Svitzer Americas escort tug is first with all-female crew
In what’s almost certainly a world first, Maersk subsidiary Svitzer has hired an all-female crew for the 70 tons bollard pull escort tug Svitzer Monte Cristi, one of two 24 m RAmparts
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U.K. shipyard delivers harbor workboat to Svitzer
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Southampton Marine Services, Southampton, U.K., has delivered the Bulldog 20 design multipurpose harbor workboat Svitzer Merlin to Maersk Group member Svitzer, which will base the vessel in Milford
Svitzer tug becomes world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel
JUNE 20, 2017 — Rolls-Royce and global towage operator Svitzer have successfully demonstrated the world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel in Copenhagen harbor, Denmark. Earlier this year, one of Svitzer’s tugs, the
EBH Namibia meets tight deadlines on five tug contract
APRIL 13, 2016 — Ship repairer EBH Namibia (EBHN) last year won a contract to maintain and repair five tugs being operated by Maersk Group subsidiary Svitzer from the port of Soyo,
Big deal: Crowley, Svitzer merge salvage operations
APRIL 21, 2015—Starting May 1 there will be a new name in maritime salvage and emergency response—Ardent. The new company will be 50/50 owned by Crowley Maritime Corporation, Jacksonville, FL, and Svitzer, Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, after