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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

Damen ASD Tug 2813 launched for SOMARA

The Azimuth Stern Drive tug Plis Fos was launched from the vertical ship lift at the Damen Song Cam Shipyard on May 3rd. Following sea trials, the vessel will sail on her own keel from Vietnam to the Isle of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea, where she …
Jun 9, 2022 / Vessels

Albwardy Damen delivers two ASD 2811 Tugs to Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services

At a ceremony held on the 10th of March at Albwardy Damen Sharjah, UAE, two new Damen ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) Tugs 2811 were handed over to Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services (RVOS). A joint venture between Rawabi Holding, a Saudi diversified …
Apr 6, 2022 / Vessels

Ocean Group announce a 10-year agreement with the Port of Vancouver to provide port towing services

Ocean Group has announced a 10-year agreement with the Port of Vancouver to provide port towing services at the two Roberts Bank terminals, Deltaport and Westshore Terminals. Starting July 19, Ocean Group will mobilize two DAMEN ASD Tug 2813 tugs …
Feb 23, 2022 / Vessels