sole Source Contract for Opposed-Piston Engine Parts for Bay Class Icebreaking Tugboats

Fairbanks Morse Defense has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) requirements contract by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Surface Forces Logistic Center. The agreement, worth up to $13 million, makes FMD the required …
Jan 11, 2022 / Vessels