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Education and training

Historic tugs power innovative engineering training for a greener maritime future

  • News
  • 21 November 2023
Members at work

Tugmaster Lorna Baird on sea blindness, ship-handling and volunteering

  • Telegraph
  • 24 March 2023
Community

Back from the brink – the effort to save the tug France Hayhurst after its second sinking

  • Telegraph
  • 06 March 2023
Federation

Australian minister slams Svitzer tactics on tug crews

  • News
  • 12 August 2022
International

Organising efforts pay off with Mexican tug workers linked to Nautilus Federation affiliate

  • News
  • 12 August 2022
Federation

Back off Svitzer: Australian unions hold national 'stopwork meeting'

  • News
  • 08 August 2022
Health and safety

Sydney tug crews rescue ship following loss of power

  • News
  • 12 July 2022
Health and safety

ITF sounds the siren of alarm for tugboat workers

  • News
  • 31 March 2022
International

Sign petition to support tug workers, ITF urges

  • News
  • 11 March 2022
Federation

Panama Canal working conditions has 'the potential to impact international maritime trade' greater than the Ever Given grounding, warns MM&P

  • News
  • 03 December 2021
Health and safety

Cost-cutting is increasing risks of another Suez-type shutdown

  • News
  • 15 April 2021
Industrial

Safety concerns raised by crew on Solent Towage vessels over workplace exposure at Fawley

  • News
  • 10 November 2020
Industrial

The state of salvage

  • Telegraph
  • 01 October 2020
Careers

Tug AB Emily Reeves feel grateful to have a job and no student debt

  • Telegraph
  • 14 May 2020
Health and safety

Union joins call for Panama Canal safety talks

  • News
  • 13 February 2020
Health and safety

Tug captains' union renews action over Panama Canal safety

  • Telegraph
  • 21 January 2020
Industrial

French tug unions apply brakes to officer cuts

  • News
  • 04 December 2019
Industrial

Safety concerns prompt French unions' national tug strike

  • News
  • 07 November 2019
Health and safety

Search for Bourbon Rhode crew continues after three rescued

  • News
  • 10 October 2019
Organising

Unions break Svitzer deadlock with 5% pay increase and CBA for tug employees

  • News
  • 17 July 2019
Organising

Svitzer crews strike for a tenth time in protest over unpaid hours

  • News
  • 02 July 2019
Organising

Ninth Svitzer tug crew strike for a fair agreement results in a community cruise

  • News
  • 20 June 2019
Organising

Deadlock on Svitzer tugboats talks means further action likely

  • News
  • 17 June 2019
Organising

Svitzer tugboat crew demonstrations continue over lack of labour agreements

  • News
  • 24 May 2019
Law

Nautilus welcomes fines for exploitation of tugboat crew

  • News
  • 18 April 2019
Industrial

Svitzer tug crew clean up for a fair CBA

  • News
  • 16 April 2019

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