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Sanmar delivers multi-purpose tug to Turkish port in final week of year

Sanmar has delivered a fifth tug to Mersin International Port, Turkiye’s largest container port, one of two of its best-selling multi-purpose Boğaçay Class tugboats delivered by the Turkish tug builder’s own delivery team during the final week of …
Feb 5, 2024 / Vessels

Med Marine Successfully Delivered the MED-A2360 RAmparts 2300 Series Tugboat to Arrendadora Continental

Med Marine, a leading provider of high-quality tugboats and workboats, has announced the successful delivery of the Med-A2360 class Robert Allan RAstar 2360 design tugboat to Arrendadora Continental, S.A. Arrendadora Continental, S.A. chosed Med …
Oct 10, 2023 / Curious

Kongsberg Maritime signs agreement with Alexandria Shipyard for azimuth thrusters on six tugs

Kongsberg Maritime (Kongsberg) has signed an agreement to provide its US Series of azimuth thrusters to Alexandria Shipyard (ASY) for six new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats, each with 85 tonnes of bollard pull. This new contract considered a …
Jun 12, 2023 / Curious

New TRAnsverse Tugs for Svitzer Australia

Svitzer, a leading global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has today announced it has awarded a contract to Uzmar Shipyard to build two new TRAnsverse tugs for its Australian business.   The TRAnsverse tugs are a revolutionary …
May 15, 2023 / Curious

SAAM closes deal to acquire tugs from Starnav and is positioned as one of the market leaders in Brazil

SAAM, a company providing port, logistics and towage services in the Americas, concluded the purchase of 21 tugboats from the Brazilian company Starnav, which includes 19 tugs currently in operation and two additional vessels in the final phase of …
May 5, 2023 / Vessels

Sanmar Shipyards holds naming ceremonies for five tugboats

Sanmar Shipyards has held naming ceremonies over two consecutive days for five tugboats. 2 LNG-fuelled escort tugs are the most powerful tugboats that Sanmar has built to date, while the other 3 of the tugs are the first in the game-changing …
Mar 14, 2023 / Curious

Sanmar Shipyards delivers cleaner and greener tugs at end of successful year

Sanmar Shipyards has ended a successful year with the delivery of two tugboats that are both powerful and environmentally-aware to Italy-based long-term client Rimorchiatori Augusta. They were two of four tugs that the Türkiye-headquartered tugboat …
Jan 3, 2023 / Vessels

Sanmar Shipyards delivers two tugs to SMS Towage

Sanmar has delivered two more tugboats to SMS Towage, the UK’s largest independent family towage company, and one of the Turkish shipbuilder’s oldest and most loyal customers.  The delivery of the two RAmparts 2200 class sister tugs, which …
Nov 28, 2022 / Vessels

Master Boat Builders to Construct Two New Tugboats for Moran Towing

Master Boat Builders, Inc. on Friday (Nov25) announced that it has executed a contract to build two new tugboats in its Coden, Ala., shipyard for Moran Towing Corporation based in New Canaan, Conn. The new tugs will be the first that Master Boat …
Nov 28, 2022 / 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