Svitzer Monte Cristi and Svitzer Catuan have been delivered by leading Turkish tug builder Sanmar, to Svitzer Americas. The boats, which will be operated in the Dominican Republic, are RAmparts 2400 SX class tugs, designed by Robert Allan Limited exclusively for Sanmar, and are known as the Bogaçay Class of which 30 have now been [...]
THE IMO WORLD MARITIME DAYPARALLEL EVENT and EXHIBITION4 - 6 November Sanmar is proud to be one of the sponsors of The World Maritime Day Parallel Event within the framework of World Maritime Day celebrations, which are being held in Istanbul between 4 and 6 November 2016. The event is being hosted by The [...]
With the successful arrival of Bedia Safi and Celal Safi in Safi Port, Derince, Türkiye, some 30 Bogacay Class ASD tugs have now been delivered by Sanmar to customers worldwide. Measuring 24.4m in length with a moulded beam of 11.25m and an overall draft of 5.10m, this design, exclusive to Sanmar, was developed by Robert [...]
The TRAktor-Z 2500SX is the new, versatile Z-drive tractor tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd. in collaboration with Sanmar Shipyards. Designed for maximum efficiency in both harbour ship handling and towing duties, this compact, under 24 m rule length design, offers dependable omnidirectional performance for use in ports worldwide. The hull and appendage configuration has [...]
Naming ceremony on 30th August 2016 for “Svitzer Amstel”, a new Sanmar ASD 60 tonne bollard pull tug, operating in the Port of Amsterdam. The naming ceremony of Svitzer Amstel built by Sanmar Shipyards, was hosted by Port Towage Amsterdam. On behalf of Sanmar, Projects Director Ali Gürün attended [...]
Members of Svitzer's management team carried out inspection visits to both of Sanmar's modern custom-built shipyards to check on the progress of existing orders and discuss further contracts that the global market leader in towage and emergency response already has with the Turkish shipbuilder. [...]
Although best known for its production of big powerful escort and terminal tugs used worldwide, Sanmar also has a broad portfolio of designs covering all aspects of harbour and towing work and sizes of craft. Less well known but rapidly gaining an international reputation is the compact but powerful for its size Yenicay series of [...]
Sanmar’s first VSP (Voith Schneider Propeller) tug, of the new VectRA 3000 series, named Arie A has been constructed for Italian operator Tripmare Spa of Trieste. The vessel has been delivered by a Redwise crew to Ashdod Port, located some 40 kilometers south of Tel Aviv where it will operate. Particular care [...]
Sanmar Shipyards in Türkiye is in the process of shipping a Robert Allan Limited designed RAscal Class ASD tugboat to Port Otago Limited (POL) in New Zealand. The new tugboat is called Arihi, the name having been chosen in consultation with the local Rununga (Maori council). The boat measures 18m long, has a bollard pull [...]
The 53rd Annual Meeting of the European Tugowners Association – ETA 2016 was held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 11th of May to the 13th of May. In store for this important event hosted under the auspices of full member SVITZER was a combination of an enchanting city rich in culture and history, an interesting and thought provoking conference [...]
