Sanmar electric tug duo is on the way to join SAAM Towage’s Vancouver fleet

The two all-electric tugs ordered from Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard by SAAM Towage in October 2022 (see earlier story) are now on their way to Vancouver, B.C.

Following successful completion of sea trials, they were loaded on the cargo ship BBC Emerald earlier this month in a maneuver requiring two 400-ton cranes. Because of Panama Canal draft restrictions, BBC Emerald is making the voyage to Vancouver via the Magellan Strait, taking around 60 days.

Built as the Dynamo and Dynamo II, they will become...

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SAAM Towage takes a fifth tug from Sanmar

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a powerful and highly maneuverable RAstar 2900SX ASD Z-drive tug to South American towing giant SAAM Towage. Named Bigacay XII while under construction, the vessel has been renamed Mataquito ll by its new owners and t will work in Chile.

This is the fifth tug that Sanmar has delivered to SAAM. It follows Halcon lll, delivered to Chile in 2022, Albatros delivered to Peru and SAAM Palenque. delivered to Panama in 2021 and SAAM Valparaiso delivered to Panama...

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