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Innovative tractor design heads for New Zealand

Kinaki is the first of the Sanmar Delicay tug series and the tug is currently on its way by heavy lift ship to New Zealand from the builder’s Turkish yard. Built by Sanmar to the innovative TRAktor-Z 2500 SX (Sanmar eXclusive) design by Robert Allan Limited, the tugboat also has considerable technical input from the builder.

2019-03-13T10:23:34+00:00News|

Mediterranean Operators Benefit From Easy Access

Sanmar has achieved considerable success in recent years with Italian based towage companies. The Turkish operator with an unparalleled tug building record has supplied 12 tugs to Italy since 2010 with several more under construction. Sanmar Shipyards built Sirapinar ASD class tug has arrived in Naples, Italy, to enter service with Rimochitori Napolitani. [...]

2019-03-13T10:24:14+00:00News|

Caterpillar Marine to develop innovative hybrid tug with Sanmar Shipyards

Sanmar has pleasure in drawing to your attention the following press release issued by Caterpillar following a signing ceremony which took place at the New Orleans Workboat Show. Sanmar’s Design Manager,  Özer İlhan attended the event. Hamburg, Germany – Caterpillar Marine is pleased to announce collaboration with Sanmar Shipyards in Istanbul, Türkiye to build an [...]

2019-03-13T10:25:19+00:00News|

Leading tug builder makes more deliveries

The premier Turkish specialist tug builder, Sanmar, has made two important deliveries of Robert Allan Ltd. designed ASD tugs to different parts of the world during this past week. Each new vessel is the first of a matching pair Marechiaro (ex Sirapinar V) The fifth example of this relatively new class has arrived in Naples, [...]

2019-03-13T12:19:23+00:00News|

7th tugboat delivered to SMS Towage by Sanmar, tugboat “Superman” has been unveiled at a naming ceremony

The most powerful tugboat on the Humber has been unveiled at a naming ceremony at Hull’s Albert Dock. SMS Towage’s newly built £5.8m vessel Superman was christened at the ceremony today after being delivered from the Sanmar shipyard, near Istanbul. SMS's other Sanmar-built boats are the Statesman, Scotsman, Yorkshireman, Masterman, Englishman and Merchantman. The boat [...]

2019-03-13T12:20:18+00:00News|

UK owners opt for Turkish delights

Sanmar, Türkiye's leading tug constructor has been building on its well established reputation in the UK. Already this year it has delivered five tugboats to three different UK clients. The important ports benefitting from these latest deliveries are Aberdeen, Bristol, Hull, Middlesbrough and Southampton. The most powerful of the tugs is Svitzer Adira, an 80 [...]

2019-03-13T12:21:09+00:00News|
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