B.C. Tugboat News
Port of Vancouver Sets Record Pace in First Half of 2025
The Port of Vancouver moved record volumes of Canadian trade in the first six months of 2025, delivering vast quantities of made-in-Canada grain, energy, and fertilizer exports to diverse world markets against a challenging geopolitical backdrop. Mid-year cargo...
Ocean Group: Five years of pride and a resolute focus on the future
It’s been five years already. In 2020, Ocean Group proudly dropped anchor in Western Canada. The arrival of our first two tugs on the Pacific coast was not just an operational deployment, it was a firm commitment to put our expertise, developed over more than 50...
Stronger, Cleaner, Quieter: Seaforth’s Hybrid-Electric Tug Delivers More Than Anticipated
By Daniel McIntyre, P.Eng., Vice President, 3GA Marine Ltd. With Transport Canada approval secured, Seaforth’s new hybrid-electric tug went straight into service—and early operations are showing exactly what careful design intended. On typical booming and unbooming...
Precision Meets Power: Arrow Marine Unveils New Machine Shop on B.C.’s Coast
Arrow Marine is proud to announce that its new on-site machine shop is now fully operational, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to expand services and deliver industry-leading support to the marine sector across British Columbia’s coast. The...
Canada’s Most Powerful Escort Tugs Set to Redefine Tanker Support
By Robert Allan Ltd. As maritime safety and environmental accountability take center stage in global shipping, the launch of SD Aisemaht, the first RAsalvor 4400-DFM, is a major step in escort and rescue towage. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for KOTUG Canada and...
Wilson Sons launches new facilities at its Training Centre, featuring a manoeuvre simulator, and at its Towage Operations Centre
With over 187 years of experience, Wilson Sons opened new facilities yesterday (September 25th) at its Training Centre, now located at Edifício Palazzo, on Avenida Ana Costa in Santos (São Paulo), featuring an upgraded tugboat manoeuvre simulator. This simulator will...
Port of Vancouver Sets Record Pace in First Half of 2025
The Port of Vancouver moved record volumes of Canadian trade in the first six months of 2025, delivering vast quantities of made-in-Canada grain, energy, and fertilizer exports to diverse world markets against a challenging geopolitical backdrop. Mid-year cargo...
Ocean Group: Five years of pride and a resolute focus on the future
It’s been five years already. In 2020, Ocean Group proudly dropped anchor in Western Canada. The arrival of our first two tugs on the Pacific coast was not just an operational deployment, it was a firm commitment to put our expertise, developed over more than 50...
Stronger, Cleaner, Quieter: Seaforth’s Hybrid-Electric Tug Delivers More Than Anticipated
By Daniel McIntyre, P.Eng., Vice President, 3GA Marine Ltd. With Transport Canada approval secured, Seaforth’s new hybrid-electric tug went straight into service—and early operations are showing exactly what careful design intended. On typical booming and unbooming...
Precision Meets Power: Arrow Marine Unveils New Machine Shop on B.C.’s Coast
Arrow Marine is proud to announce that its new on-site machine shop is now fully operational, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to expand services and deliver industry-leading support to the marine sector across British Columbia’s coast. The...
Canada’s Most Powerful Escort Tugs Set to Redefine Tanker Support
By Robert Allan Ltd. As maritime safety and environmental accountability take center stage in global shipping, the launch of SD Aisemaht, the first RAsalvor 4400-DFM, is a major step in escort and rescue towage. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for KOTUG Canada and...
Wilson Sons launches new facilities at its Training Centre, featuring a manoeuvre simulator, and at its Towage Operations Centre
With over 187 years of experience, Wilson Sons opened new facilities yesterday (September 25th) at its Training Centre, now located at Edifício Palazzo, on Avenida Ana Costa in Santos (São Paulo), featuring an upgraded tugboat manoeuvre simulator. This simulator will...
