The first of the Orkney Islands Council two new tugs – Odin of Scapa – was launched last month (February) at the Sanmar Shipyard at Altinova in Türkiye. The launch was on schedule and the programme is currently within budget. Following a period of final fitting out, equipment commissioning and then sea trials the [...]
Sanmar Shipyards proudly announce the delivery of “DELICAY VI” to the Genoese group “Rimorchiatori Riuniti”. She is re-named as “ITALIA”. Sanmar had delivered a RAmparts 2400SX Class ASD Tug to the same group back in 2014 and that tug has been re-named as “TURCHIA” which is currently giving towage service in the port of [...]
Sanmar Shipyards proudly announce the delivery of “BOGACAY XXXI” a 2018 built RAmparts 2400-SX Class ASD Tug to SAAM’s Towage fleet in Panama. She is re-named as “SAAM VALPARAISO”. Principal dimensions are 24.40m x 11.25m. She can achieve 70 tonnes of bollard pull by means of 2 x CAT 3516C engines developing a total [...]
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 [...]