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Port Wilhelmshaven News

16 Nov 2012

RotorTug RT Ambition Arrives in Bremerhaven

On November 16 KOTUG´s new build RotorTug RT Ambition arrived in Bremerhaven. The tug left ASL Singapore Shipyard on September 22, 2012 and sailed under own power. RT Ambition measures 32 x 12 m, with a installed power totaling 6,456 BHP and a bollard pull of 84 tons. Due to its three propulsion units, which independently can be turned 360 degrees, the Rotortug has an unique maneuverability. RT Ambition is the 11th RotorTug of a series of 14 sister vessels. They are built at Niigata…

09 Nov 2012

Damen Delivers Two Azimuth Tractor Drive Tugs 2412 to Kotug

ZP Boxer and ZP Bulldog

Kotug  International will shortly be putting two new Damen Azimuth Tractor Drive Tugs 2412 into operation into the German Port of Hamburg. These tugs were ordered by Elisabeth Ltd in Malta and are being chartered by the Kotug  Group. Kotug  is a fast growing towage company expanding its innovative services to ports and terminals in Europe (Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremerhaven), West-Africa and Australia. Recently Kotug  started towage activities in the new German deep sea port Wilhelmshaven.

28 May 2012

New German Deepwater Container Port at Wilhelmshaven

New Jade-Weser-Port container hub, Wilhelmshaven set to become Germany's only deep water port Wilhelmshaven has is the largest German import terminal for crude oil, with pipelines supplying refineries in the Rhine-Ruhr region and Hamburg, and also a major handling location for goods such as petroleum products, coal and chemical products. Soon the city will have a new container port, with depths of 18 m, with the ability to handle Maersk's 'Triple-E' class container ships at any state of the tide. The port, which is costing more than 1.0 billion euros ($1.25 billion) mostly from the regional state of Lower Saxony, is scheduled to open for business on August 5.