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Sanmar Shipyards delivers two tugs to SMS Towage

Sanmar has delivered two more tugboats to SMS Towage, the UK’s largest independent family towage company, and one of the Turkish shipbuilder’s oldest and most loyal customers. The delivery of the two RAmparts 2200 class sister tugs, which …

Nov 28, 2022 / Vessels

Sanmar Shipyards signs first contract of the New Year

Sanmar Shipyards has signed its first contract of 2022 with loyal client SMS Towage, the UK’s largest family-owned towage company.The contract is for the purchase of Sirapinar XV, a 2020-built tugboat based on the RAmparts 2200 design from Canadian …

Jan 14, 2022 / Vessels

Humber tug fleet strengthened to support additional business

Harbour authority ABP this week welcomed SMS Towage’s new tug, Manxman, onto the river Humber.The new tug, built by international shipyard group Damen, based at Gorinchem in Holland, is technically known as an Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) 2411 tug. With …

Apr 18, 2019 / Vessels