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Flooding through hatch, watertight bulkhead causes towboat to sink

15 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

A compromised access hatch and unsealed penetrations in a transverse bulkhead caused a US towboat to flood and sink

Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Shipbuilding & Design

Batteries selected for first Indian-built electric tug

15 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Ripley Group has ordered a hybrid-electric tugboat from an Indian shipyard to provide zero-emissions towage in Kandla port

Shipbuilding & Design

SAAM orders Chilean newbuild to boost ship-escort capabilities

14 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

A 32-m escort tug will be built in Chile to support terminal operations in Canada

Digitalisation Shipbuilding & Design

Emar invests in tugboat fleet, digitalisation

14 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

A Dutch owner of tugs and offshore support vessels is expanding its fleet and adopting artificial intelligence ...

Safety & Incidents

Kotug Canada prepares crews for the arrival of its first methanol-fuelled tug

13 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Dynamic Positioning Propulsion

Thrusters ordered for emergency response, icebreaker vessels

13 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Safety & Incidents

Salvage planned for sunken yachts after fire extinguished in Australian marina

12 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Ports & Terminals

Quayside expansion readies Altamira port for more container ships

12 Jan 2026by Martyn Wingrove

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Offshore Contractors Offshore Support Vessels Shipbuilding & Design

Engine details revealed for methanol-ready diesel-electric hybrid offshore tug

09 Jan 2026

Østensjø Rederi’s 150-tonne bollard pull offshore tug will have Cat diesel gensets prepared for biofuel and conversion to methanol operation

Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Shipbuilding & Design

Singapore’s first fully electric tug commissioned

09 Jan 2026

Safety & Incidents

Pacific Towing refloats grounded expedition cruise ship

08 Jan 2026

Ports & Terminals

Stevens completes ocean tow, sailboat salvage in the US

08 Jan 2026

Shipbuilding & Design

Gulf LNG expands Texan terminal support fleet with newbuilds

07 Jan 2026

Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Shipbuilding & Design

Construction starts on US hybrid-electric tug fleet

06 Jan 2026

Shipbuilding & Design

How an ATB could solve the US Navy’s fuel transport and storage problems

06 Jan 2026

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Shipbuilding & Design

Port of Tauranga invests in hybrid-propulsion tug to raise towage capacity

06 Jan 2026

Ports & Terminals

Emergency response, pilotage fleet delivered in Turkey

05 Jan 2026

Shipbuilding & Design

Megatugs orders newbuild escort tugs for Greek LNG terminal

05 Jan 2026

Shipbuilding & Design

Final OMMP harbour tug launched in Turkey

02 Jan 2026

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Fuels & Lubricants Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Shipbuilding & Design

2026 in tug and salvage: electric and methanol-fuelled tugs arrive

31 Dec 2025

Key trends impacting the design, construction and operation of tugboats and towage delivery in the coming years

Fuels & Lubricants Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Shipbuilding & Design

First methanol-ready tugboats coming to cut towage emissions

30 Dec 2025

Business & Finance Shipbuilding & Design

2025's most-read stories in International Tug & Salvage

26 Dec 2025

Fuels & Lubricants Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells

2025 in tug and salvage: batteries, alternative fuels, design innovation and corporate deals

26 Dec 2025

Shipbuilding & Design

Latin America: a magnet for newbuild tugboat deliveries in 2025

24 Dec 2025

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Shipbuilding & Design

Fire-fighting terminal escort tug launched in Turkey

15 Dec 2025

A Turkish shipyard has built a 28-m tugboat to handle ships in adverse weather conditions in terminals

Ports & Terminals

Video: Svitzer's view of the future of towage

21 Nov 2025

TRAnsverse tugs expand the operating envelope and reduce fuel consumption during ship escort and manoeuvring

Shipbuilding & Design

Floating drydock built for Master Boat Builders accelerates vessel deliveries

03 Nov 2025

US builder of tugs and workboats has taken delivery of a 47-m drydock to accelerate vessel deliveries

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Fleet Performance & Maintenance Propulsion

Best practices for routine inspection of the drivetrain to ensure smooth dry-dock maintenance cycles Sponsored by Regal Rexnord

27 Jun 2025

Regal Rexnord power transmission expert Bob Lennon shares his insights on best practices for MRO of your vessel’s drivetrain components

Regulations & Compliance

Safe and futureproof waste water treatment

12 Jun 2024

Digitalisation Fleet Performance & Maintenance

Demystifying Digital Twins for Maritime

28 May 2024

Digital Editions

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International Tug Salvage TugWorld Annual Review 2025

04 Dec 2025

Profiling this year’s most significant deliveries from around the world; Roundup of tug newbuilding construction and fleet renewals

International Tug Salvage November/December 2025

27 Oct 2025

North America Focus; Terminal operations; Inland waterways

International Tug Salvage September/October 2025

10 Sep 2025

Electric tugs; Port updates; Salvage statistics; Market analysis

International Tug Salvage July/August 2025

16 Jul 2025

Owners insights; New propulsion technologies; Latest deliveries

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Tug transitions to zero emissions

16 Mar 2022

Tug operators need to invest in designs and power and propulsion options that meet operational requirements and comply with environmental legislation through to the 2030s, 2040s and beyond. This ...

Tugboats and the handling of larger tonnage in congested ports

15 Mar 2022

Salvaging vessels running on future fuels

14 Mar 2022

Whitepapers

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Safety & Incidents

Understanding Human Factors, Behavioural Based Safety Whitepaper Sponsored by SOL-X

23 May 2022

Behavioural Based Safety is a methodology in implementing safety programs which emphasizes on the risk-enablers that are created due to human factors. It is intended to address the effects of a given ...

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