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Kotug charters two new rotortugs to BHP Australia
Optimising BHP fleet in Port Hedland with proven Rotor Tug TechnologyKOTUG´s new build Rotortugs RT Imperieuse and RT Clerke arrived in Port Hedland, Australia. Both vessels, chartered to BHP for the long term, will further optimize the fleet of …
Oct 21, 2021 / Vessels
KOTUG starts operations in Gabon
Supporting Perenco Oil & Gas in optimizing their marine spread with proven Rotor Tug TechnologyKOTUG International B.V. (KOTUG) has been awarded a long-term contract by Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon S.A. (Perenco) to provide towage support for …
Oct 11, 2021 / Curious
KOTUG launches inland shipping division
Game-changing vessel design for the inland shipping industryOn Tuesday (May25) KOTUG announced the establishment of an Inland Shipping division to provide electric powered pusher tugs and smart AI-driven dispatch and route planning applications for …
May 26, 2021 / Curious
Kotug Starts First Operation In South America
Continuous terminal support to floating offshore production facilities at the Liza Field in Guyana with newly acquired DP2 ASD Anchor-handling tug SD PowerKOTUG has been awarded a long-term contract by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited …
Oct 16, 2020 / Vessels
KOTUG Acquires Full Ownership of Marcol
KOTUG International B.V. has completed the 100% acquisition of Marsol International Ltd., a leading offshore and marine terminal service centre, specialized in offshore single point mooring (SPM) terminals and related infrastructure. The acquisition …
May 5, 2020 / Curious
KOTUG Provides Salvage Assistance To MV EM Oinousses
On the night of January 20, two Rotortugs® of KOTUG International picked up the Mayday signal of the container vessel EM-OINOUSSES, sailing from Maputo to Mombasa, having a devastating fire in the engine room. Although the vessel’s crew adequately …
Jan 22, 2020 / Accidents
Kotug and Horizon Maritime start Kotug Canada
KOTUG International B.V. (KOTUG) and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd (Horizon Maritime) announced earlier today that they have formed ‘KOTUG Canada’, a joint venture company which will offer terminal and harbour towage services across Canada. The joint …
Oct 9, 2019 / Curious
Boskalis and Kotug Complete Sale of Kotug Smit Towage To Boluda
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), together with its co-shareholder Kotug International B.V. (Kotug), have completed the sale of Kotug Smit Towage to Boluda Group (Boluda). The intended sale was announced on 4 March 2019. In line with the …
Aug 1, 2019 / Vessels
Boluda Corporación Marítima successfully closes the acquisition of the Dutch company Kotug Smit Towage
The transaction strengthens Boluda’s position as leading operator in Europe, with new presence in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United KingdomBoluda Towage, the towing division of Boluda Corporación Marítima, has successfully acquired …
Aug 1, 2019 / Vessels
KOTUG International commits to Fleet Xpress in APAC
Successful trials of Inmarsat Fleet Xpress off Western Australia have persuaded global tug operator KOTUG International to select the high-speed broadband solution for this area of the Asia Pacific region.Following trials on board the 100-ton bollard …
Jul 30, 2019 / Curious