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07 Oct 2020

Damen Delivers Harbor Tug to Con.Tug in Italy

(Photo: Damen)

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a newly built harbor tug to Con.Tug in Italy. The vessel, named Gioia Star, will operate in Gioia Tauro, one of the most important transhipment ports in the Mediterranean.Con.Tug – a joint venture between Scafi and TIL – ordered the new tug from Damen in January. The speed of the delivery has been facilitated by Damen’s practice of building standardized vessels in series and keeping them in stock, ready for order.Though a standard ASD Tug 2813 model…

20 Nov 2018

Rimorchiatori Spezzini Orders Two Damen ASD Tugs

Damen ASD Tug 2411 (Photo: Damen Shipyards)

Rimorchiatori Spezzini, a subsidiary of the Scafi Group, contracted Damen Shipyards Group for two new Damen ASD Tugs 2411. The order comes as part of Scafi’s plans to expand its fleet in response to the newly assigned harbor towage concession in the port of Safi, Morocco. The two new ASD Tugs will be based in the Port of La Spezia, an important maritime hub for commercial markets in North Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. (Read more about the Port of La Spezia in the latest…

24 Apr 2014

Scafi Expands Fleet with Italian Damen Tug

Image courtesy Damen

Damen is to construct a new ASD 3212 tug for Scafi, the Italian shipping group that includes a number of international towing companies. The contract cements their already strong business relationship that goes back 20 years and represents the first Damen ASD 3212 for Italian waters. This is the 15th contract between Scafi and Damen. “We are delighted to work again with a respectable Italian owner such as Scafi,” commented Damen Sales Director North West and South Europe Frank de Lange.

05 Jul 2011

Damen Shipyard Milestone with ASD Tug 3212

Image courtesy Damen Shipyards Gorinchem

Damen Shipyards have delivered the ASD tugs ‘Karloo’ and ‘Kalarka’ to Half Tide Marine Pty Ltd of Australia. The tugs were built to the highly successful ASD Tug 3111 design, which in common with most Damen vessels, has been the subject of constant research and improvement. Including ‘Karloo’ and ‘Kalarka’, Damen has delivered twenty tugs built to that design, which will now be replaced by the new ASD Tug 3212. That change represents an important historic milestone for Damen,…

12 Feb 2003

Vessels: Damen Delivers High Level of Tug Tech

Damen is well-renowned for its innovative tug design, construction and outfitting prowess, a reputation upheld on a pair of vessels, the recently delivered Levanto Secondo and the currently under construction Damen Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2411 yard number 512201. Levanto Secondo is a Damen Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2810 delivered in October 2002, to SCAFI, an Italian operator. The design of the Azimuth Stern Drive 2810 has been completely prepared to comply with U.S. tonnage rules and USCG-requirements, so that it can be of interest and use to the U.S. market as well. Levanto Secondo is the second vessel of this type, ordered by SCAFI, and it will be used in the harbor of La Spezia in the northern part of Italy. The ASD Tug 2810 has a round bilge hull with a transom stern and a rounded bow.

21 Feb 2003

The Efficient Tugbooat: Damen Design Prove Efficient World Round

Damen is well-renowned for its innovative tug design, construction and outfitting prowess, a reputation upheld on a pair of vessels, the recently delivered Levanto Secondo and the currently under construction Damen Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2411 yard number 512201. Levanto Secondo is a Damen Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2810 delivered in October 2002, to SCAFI, an Italian operator. The design of the Azimuth Stern Drive 2810 has been completely prepared to comply with U.S. tonnage rules and USCG-requirements, so that it can be of interest and use to the U.S. market as well. Levanto Secondo is the second vessel of this type, ordered by SCAFI, and it will be used in the harbor of La Spezia in the northern part of Italy. The ASD Tug 2810 has a round bilge hull with a transom stern and a rounded bow.