Sanmar

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

For almost a century, Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd has shaped tug design around the world. Today, as the industry wrestles with which fuel route to navigate, the Vancouver designer is taking a pragmatic view: every fuel has its…

7th August 2026

Don’t write off diesel yet, says Canadian tug designer Robert Allan Ltd

7th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

One of Turkey’s leading tug builders and fleet owners, Sanmar, is celebrating its golden anniverary this year. 

3rd August 2026

10 questions for Sanmar in its 50th year

3rd August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a cutting-edge, environmentally responsible tugboat to long-standing partner Buksér og Berging.

12th June 2025

Sanmar delivers high-tech tugboat

12th June 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

With a natural degree of industry caution, partial or total propulsive power from batteries for shiphandling tugs is attracting increasing interest as the technology matures on the back of far greater volume…

5th June 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Electric tugs on the charge

5th June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two more ‘Kurtarma’ series tugs have been delivered to Turkey, reinforcing the country’s aims to ensure adequate emergency towage provision in a country which, because of its location, oversees the safety of…

15th January 2025

Sanmar tugs enhance Turkey’s coastal safety

15th January 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dubai, UAE-based P&O Maritime Logistics has added another powerful tug built by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards for operations at one of the many ports where P&O provides towage services.

13th November 2024

Sanmar tug number eight for P&O Maritime Logistics

13th November 2024

VESSELS

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

VESSELS

VESSELS

Recent news from a Dutch vessel delivery company and a shipbuilder has illustrated two ways of delivering newbuild tugs to their owners, often on the other side of the world.

30th May 2024

Different delivery methods for new tugs

30th May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sanmar has held a keel-laying ceremony to mark the latest stage in the construction of a large purpose-built dual fuel methanol escort tug that the vessel builder claims is the first of…

10th May 2024

Keel laid for dual-fuel methanol escort tug

10th May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Sanmar has delivered its third tugboat in just three months to its new customer Boluda Towage headquartered in Spain.

21st February 2024

Sanmar delivers its hat trick of tugs to Boluda

21st February 2024