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Damen ASD 2312 tug for Fairplay Towage
Fast delivery of harbour tug for operations in Port of Rotterdam Engaging her impressive 70 ton bollard pull, Azimuthing Stern Drive tug Fairplay-93 will be performing towage services in Port of Rotterdam from the first months of 2023 onwards. …
Nov 28, 2022 / Vessels
Svitzer Australia Advises Lockout Of Harbour Towage Crews
Monday (Nov14), Svitzer Australia announced that it has given notice of a lockout to all harbour towage employees covered under its 2016 National Towage Enterprise Agreement and their union bargaining representatives, the Maritime Union of Australia …
Nov 15, 2022 / Curious
MSC to Acquire Rimorchiatori Mediterranei
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, through its wholly owned subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, has agreed to acquire 100% of the share capital of Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A., an international leading towage operator active in …
Oct 24, 2022 / Curious
SAAM Towage Enters A New Era With Its First 100% Electric Tugboats
SAAM Towage reached an important milestone on Thursday (Oct13) by closing an agreement with Teck & Neptune Terminals that will allow the deployment of the first two electric tugs to its fleet. At full capacity, the new units will reduce 2,400 …
Oct 14, 2022 / Vessels
SAAM closes acquisition of Ian Taylor in Peru and strengthens its presence in Latin America
SAAM concluded the purchase process of Ian Taylor's towage operations in Peru. “This operation will allow us to continue consolidating our presence in Peru, with the service offer that characterizes us and great geographical coverage. Our …
Oct 4, 2022 / Vessels
SANMAR Shipyards delivers 7th tug to SAAM Towage
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered its seventh tugboat to SAAM Towage which has joined the world’s third largest operator’s fleet of tugs operating in Panama Canal Waters. She has been renamed SAAM QUIBIAN by her new owners.The twin Z-drive tugboat is a …
Sep 29, 2022 / Vessels
SAAM Towage to Receive New Tug in Panama
SAAM Towage will receive a new tug for its fleet in Panama. The SAAM Quibian, purchased from Türkiye-based Sanmar Shipyards, features high maneuverability, which makes for more energy-efficient operations.SAAM Towage’s Technical Manager Pablo Cáceres …
Sep 26, 2022 / Vessels
SAAM Towage Baptizes Two New Tugs in Chile: Mataquito II and Halcón III
At a ceremony attended by Navy authorities, pilots, customers and executives from SAAM Towage, the company—a global towage industry leader—symbolically baptized two new units that will be added to its Chilean fleet: the Mataquito II and the Halcón …
Sep 12, 2022 / Vessels
Fairplay Towage Group orders two Damen RSD Tugs 2513
Fairplay Towage Group, one of Europe’s leading tugboat operators with over 100 tugs in operation, has placed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for two Damen RSD Tugs 2513. The vessels will be delivered in January 2023.The twin-fin Reversed Stern …
Aug 13, 2022 / Vessels
SAAM Towage Peru fleet adds six units with new Condor
SAAM Towage welcomes the tug known as Cóndor, acquired from Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey and now located in the Port of Callao. This is the sixth tug to join the fleet in Peru, and its main features are its energy efficiency and high …
Jul 20, 2022 / Vessels