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  • The American Waterways Operators (AWO)
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  • European Tugowners Association (ETA)
  • BIMCO Contracts and Clauses

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  • Jones Act Tug and Barge Operations Opportunity or Barrier
  • New Muscle for Mediterranean Towage
  • Smoke, Noise and the New Tug Politics Along the Waterfront
  • Towage Contracts in a Decarbonizing Port: 9 Pricing Models That Could Replace the Old Day Rate
  • India’s Green Tug Race Could Reshape Global Workboat Orders
  • 11 Energy Management Moves That Could Give Tug Owners a Real Edge
  • 10 Headwinds Tug Owners Are Feeling More Sharply in 2026
  • Towage Contracts Are Starting to Carry More Emissions Weight
  • Tug Buying Signals Getting Harder to Ignore in 2026
  • 9 Tug Design Choices That Can Quietly Box an Owner In Later
  • 10 Quiet Ways Hormuz Is Hitting the Tug Industry Harder Than Many Expected
  • Beyond the Tug Orderbook

Jones Act Tug and Barge Operations Opportunity or Barrier

The Jones Act is both a moat and a wall for U.S. tug and barge operators. At its core, the…

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    June 3, 2026

New Muscle for Mediterranean Towage

The Mediterranean tug market is getting a practical upgrade cycle, and Piraeus is one of the clearest signals. Med Tugs…

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    May 28, 2026

Smoke, Noise and the New Tug Politics Along the Waterfront

Tug operators are facing a different kind of port pressure than they did a decade ago. It is no longer…

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    May 25, 2026

Towage Contracts in a Decarbonizing Port: 9 Pricing Models That Could Replace the Old Day Rate

Port decarbonization is starting to change the commercial math behind harbor tug services. The old day-rate model is simple, familiar,…

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    May 21, 2026

India’s Green Tug Race Could Reshape Global Workboat Orders

India’s Green Tug Transition Program is not just a domestic port-cleanup effort. It is becoming a live test of how…

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    May 18, 2026

11 Energy Management Moves That Could Give Tug Owners a Real Edge

Energy management is becoming more important in tug operations because the next competitive advantage is not just raw bollard pull…

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    May 14, 2026

10 Headwinds Tug Owners Are Feeling More Sharply in 2026

For tug owners in 2026, the problem is not that there is only one big issue. It is that several…

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    May 12, 2026

Towage Contracts Are Starting to Carry More Emissions Weight

Towage contracts are beginning to change because ports are moving past broad sustainability language and toward harder operating expectations that…

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    May 11, 2026

Tug Buying Signals Getting Harder to Ignore in 2026

Tug procurement in 2026 is being shaped less by generic fleet renewal and more by a clearer set of directional…

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    May 6, 2026

9 Tug Design Choices That Can Quietly Box an Owner In Later

A tug can look perfectly right for the contract it was built around and still become awkward, expensive, or commercially…

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    May 5, 2026

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