Contributed by Paul Baskerville of Kotug Towage I started my career in a more traditional role. To be honest, I still don’t really know why I went to sea. Maybe growing up on an island or because my father had been to sea subconsciously gave me the idea. CLICK ON THE ARTICLE TO READ FULL […]

Ron Burchett – designer, tester, trainer and operator – all these components make for successful tugboat operation. CLICK ON THE ARTICLE TO READ FULL STORY

BY HENK HENSEN The bollard pull of harbour tugs has increased considerably from about 20 – 30 tons up to around 70 – 80 tons nowadays, with up to 100 tons for terminal tugs, in a period of approximately 30 – 40 years. These powerful terminal tugs often operate in port areas as well. THE […]

Portsmouth, UK– November 2019 In May 2018 Seaspan Marine and SeaWays Global announced a 5-year, multi-million dollar agreement. As part of this partnership, SeaWays offers sophisticated, competency-based marine training and tugboat simulation to support the Seaspan’s ship escort, ship assist and towing services. Learn more about this project.

Portsmouth, UK– April 2019 SeaWays Global is excited to announce that Commodore Paul Robinson, Royal Navy has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, SeaWays Global as of 13 March 2019. Paul has over 40 years of experience in maritime business. After a full career in the Royal Navy, including several command positions, he moved to the […]

This time I want to talk about the care and maintenance of tow rope. In particular DYNEEMA (HMPE – High Modulus PolyEthylene). Your tow rope system is, contrary to what an engineer or naval architect may tell you, the most important piece of kit on your tug. Without it, all you can do is look […]

My name is Belinda O’Connor. I am based in the most beautiful part of Australia in Townsville, North Queensland with the Great Barrier Reef on my doorstep. I have been in the maritime industry for 34 years since I was 18 years old. I was very fortunate to start my marine career working on the […]

Traveling from far and wide, we all met again earlier this year at the not-to-be-missed, biennial International Tug and Salvage Convention and Exhibition. This year’s event was held in Marseille, France. Take a peek for yourselves at www.tugandosv.com and look for ITS 2018 Marseille in the menu. This was the 50th year that ITS has […]

The United States Maritime Resource Center (USMRC) based in Rhode Island, USA is pleased to announce a new tug training and simulation partnership with SeaWays Global Ltd which is homeported in Portsmouth, UK. Under this partnership, SeaWays Global will deliver its world-class tug master and pilot training, tugboat simulation, auditing and assessment services at USMRC’s […]

KASI Malaysia, with headquarters in Kota Kinabalu, has successfully delivered the first two SeaWays Global ASD module 1 for tug masters, as part of a 2-year contract to deliver SeaWays Modules 1, 2 and 3 for all the BPSB Tug Masters. Bintulu Port is geographically situated midway between Kuching, Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu along the […]

SeaWays Global has signed a long-term partnering agreement with The United States Maritime Resource Center (USMRC). According to the partnership, SeaWays Global will deliver its world class tug master and pilot training, tugboat simulation, auditing and assessment services at USMRC’s maritime simulation centre  near Newport, Rhode Island, US.  Capt Neil Sadler, managing director for the […]

I was introduced to tow boating through a family friend. Ted Davis owned a small yarding tug out of New Westminster and needed occasional help on weekends. Ted was a patient man and made the job fun and interesting. The food was good too and as a bonus he even paid me! At the time […]

My name is Jamie Peever and I am proud to say that I am the third generation of my family to work as a Tugboat Captain. My first real experience was with my father aboard the Sea Cap 3 in 1989. It was a day that left a lasting impression on me and later influenced […]

MARKINGS ON SHIP’S FITTINGS Types of markings stamped on ship’s fittings: SWL = The safe working load for mooring lines. TOW = The safe working load for a tug’s towline. ETB = Emergency Towing Bitts (usually found on tankers & LNG Carriers) kN = Rule of thump is insert one decimal place to convert to […]