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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