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The Boluda Towage – Marsa Maroc consortium will provide towage and assistance services in Nador West Med
Following an international call for tenders launched by Nador West Med, the consortium formed by Boluda Towage France (a subsidiary of Boluda Towage, the towage division of Boluda Corporación Marítima and world number one in the sector), and Marsa …
Apr 7, 2025 / Curious
Boluda Maritime Terminals Tenerife orders four Konecranes hybrid RTGs to improve container handling efficiency in the Canary Islands
Konecranes customer Boluda Maritime Terminals Tenerife has placed an order for four hybrid Konecranes Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes equipped with many Smart Features. The contract was signed in December 2024. Boluda Maritime Terminals Tenerife …
Feb 14, 2025 / Curious
Boluda acquires Finnish harbour towage and icebreaker company Yxpila Hinaus-Bogsering
This operation consolidates Boluda’s presence in Northern Europe, taking another step forward in its expansion plans and entering the Scandinavian countries by providing coverage to its clients in the Gulf of Bothnia. Boluda moves forward with its …
Oct 21, 2024 / Curious
VB SEEBULLE joins Boluda Towage’s fleet in northern Europe
Boluda Towage adds the VB SEEBULLE to its fleet of tugboats in Northern Europe, joining the powerful fleet of tugboats that the company owns in this area. This vessel is the sister ship of the VB TRAGEN, which joined the German fleet last February …
Sep 10, 2024 / Vessels
Boluda inaugurates the second phase of its container terminal in Santander and its new railway station
Boluda Shipping has invested more than 2 million euros in the expansion of its current terminal, which has an additional 16,000 m2 of surface area. This expansion makes Boluda Maritime Terminals Santander one of the most competitive logistics …
Jul 25, 2024 / Curious
Boluda strengthens its fleet in Gibraltar with a new boat
This morning the renaming ceremony of the new tugboat “VB Responder” took place at the Small Boats Marina in the port of Gibraltar, strengthening its current fleet in such a strategic point for maritime transport as the Strait of Gibraltar. The …
Jun 19, 2024 / Curious
An historic first call of Boluda Lines at the port of Rotterdam
The Rotterdan Shortsea Terminal (RST) receives first call of Boluda Lines in these waters, within its short-sea new distance service that connects Santander-Tilbury-Rotterdam, setting a historical milestone. The ship ‘Lucia B’ has starred in this …
Jun 5, 2024 / Curious
Boluda Towage acquires Les Abeilles International and strengthens its growth in France
This acquisition will reinforce Boluda Towage – operating since 2007 at the French Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, overseas territories in the Indian Ocean, the African Atlantic coast and in Asia, in Timor Lester as Boluda Towage France – and …
Jun 5, 2024 / Curious
Boluda Lines strengthens its competitiveness in short-sea market launching a new weekly service connecting Spain, UK and Netherlands
Boluda Lines starts a new short-sea container service from Santander calling into Tilbury and Rotterdam. A new strategic expansion for Boluda Shipping’s sustainable transport that reinforces the commitment to its customers in Spain, the United …
Apr 4, 2024 / Curious
Flawless towing assistance in the port of Rotterdam to the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales
Straight away from Norway, the ship was returning from “Steadfast Defender 24”, one of NATO’s largest military exercises since the Cold War. one of the largest military exercises organised by NATO since the Cold War. Following the successful …
Mar 21, 2024 / Curious