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Kotug Canada Partners With Robert Allan Ltd And Sanmar To Build Two Powerful, High Bollard Pull Methanol-Fuelled Escort Tugs
After a rigorous and competitive process KOTUG Canada (KOTUG) has selected Türkiye’s Sanmar Shipyards to build two RAsalvor 4400-DFM dual fuel methanol escort tugs - Robert Allan Ltd. design - to service the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP). …
Jul 10, 2023 / Curious
KOTUG Canada Provides First State-of-the-Art Dual Fuel Methanol Escort Tugs for Trans Mountain’s Expanded Operations on Canada’s West Coast
In 2021, after a rigorous and competitive process, Trans Mountain, on behalf of shippers for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP), awarded KOTUG Canada Inc. a long-term contract to provide enhanced escort towage services for tankers that load …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious
Cargill partners with Kotug to launch the world’s first zero-emission electric pusher tug and barge
Cargill has partnered with Kotug International to deploy Kotug’s zero emission E-Pusher™ and E-Barges, the world’s first fully electric pusher boat and barges to transport cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam, the largest cocoa import port in the …
Jun 9, 2023 / Curious
KOTUG Canada and GIT work together to help reduce underwater radiated noise in oceans
KOTUG Canada Inc.*, strongly committed to reducing impact from operations on the environment, has recently applied a revolutionary non-toxic noise reduction coatings to the hull of one of their vessels, the K.J. Gardner. KOTUG Canada has worked …
Feb 14, 2023 / Vessels
Kotug finalises the acquisition of Seaways International
KOTUG International B.V. (KOTUG) announces the successful closure of the intended acquisition of SEAWAYS INTERNATIONAL (Seaways). As a result, Seaways is now a 100% owned subsidiary of the KOTUG Group of Companies. Caption: Seaways 24, the …
Sep 5, 2022 / Curious
KOTUG to provide additional support to operations in Guyana
KOTUG’s ‘SD Honour’ joins ‘SD Power’ to provide continuous terminal support to growing floating offshore production facilities at the Liza FieldKOTUG Guyana Inc. (100% local subsidiary of KOTUG International B.V.) has been awarded a second contract …
Aug 9, 2022 / Vessels
KOTUG, ADMA and King AbdulAziz University sign MoU to develop a strategic partnership
KOTUG Training & Consultancy, the training and consultancy division of KOTUG International, Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (ADMA), the regional leader in the Middle East region in the provision of simulator space and nautical training provider, and …
Jun 21, 2022 / Curious
Kotug to acquire Seaways to accelerate its growth in worldwide offshore floating energy facilities
Largest acquisition in KOTUG’s history, family-owned maritime company since 1911.KOTUG International B.V. (KOTUG) entered into an agreement to acquire SEAWAYS INTERNATIONAL (Seaways), a reputable owner and operator of state-of-the-art Offshore …
Apr 19, 2022 / Curious
KOTUG starts with zero-emission transportation from Amsterdam to Zaandam with the first electric E-Pusher™ Type M
KOTUG will deploy the KOTUG E-Pusher type M and four barges for zero-emission barging of cocoa beans from Cargill between the Port of Amsterdam, the largest cocoa import port in the world, and their cocoa facilities in Zaandam. The vessel is equipped …
Feb 16, 2022 / Curious
KOTUG and Shift sign MoU to combine Shift’s PwrSwäp with KOTUG’s E-Pusher™ vessel designs
KOTUG International B.V. (KOTUG) and Shift Clean Energy (Shift) has announced the formation of a partnership to use Shift’s new PwrSwäp clean energy service—which uses swappable batteries on a pay-as-you-go basis—on KOTUG’s E-Pusher™ vessels. This …
Nov 8, 2021 / Vessels