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New Terminals and Fleet Modernisation Drive Global Tugboat Orders

New Terminals and Fleet Modernisation Drive Global Tugboat Orders

A wave of tugboat newbuilding orders has emerged over the past six months as owners modernise fleets and expand operations in response to planned new energy and container terminals. Major operators including Boluda Towag…

Mon Aug 31 20267 min
How Sustainability-Linked Loans Work in Shipping and Ports

How Sustainability-Linked Loans Work in Shipping and Ports

Shipping runs on debt. Ships are enormously expensive assets with long lives, and almost every vessel afloat was financed by a bank, a lessor, or a bond investor. That makes the maritime lending market a powerful and und…

Sun Aug 30 20268 min
RINA Launches Mermaid Propulsion Concept to Cut Fuel Use and Emissions

RINA Launches Mermaid Propulsion Concept to Cut Fuel Use and Emissions

RINA has unveiled Mermaid, a future-ready ship propulsion concept designed to help shipowners reduce fuel consumption, lower emissions and protect long-term asset value while remaining flexible as decarbonisation pathway…

Fri Aug 28 20266 min
New Ports and Terminals Drive African Tugboat Fleet Expansion

New Ports and Terminals Drive African Tugboat Fleet Expansion

New harbour and terminal developments across Africa are driving tugboat owners to expand their fleets for escorting, handling and docking ships. From Morocco to the Gulf of Guinea, operators including Boluda, Winning Log…

Fri Aug 28 20268 min
Robert Allan RAmparts 4300 Design Acquired for Guangzhou Port Tugs

Robert Allan RAmparts 4300 Design Acquired for Guangzhou Port Tugs

A Canadian design house will provide a new version of its RAmparts naval architecture for marine and offshore tugs to be built in China for Guangzhou Port. The port is expanding its fleet to increase towage capabilities…

Fri Aug 28 20268 min
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