Wednesday 3 December 08 - 05:24
 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

    Sanmar Spread Their Wings

    2005 has been a highly successful year for Turkish tugbuilder and operator Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd. The company, who specialise in building standard tugs based on four different series designs is steadily adding to their customer base, with new clients from around the world, and especially Europe. All four vessels types offered are to well established designs from Robert Allan. 

    Svitzer Replacement Programme Continues Unabated

    Over the past two or three years the multi-national towage group Svitzer-Wijsmuller has been undertaking an ongoing fleet replacement programme, intended to update existing tug fleets and ensure that important new towage contracts can be adequately supported. 

    Changes Come Thick and Fast at Adsteam

    Adsteam Towage has made a succession of recent announcements indicating important moves to reinforce the company's ongoing commitment to continuous improvement in the delivery of towage services in the UK. 

    TOWLINES

    Stevns Arctic, an Ice Class ASD tug and sister to the earlier Stevns Ocean, has been delivered to Danish management company Nordane Shipping of Svendborg by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. 

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