Leading tugboat-builder Sanmar Shipyards and energy storage systems provider Corvus Energy signed a historic co-operation agreement at TugTechnology 2021 to build cutting-edge hybrid and zero-emissions battery electric tugs in a move hailed as a major step forward towards the creation of an environmentally-friendly towage industry. The agreement was signed by Sanmar Shipyards Vice President [...]
Sanmar Shipyards has signed a contract to deliver two cleaner and greener versions of its Bogacay series of tugs to Sicily-based operator Rimorchiatori Augusta Srl, marking the start of a new era for this popular range of tugboats. BOGACAY LII and BOGACY LIV have been refurbished and their propulsion systems upgraded using the latest [...]
Photo caption: Sanmar Shipyards and Corvus Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of equipping and building zero-emission and hybrid tugs. From Left: Gary Dockerty, Ipek Gurun, Ronald Hansen, Ruchan Civgin, Vimal Choy and Roger Rosvold. Corvus Energy and Sanmar Shipyards are pleased to announce a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between [...]
Sanmar has delivered the third tug to SAAM Towage from its successful RAmparts 2400SX design of compact tugboats. Named SAAM PALENQUE by its new owners, she will work in Panama where SAAM Towage is the largest supplier of towage services, with operations at all ports on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Based on [...]
Sanmar Shipyards has signed six vessel contracts together totalling US$33.46 million with the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) in Pakistan for four high-performance state-of-the-art tugboats and two pilot boats. The tugs are scheduled to be delivered in 12 months and the pilot boats in 10. The contracts were awarded following a hard-fought international tendering process [...]
Sanmar Shipyards recently delivered a RAmparts 2400SX Class ASD Tugboat to Rimorchiatori Salerno Srl. Rimorchiatori Salerno S.r.l is part of leading Italian maritime services provider “Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.a”. The new tug is a Bogacay series; compact, robust and the perfect fit for harbour and port operations. This is the flagship product of Sanmar as [...]
COVID-19 measures are strictly applied all around the world: flights cancelled or restricted, same applies for the borders. However, Sanmar Shipyards chartered a private jet to bring home its own crew upon successful delivery of another RAmparts 2400SX Class ASD Tug to INEOS FPS in Scotland. The chartered jet landed in Antalya, a major [...]
Svitzer’s Newbuilding Department had a seminar for the site and project managers in Istanbul on 8th-9th November. Sanmar Shipyards have been chosen as the shipyards for visiting as a part of the seminar this year. After their internal seminar on the 8th November, Members of Newbuilding Department team visited Sanmar Tuzla Shipyard and Sanmar Altınova [...]