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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 [...]

2019-06-20T09:00:25+00:00News|

Suggested addition to Svitzer Press Release

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 [...]

2019-03-22T10:30:27+00:00News|

Finnish operator orders ice TundRA class escort tugs

Türkiye-based Sanmar Shipyards has won, in a competitive bid process, a contract to build a pair of custom designed icebreaking tugs for celebrated Finland-based operator, Alfons Hakans. This family-owned company, a major towage and salvage company with decades of regional expertise in the Northern Baltic Sea region, has signed a contract for a pair of 67 tonne bollard [...]

2019-03-18T09:27:10+00:00News|

Opting for the true tractor’s better ship-handling

The increasing demand for the significant operational advantages of the true tractor configuration tug with forward mounted thrusters is exemplified by the latest contract awarded to Sanmar by Rimorchiatori Riuniti in Italy. This will be sixth example of the Turkish specialist tug builder’s, exclusive Delicay design in barely a year since the first vessel of [...]

2019-03-18T09:25:11+00:00News|

Specialist tug builder wins prestigious repeat order

The world’s leading tug operator, Svitzer, has ordered five new ASD tugs for round-the-clock operational support for vessel movements in, Oman. The renewal of a 15 year contract for Svitzer to provide marine services to Sohar Industrial Port Company SAOC meant a fleet development plan to provide the next generation of fit for purpose and [...]

2019-03-18T09:23:15+00:00News|

Scottish Isles to get two of powerful debut design

Close collaboration between leading Turkish tug building specialist, Sanmar Shipyards and world-renowned designer, Vancouver, Canada-based Robert Allan Limited, has brought instant success with the signing of a prestigious order from Orkney Islands Council's Marine Services. Construction will soon start at Sanmar’s Altinova facility, one of the company’s two custom-built shipyards located some 75 minutes drive [...]

2019-03-18T06:21:57+00:00News|

Feedback Benefits Popular Model

With a new order just placed by an Italian owner, currently, the most popular ASD tug type in Sanmar's extensive portfolio is the Class designated by the Turkish specialist builder as the Bogacay Series. Although an exclusive design specially commissioned by Sanmar from the drawing board of the renowned Robert Allan Limited design team, [...]

2019-02-22T08:41:53+00:00News|

New Tractor Tug Modified to Meet Customers Needs

Sanmar, Türkiye's leading tug builder, has delivered the third version of its new Robert Allan Ltd designed series, the TRAktor-Z 2500SX– Delicay Class. The new vessel, planned for deployment in London with the name Svitzer Meridian, has a full FiFi 1 notation powered by a dedicated Cat C32 diesel engine and has been built [...]

2019-02-22T08:42:57+00:00News|

Latvian Order Follows International Acclaim

In less than two years, a relatively new compact class of Robert Allan Limited tugs designed exclusively for Sanmar, Türkiye’s leading tug builder, has received international acclaim – resulting in an order from PKL Flote of Latvia. This order follows universal praise of the Sirapinar Class from owners in the UAE, UK, Spain (2 [...]

2019-01-28T10:49:04+00:00News|
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