On the 11th of January 2020 Sanmar and Robert Allan Ltd. celebrated the commissioning of the 200th tug built by Sanmar to a Robert Allan Ltd. design. Achieving this milestone in just over 25 years is remarkable, and a true testament to the close working relationship developed by these two prominent businesses in the [...]
One of the winners in the recent allocation of harbour towage licences in Türkiye was Marin Tug & Pilotage. This company was founded back in September 1998 by some of the leading players in the country’s marine industry. Although Istanbul headquartered, the company concentrates on harbour towage, nationwide and open sea towage and salvage [...]
Recent years have seen a considerable upturn in the number of orders from Italian customers for the sophisticated ASD or tractor configuration tug boats constructed by Sanmar Marine at either of its two custom–built shipyards in Türkiye. As in many parts of the world, this impressive growth in demand has been spearheaded by the [...]
Named Salim Duzgit after the founder of its new owners, the Duzgit Company, this multipurpose vessel is the first of a brand new Sanmar Shipyard Series based on the Robert Allan Limited RAlly 1900 SX design and called by the leading Türkiye-based builder as the Poyrazköy Class after [...]
In a recent press release issued by Robert Allan Limited, it was stated that the new tug design selected by Canada’s Department of National Defence for four new 24m vessels to be built in Quebec follows:” …the design which has been built in large numbers by Sanmar Shipyards in Türkiye.” In fact, the model [...]
‘Have we come close to perfection?’ The argument continues across the tug boat industry as to which tug is the best. Meanwhile, Sanmar Shipyards in Türkiye has been steadily developing and refining its extensive ASD portfolio with its most popular type, the 24m Bogacay Class, now has 34 in operation around the world with [...]
Reflecting its now dominant role in the international tug building market, Sanmar Shipyards in Türkiye has taken the decision to significantly strengthen its team of executive directors with the appointment of two widely experienced men to bolster the existing board’s range of experience and expertise. Although recruited independently, by some strange coincidence, the two [...]
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a 24 meter ASD Tug with 60 tbp to Marintug of Türkiye. This 24 meter long vessel which has 60 tonnes bollard pull capacity, is one of the most recognition won serie of Sanmar Shipyard called as BOGACAY SERIE and designed by worlds famous designer Robert Allan Ltd, RAmparts 2400SX. [...]
Mrs Ozge Abanuz demonstrates to Targe Towing’s MD, Tom Woolley, how his newly ordered Sanmar tug will look with his requested modifications. Even though Sanmar Shipyards has an outstanding portfolio of proven tugs, primarily of advanced, state-of-the-art, Robert Allan Limited design, the leading Türkiye-based international specialist tug builder is conscious that experienced operators [...]
Vimal Choy, Sanmar's Director, Key Accounts and Client Services Europe responded by pointing out that this was the 21st tug built by Sanmar for Svitzer and another five were under construction in Türkiye. "Svitzer Meridian, however is special in many ways. It is of the tractor concept originally developed for ship-handling due to its [...]