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Damen to deliver two ASD Tugs 3010 ICE to Norway’s BOA Group

On February 20th Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with BOA Group for two ASD Tugs 3010 ICE On February 20th Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with BOA Group for two ASD Tugs 3010 ICE. Due to Damen’s practice of constructing vessels in …
Mar 11, 2024 / Curious

SCHOTTEL RudderPropeller for six new ASD tugs from Med Marine

SCHOTTEL is to equip six new ASD tugs of the Turkish Med Marine Group with the SCHOTTEL RudderPropeller (SRP). The new vessels will be built by Med Marine’s Ereğli Shipyard and will be available in 2025 to meet the constantly growing demand for Med …
Mar 11, 2024 / Curious

Damen Shipyards hands over twin ASD Tugs 2813 to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority

On 14 December, the commissioning ceremony took place of two, next-generation, Damen ASD Tugs 2813 delivered by Damen Shipyards to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). On 14 December, the commissioning ceremony took place of two, …
Dec 20, 2023 / Curious

Damen Shipyards delivers three new ASD Tugs to Poland’s WUZ Port and Maritime Services

On the 19th of October, the flag-raising ceremony for three new ASD Tugs took place in Gdansk, Poland. In the presence of a large group of Polish and international associates and company employees, the new tugs were welcomed into the fleet. This …
Oct 30, 2023 / Vessels

Louis Meyer signs contract for delivery of one of the first Damen Shipyards’ compact ASD Tug 2111

Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer GmbH & Co. KG of Hamburg has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for the one of the first of its next-generation ASD Tug 2111 class Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer GmbH & Co. KG of …
Oct 24, 2023 / Curious

Damen unveils new compact ASD Tug 2111

Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled the latest vessel in its Compact Tugs product platform Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled the latest vessel in its Compact Tugs product platform. The ASD Tug 2111 joins the ASD Tug 2312 in the innovative range, …
May 31, 2023 / Curious

Fairplay Towage Group takes delivery of two Damen tugs and places order for three more

In week 14 Damen Shipyards Group delivered two RSD Tugs 2513 to the Fairplay Towage Group. The vessels will operate in Germany and Poland, respectively. During the same week, the company signed a further contract which will see Damen delivering an …
Apr 26, 2023 / Curious

National Energy Corporation of Trinidad & Tobago takes delivery of Damen ASD Tug 2811

National Energy Corporation (NEC), a subsidiary of the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, has taken delivery of a new Damen ASD Tug 2811. NEC has opted to have installed a Class certified Damen Marine NOx Reduction System to …
Mar 7, 2023 / Vessels

Svitzer Americas expands its fleet with three newbuilds

Svitzer, leading global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced that it will take delivery of two new ASD tugboats and one workboat and thereby further modernising and expanding the fleet in the Americas region. Based in …
Oct 24, 2022 / Vessels

Kongsberg Maritime’s US Series Thrusters Will Be Installed on 16 New ASD Tugboats To Be Built in Turkey By Med Marine

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has just signed a sizeable contract with Med Marine in Turkey to deliver 32 high-performance, future-proof US series thrusters for installation on new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats. KM and Med Marine have an excellent …
Aug 20, 2022 / Vessels