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Damen signs with Rimorchiatori Spezzini for two tugs ASD 2411
Rimorchiatori Spezzini, a subsidiary of the Scafi Group, has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for two new Damen ASD Tugs 2411. The order comes as part of Scafi’s plans to expand its fleet in response to the newly …
KOTUG and Petroconsult join forces to establish KOTUG PETRO Maritime (KPM)
KPM awarded a long-term contract by Arab Petroleum Pipelines Company SUMED
Leading global towage company KOTUG International BV has signed an agreement with Petroconsult to create a joint venture company …
Smit Lamnalco takes delivery of final two Damen ASD Tugs 3212 in four vessel order
Damen has delivered the third and fourth units in a four-vessel contract to leading towage company Smit Lamnalco. All four vessels are Damen’s popular and powerful ASD Tug 3212 class with a bollard pull of 80 …
London welcomes new-built ATD tugboat
Svitzer, a leading provider of harbour and terminal towage to the global shipping industry, welcomes Svitzer Meridian in the port of London. The Meridian is the newest addition to Svitzer’s powerful fleet serving …
De Boer holds naming ceremony for Damen RSD WID Tug 2915 Hybrid 'Fregate' and ASD Tug 2310 SD 'Papillon'
The naming ceremony has been held for two custom tugs built by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld for De Boer Remorquage SARL, a joint venture between Dutch Dredging and Iskes Towage and Salvage. The ceremony took place in the …
HVCC and Kotug Smit Towage optimise conditions of entry at the Port of Hamburg
Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC) and Kotug Smit Towage, provider of harbour towage, will in future work closely together at the Port of Hamburg in order to coordinate preliminary planning for ship calls and …
Vancouver to Welcome Two New Cheoy Lee Built RAstar 3200 Escort Tugs for SAAM SMIT Towage Canada
Robert Allan Ltd. announced on Friday (Sep28) that SAAM SMIT TOWAGE CANADA Inc. (SST Canada), a joint venture partnership between Boskalis of the Netherlands and SAAM S.A of Chile, has recently completed the purchase of …
Boluda Towage and Salvage collaborates in construction of megaport on Pacific coast of Panama
Boluda Corporación Marítima’s towage division has a long-term chartering contract with Chinese company SDC Panama Construction SA, contracted by the developer of the port project, Chinese investment …
ESSAR Extends Engagement With Svitzer in Liverpool
Svitzer, a leading provider of harbour and terminal towage to the global shipping industry, has entered a yearlong agreement with Essar Oil UK to provide towage service related to the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in …
Kotug Smit Towage performs naming ceremony for tug Southampton
Recently the naming ceremony of the newly-built Damen tug Southampton took place in the Port of Zeebrugge.
Kotug Smit Towage has taken four newly-built Damen tugs into service for its European harbour towage activities, …