B.C. Tugboat News
Oldest wooden tugboat in B.C. dismantled
Completed in 1905, the MV Sea Lion is the oldest wooden tugboat in B.C., but it will soon be scrapped over environmental concerns. The 116-year-old vessel has sat derelict in Maple Bay for the last five years after the death of its previous owner. It was deemed an...
BC Ferries’ sixth Island Class ferry arrives in Victoria
BC Ferries’ Island Class project marks a major milestone when the sixth vessel in the Island Class series arrived in Victoria, British Columbia in December. Island 6, as it is temporarily named, departed Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on October 11 under its own...
SVITZER ACQUIRES TWO MED-A2885 RAstar 2800 SERIES TUGBOATS FROM MED MARINE TO STRENGTHEN ITS SUEZ CANAL FLEET
Svitzer has announced extending the current contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to provide services and Med Marine will supply two Robert Allan Ltd-designed MED-A 2885 series RAstar 2800 tugs with firefighting and escort notations, delivering 75 tons of...
Sembcorp Marine Subsidiary LMG Marin to Design World’s First Zero-emission Fuel Tanker
LMG Marin AS (LMG Marin), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine Ltd, has secured a contract to design the world’s first green ammonia-fuelled tanker, the MS Green Ammonia, for Grieg Edge, the dedicated innovation unit of the Grieg Maritime Group. Powered by...
LİMAKPORT, ISKENDERUN OPTS FOR MED MARINE UNITS
Limakport purchased five vessels from Med Marine, Turkey's leading pilotage and towage company, which were built at Ereğli Shipyard, a group company of Med Marine. Deliveries of three tugboats, one mooring boat and one pilot boat were completed in July 2021. . Med...
World’s first methanol-fueled towboat to launch in 2023
Maritime Partners, in cooperation with Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), e1 Marine and ABB, has announced that M/V Hydrogen One, the world’s first methanol-fueled towboat, will join Maritime Partners’ fleet and become available for charter in 2023 to meet the pressing...
Oldest wooden tugboat in B.C. dismantled
Completed in 1905, the MV Sea Lion is the oldest wooden tugboat in B.C., but it will soon be scrapped over environmental concerns. The 116-year-old vessel has sat derelict in Maple Bay for the last five years after the death of its previous owner. It was deemed an...
BC Ferries’ sixth Island Class ferry arrives in Victoria
BC Ferries’ Island Class project marks a major milestone when the sixth vessel in the Island Class series arrived in Victoria, British Columbia in December. Island 6, as it is temporarily named, departed Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on October 11 under its own...
SVITZER ACQUIRES TWO MED-A2885 RAstar 2800 SERIES TUGBOATS FROM MED MARINE TO STRENGTHEN ITS SUEZ CANAL FLEET
Svitzer has announced extending the current contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to provide services and Med Marine will supply two Robert Allan Ltd-designed MED-A 2885 series RAstar 2800 tugs with firefighting and escort notations, delivering 75 tons of...
Sembcorp Marine Subsidiary LMG Marin to Design World’s First Zero-emission Fuel Tanker
LMG Marin AS (LMG Marin), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine Ltd, has secured a contract to design the world’s first green ammonia-fuelled tanker, the MS Green Ammonia, for Grieg Edge, the dedicated innovation unit of the Grieg Maritime Group. Powered by...
LİMAKPORT, ISKENDERUN OPTS FOR MED MARINE UNITS
Limakport purchased five vessels from Med Marine, Turkey's leading pilotage and towage company, which were built at Ereğli Shipyard, a group company of Med Marine. Deliveries of three tugboats, one mooring boat and one pilot boat were completed in July 2021. . Med...
World’s first methanol-fueled towboat to launch in 2023
Maritime Partners, in cooperation with Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), e1 Marine and ABB, has announced that M/V Hydrogen One, the world’s first methanol-fueled towboat, will join Maritime Partners’ fleet and become available for charter in 2023 to meet the pressing...
