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Svitzer Invests in Three New Tugboats in Brazil to Support Growth
Svitzer, a leading global towage provider, has announced the signing of a contract with Shipyard Rio Maguari for the construction of three new tugboats. This significant investment underlines Svitzer's continuous commitment to expanding its presence …
Jul 2, 2024 / Curious
Atlantic Towing Limited and Svitzer Modernise Halifax Port Fleet with New Escort Tugboats
Atlantic Towing Limited, a member of the J.D. Irving, Limited family of companies and Svitzer have made a significant joint investment in the modernisation of the Port of Halifax fleet by acquiring two new escort tugboats from the Rastar 3200 series, …
Jun 19, 2024 / Curious
Sanmar delivers multi-purpose tug to Turkish port in final week of year
Sanmar has delivered a fifth tug to Mersin International Port, Turkiye’s largest container port, one of two of its best-selling multi-purpose Boğaçay Class tugboats delivered by the Turkish tug builder’s own delivery team during the final week of …
Feb 5, 2024 / Vessels
Med Marine Successfully Delivered the MED-A2360 RAmparts 2300 Series Tugboat to Arrendadora Continental
Med Marine, a leading provider of high-quality tugboats and workboats, has announced the successful delivery of the Med-A2360 class Robert Allan RAstar 2360 design tugboat to Arrendadora Continental, S.A. Arrendadora Continental, S.A. chosed Med …
Oct 10, 2023 / Curious
Kongsberg Maritime signs agreement with Alexandria Shipyard for azimuth thrusters on six tugs
Kongsberg Maritime (Kongsberg) has signed an agreement to provide its US Series of azimuth thrusters to Alexandria Shipyard (ASY) for six new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats, each with 85 tonnes of bollard pull. This new contract considered a …
Jun 12, 2023 / Curious
New TRAnsverse Tugs for Svitzer Australia
Svitzer, a leading global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has today announced it has awarded a contract to Uzmar Shipyard to build two new TRAnsverse tugs for its Australian business. The TRAnsverse tugs are a revolutionary …
May 15, 2023 / Curious
SAAM closes deal to acquire tugs from Starnav and is positioned as one of the market leaders in Brazil
SAAM, a company providing port, logistics and towage services in the Americas, concluded the purchase of 21 tugboats from the Brazilian company Starnav, which includes 19 tugs currently in operation and two additional vessels in the final phase of …
May 5, 2023 / Vessels
Sanmar Shipyards holds naming ceremonies for five tugboats
Sanmar Shipyards has held naming ceremonies over two consecutive days for five tugboats. 2 LNG-fuelled escort tugs are the most powerful tugboats that Sanmar has built to date, while the other 3 of the tugs are the first in the game-changing …
Mar 14, 2023 / Curious
Sanmar Shipyards delivers cleaner and greener tugs at end of successful year
Sanmar Shipyards has ended a successful year with the delivery of two tugboats that are both powerful and environmentally-aware to Italy-based long-term client Rimorchiatori Augusta. They were two of four tugs that the Türkiye-headquartered tugboat …
Jan 3, 2023 / Vessels
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