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International Tug+OSV Annual Review 2017
The ABR Co Ltd, organizers of the International Tug, Salvage and OSV Conferences, held every two years and the annual Tugnology Conferences, have published their Annual Review 2017. As the cover states...
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Classic tug lost off Maine
A tug built for the United States Army in 1944, sank off the coast of Maine on February 23.It had a varied career until finally going out of documentation some years ago with the name Capt. Mackintire....
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Listerville
The Canadian Naval Auxiliary tug Listerville handled two large fenders today despite high cross winds in the Narrows. It moved the fenders from HMC Dockyard to the Bedford Institute. One was placed...
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Dominion Warrior - on the way
photo courtesy of Dominion DivingThe Dutch heavy lift ship Stellaprima is en route from Gibraltar for Halifax carrying the latest addition to the Dominion Diving fleet.Dominion Diving's base in...
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The Warrior has landed
After a stormy day yesterday that prevented unloading, Dominion Warrior took to the water today from the heavy lift ship Stellaprima.The new acquisition was shepherded by Dominion's Roseway to the...
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Light duties for Glenside
In a break from the usual job of shoving naval ships around, the Canadian Naval Auxiliary Vessel Glenside was tasked this week to return two large fenders from the Bedford Institute to HMC Dockyard.The...
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Local tugs assist
Although details are sketchy and accounts are conflicting (and some obviously wrong) two local tugs and the Canadian Coast Guard came to the assistance of a ship in trouble off Nova Scotia at the end...
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Dutch tug bound for Canada
As the Royal Netherlands Navy upgrades its tug fleet, one of its veteran tugs is bound for Canada. Regge A875 is one of the four tug Linge class declared surplus. Although not powerful by today's...
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Boa Bison en route Halifax
The "monster" tug Boa Bison sailed from Rotterdam April 3 bound for Halifax. It has in tow the semi-submersible Boa Barge 37 .The 7,328 grt anchor handling tug / supplier was built in 2014 and its two...
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Tidewater boats arrive
To support the oil rig West Aquarius while it drills the exploration well Aspy D-11, BP hired Halifax based Horizon Maritime to provide three vessels. Horizon's own supplier Horizon Star has been...
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After you, I insist
Usually ships arriving and departing make passing arrangements so that neither ship is delayed. Today however there was the unusual situation where a ship stopped in the stream to allow another to...
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Point Valiant - long time no see
The Svitzer Canada dock in Halifax is usually devoid of tugs, since the entire Canadian fleet is based in Point Tupper, but it had a welcome addition this morning. The Point Valiant put in its first...
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Glen tugs going about their business
Although we see Glen tugs going about their business in Halifax Harbour they do go farther afield from time to time.On Tuesday morning (April 24) Glenevis (YTB 642) was at work with the flat top scow...
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Bulletin #1 - Boa Arrivals
The extra large tug Boa Bison arrived today with the barge Boabarge 37 after a lengthy Atlantic crossing. (See previous post and today's Shipfax). The original ETA for the tow was April 17, but a...
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Bulletion # 2 Groupe Océan makes another move and other news
Word has reached me that Groupe Océan has made a change to improve service at Baie-Comeau, QC.In 2017 Océan took over management of the tug Pointe-Comeau, owned by Cargill Ltd. Svitzer Canada, as...
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Ryan Leet - the yacht
The magnificent tug Ryan Leet has been temporarily relegated to yacht classification. Word has reached me that the current owner has made this change to allow for a trip to the Dominican Republic for a...
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Point Valiant away
The tug Point Valiant sailed from Sambro, NS this evening May 17 on the first leg of its trip to its new home. Sold by Svitzer Canada, as reported last month, the tug was re-registered in Vancouver on...
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Return of the Osprey and other Atlantic Towing activity
The Province of Nova Scotia's official bird is the osprey, a migratory fish hawk that usually puts in its first appearance of the year in late April or early May. Today's return of the big tug...
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Theodore Too takes a trip
Ambassatours, the parent company of Murphy Sailing Tours Ltd, owners of Theodore Too, will be moving the iconic tug boat replica from The Big Harbour (a.k.a. Halifax) to Saint John, NB in June. The...
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Lois M picks up a tow
The McKeil Marine's tug Lois M arrived in Halifax June 8 to pick up a tow, and sailed this morning.Lois M alongside its tow at the Valéro dock in Eastern Passage.Built in 1991 by Matsuura Iron...
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