Tugboat

The ONEX Group has entered into a strategic agreement with leading engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions SE for the first RAstar 2800 trawlers.

During the Occupation, many Greeks actively participated in the resistance against the occupiers, causing significant headaches for the Germans and Italians. Some became widely known, despite the disproportionate publicity compared to their actions.

A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Saturday.

The EU's Operation Aspides published images dated Saturday of its vessels escorting ships heading to the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion.

Traffic was suspended in Turkey's Bosphorus on Wednesday after a tugboat had an operation failure during towing of a ship at the northern entrance of the strait that runs through Istanbul, shipping agent Tribeca said.

Two other tugboats were sent to assist the issue, the agency said. [Reuters]

As oil continued to seep into the ocean during the peak tourist season, officials confirmed last week that at least two vessels, the barge and a tugboat, were involved in the incident

Ship traffic in Turkey's Bosphorus Strait was suspended on Wednesday morning after a ship suffered an engine failure, the Tribeca shipping agency said.

According to a report shared by the agency, Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker Guanyin had an engine failure at the strait's northern entrance and two tugs were dispatched for assistance. [Reuters]

A canal services firm says that salvage teams have "partially refloated" the colossal container ship that remains wedged across the Suez Canal, without providing further details about when the vessel would be set free.

A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal for a fifth day on March 27, as authorities prepared to make new attempts to free the vessel and reopen a crucial east-west waterway for global shipping.

At least 16 people, including four tugboat owners, have been charged with setting up a racket at Thessaloniki port that illegally certified tugboats and handed out lucrative projects.

Greek authorities say they have seized 6.5 tons of cannabis and a large quantity of pills containing the banned stimulant Fenethylline hidden in a tug boat on the south coast of the island of Crete.