by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 29, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipping
Value Maritime and Carbon Collectors will together perform a conceptual design study for a new fleet of tugs to be built by Carbon Collectors. They will investigate the feasibility of capturing carbon on board these new MGO-fuelled tug boats, using VM’s technology....
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 25, 2021 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Marine fuels, News, Shipping
Sea Machines Robotics has completed the world’s first 1000+-nautical-mile autonomous and remotely commanded journey of a commercial vessel at sea. The tug Nellie Bly completed this journey using bio-fuel and was commanded by US Coast Guard-licensed mariners remotely...
by Martin Vodnik | Aug 18, 2021 | News
Global towage operator Svitzer, which is owned by A.P. Moller – Maersk, is planning to extend its activities in the Suez Canal. To provide uninterrupted service via the waterway, the company will add two more tugboats to its fleet working Since late 2019, Svitzer has...
by Martin Vodnik | Aug 16, 2021 | News, Shipbuilding
Dutch shipbuilding group Damen has obtained a new order in Poland. It will deliver a Shoalbuster 2711 ICE multi-purpose vessel for harbours to Fairplay Towage Polska, the Polish subsidiary of the European leading tugboat operator. The Shoalbuster 2711 vessels are the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 23, 2021 | News
Svitzer A/S, Kongsberg Maritime and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have signed a deal to jointly develop the Recotug. This is to be the world’s first commercial tug to be fully operated from a remote operations centre on shore. While Svitzer is bringing the needed...