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Boskalis performs ‘quadruple tow’ to Australia

Boskalis performs ‘quadruple tow’ to Australia

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 3, 2026 | News, Project cargo, Shipping, Towage

Boskalis carries out tandem tows dozens of times a year. This is a type of transport in which the cargo is towed by two powerful oceangoing tugs. Sometimes a third vessel joins, turning it into a triple tow to its final destination. But even that can be surpassed, and...
New harbour tugs for Dutch navy in Den Helder

New harbour tugs for Dutch navy in Den Helder

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 2, 2026 | Navy, News, Ports, Shipbuilding, Towage

The Royal Netherlands Navy’s harbour service in Den Helder will take delivery of three new medium-sized seagoing harbour tugs next year. Shipyard Neptune Marine will build the vessels. The contract for delivery was signed by the Defence Materiel and IT Command and...
Wagenborg assists car carrier after fire in the North Sea

Wagenborg assists car carrier after fire in the North Sea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 29, 2026 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping, Towage

Royal Wagenborg provided assistance on 27 January to the car carrier Thames Highway after a fire broke out on board the vessel. Tugboats Waterstraat and Waterstroom were deployed to safely escort the ship to the port of Emden. In the early hours of Tuesday, around...
Multraship expands Black Sea fleet with Multratug 30

Multraship expands Black Sea fleet with Multratug 30

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 18, 2025 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Towage

Dutch towage and salvage company Multraship has reinforced its position in the Black Sea with the addition of a new high-performance tug, Multratug 30. The 80-tonne bollard pull vessel will operate with Bourgas Tug Service, Multraship’s Bulgarian subsidiary. The new...
Damen boasts order record, F126 project may shift to German parties

Damen boasts order record, F126 project may shift to German parties

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 30, 2025 | Dredging, Navy, News, Ship design, Ship repair/maintenance, Shipbuilding, Towage

Financially, 2024 was a positive year for Damen Shipyards Group, the Netherlands’ largest shipbuilding group. The order book was filled with a record EUR 5.9 billion in new orders, rising to EUR 10.4 billion. Responsibility for the F126 project may revert to...
Rijkswaterstaat selects three consortia for electric ERTVs

Rijkswaterstaat selects three consortia for electric ERTVs

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 20, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Salvage, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Towage

Rijkswaterstaat has selected three consortia to move forward in the next phase of the Power2Tow tender. The project will deliver three near-zero-emission Emergency Response Towing Vessels (ERTVs) for the North Sea, along with charging infrastructure on land and at...
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