Peruvian operator Tramarsa recently took delivery of Lima, a new ship-assist tug from Jiangsu Wuxi Shipyard in China.
Robert Allan Ltd has been awarded a contract to design a new series of tugs for Turkish operator Med Marine.
Turkey's Med Marine and Colombian towage and salvage company Coltugs have signed a contract for the sale of an ASD tug.
For months the shipping press has been awash with stories about emissions and their reduction. Even some normally sea-blind terrestrial journalists are starting to report on shipping emissions, although their stories are mostly sensationalist and full of inaccuracies or gross over-simplification.
Gulf Island Fabrication has delivered a newbuild tug to Suderman and Young Towing.
Med Marine has delivered another tug to Gemport for its operations at Gemlik Port following the sale of the 18-metre Altintel M earlier this month.