Robert Allan

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkish tugboat builder Sanmar has delivered four fully electric harbour tugs to state energy company BOTAŞ, where they will manoeuvre LNG carriers at two strategically important terminals on the Turkish coast.

6th March 2026

Sanmar delivers four fully electric harbour tugs

6th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

With nine fatal incidents involving conventional tugs since 1998, an Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) safety bulletin on the 2023 Biter loss has put the dangers of tugs girting and capsizing under the spotlight again. Peter Barker analyses what can go terribly…

2nd March 2026

ANALYSIS: How simple operations can be fatal

2nd March 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime will supply azimuth thrusters and a combination of electric and hydraulic towing winches for nine new tug designs for Turkish shipbuilder and operator Med Marine, it says.

18th November 2025

Kongsberg announces equipment deal for nine tugs

18th November 2025

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Dutch towage and salvage firm Multratug has expanded its fleet with another tug from Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey.

17th November 2025

Multratug welcomes high-performance tug to fleet

17th November 2025

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VESSELS

Towage mammoth Svitzer has signed a Letter of Intent to have an disclosed number of electric tugs built at the Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in India.

31st October 2025

Svitzer signs off Indian electric tug building plan

31st October 2025

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VESSELS

Turkish tug builder Med Marine says the first of six sister tugs has completed her sea trials before heading for her Tunisian destination.

16th October 2025

First of 6 tugs milestone reached for Med Marine

16th October 2025

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Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar has begun building a RAmparts 2400SX-MKII tug for Ultratug in Mexico.

22nd August 2025

Sanmar starts build of tug for Mexico

22nd August 2025

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VESSELS

As tug operators and owners increasingly opt for electric tugs, the Chinese port of Tianjin – one of the 10 biggest ports in China – has ordered a fully electric tug designed…

31st July 2025

Chinese port joins wave of electric tug orders

31st July 2025

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VESSELS

Giant tug operator Svitzer has joined the electric tug fleet club, taking delivery of its first battery-electric tug from Sanmar’s shipyard.

7th July 2025

Svitzer takes delivery of first fully electric tug

7th July 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to supply 17 shipsets of its US azimuth thrusters to Turkish shipyard Sanmar.

20th June 2025

Kongsberg wins contract for 34 thrusters

20th June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkish shipyard Sanmar has begun building another six fully electric tugs in cooperation with Canadian naval architect Robert Allan.

28th May 2025

Sanmar on the crest of an electric wave of tugs

28th May 2025

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VESSELS

Canadian naval architect firm Robert Allan will design its largest battery-electric tug to date for a Chinese port customer. 

21st March 2025

Robert Allan to design largest battery-electric tug to date

21st March 2025

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VESSELS

An advanced tug that is only the second to combine Voith Schneider propulsion with dual-fuel LNG/diesel engines has been delivered to a Turkish petrol company.

11th March 2025

Advanced Voith tractor tug delivered to Turkish owner

11th March 2025

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VESSELS

Turkey’s Uzmar Shipbuilding has added to Trieste-based Ocean Team (Ocean S.R.L’s) already extensive and diverse fleet of vessels following delivery of a powerful Robert Allan-designed tug equipped for of a wide range…

3rd March 2025

Uzmar delivers powerful tug to Italian owner

3rd March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has recorded further success for its Boğaçay class tug production line, reporting delivery of a vessel to a domestic operator and an order for a new customer in Bulgaria.

14th February 2025

Sanmar’s Boğaçay class success continues

14th February 2025

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VESSELS

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has reported a busy start to 2025 as it delivers one of its best-selling vessels to a progressive Norwegian tug owner and secures its first order of the new…

3rd February 2025

Sanmar Shipyards reports busy start to 2025

3rd February 2025

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VESSELS

The first electric tug in South America has been launched by SAAM Towage for operations with the Chilean Oil Company ENAP.

13th December 2024

First electric tug launched in South America

13th December 2024

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VESSELS

Global towage service provider Svitzer has expanded its presence in Brazil with the introduction of two 70+ tonne bollard pull tugs in the Port of Itaqui in São Luís, Maranhão.

9th December 2024

Brazilian expansion for Svitzer Towage

9th December 2024

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VESSELS

Six tugs designed by Robert Allan and delivered by Sanmar and Damen have been blessed at the Scottish Port of Leith.

3rd October 2024

Six tugs blessed at Scottish port

3rd October 2024

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VESSELS

Sanmar Shipyards, Robert Allan and Svitzer have delivered an innovative tug that will ultimately use electric propulsion with methanol fuels cells.

16th September 2024

Svitzer’s first TRAnsverse tug delivered

16th September 2024