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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