Rolls-Royce and global towage operator Svitzer have successfully demonstrated the world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel in Copenhagen harbour, Denmark. Earlier this year, one of Svitzer´s tugs, the 28m long Svitzer Hermod, built in Türkiye at one of Sanmar’s custom built, modern tug building yards, safely conducted a number of remotely controlled manoeuvres. From [...]
U.K towage company Targe Towing ltd. signed a contract with Sanmar Shipyards for the purchase of tugboat Bogacay 26 two weeks ago. Bogacay 26 started her maiden journey immediately after the contract signing and arrived Aberdeen last week. The flag of the vessel was changed at the port with the participation of Sanmar crew, Sanmar [...]
Italian operator, Rimorchiatori Napoletani ordered two Sirapinar Class tugs in early May, 2017. This week, Mr. Gianni Andrea de Domenico (Chairman) and Mr. Carmine Malvone (Technical Officer) visited Sanmar Shipyard in Türkiye to check construction, quality, planning and procurement process of the vessels. After the technical meetings and on site inspection, Mr. Gianni Andrea [...]
UK towage company Targe Towing Limited (established 1991) recently signed a contract with leading tug builder Sanmar Shipyards for a Bogacay Class tug. Managing Director of Targe, Mr. Tom Woolley, commented “We at delighted to be working with Sanmar on this project. The Bogacay Class represents a tug that perfectly matches our operational needs as [...]
Svitzer is ordering four more ASD tugs from Sanmar Shipyards to service the multi-hundred million USD TMSA, Tanger Med 2 Port in the Kingdom of Morocco. The four newbuildings will be 90 tonnes bollard pull RAstar 2900 SX terminal tugs with escort ability and accommodation space for eight crew members. The tugs are equipped [...]
Drydocks World – Dubai was so pleased with its latest tug from Turkish specialist shipbuilder, Sanmar that it ordered a pair of smaller line-handling ASD tugs from the same collaborative team of Sanmar and Canadian naval architects, Robert Allan Ltd. The two new tugs are of similar but different designs on exceptionally quick delivery times. [...]
Two weeks ago, Svitzer has signed a contract with Sanmar to purchase a newbuild 80 tbp ASD escort tug for Southampton, strengthening its fleet to meet current and future customer requirements and reemphasising its commitment to the port of Southampton. The vessel has left Sanmar Shipyard to join the fleet this Saturday. The new Sanmar-built [...]
Svitzer Chirripo 150th designed Tug for Sanmar by Robert Allan Ltd. for Svitzer’s Silver Bullet Project The Svitzer Hermod and Svitzer Chirripo are the first two of six customized Robert Allan Ltd. RAstar 2800 class terminal support/escort tug designs for Svitzer’s “Silver Bullet” fleet replenishment program. Svitzer Chirripo will be the 150th tug that [...]
Svitzer and Sanmar have signed a contract for a newbuild 80 tbp ASD escort tug Svitzer has signed a contract with Sanmar to purchase a newbuild 80 tbp ASD escort tug for Southampton, strengthening its fleet to meet current and future customer requirements and reemphasising its commitment to the port of Southampton. The new [...]
Sanmar’s faith in their latest design cooperation with Robert Allan Ltd has been well rewarded. The Turkish tug building company laid the keels of two Sirapinar Class tugs a month or so ago and the opportunity to purchase these ASDs has been snapped up by long established Italian operator, Rimorchiatori Napoletani. Commenting on the [...]