18-01-'12
First voyage newbuild RT Tasman & RT Darwin with barge 'UR 171'
19th September last, KOTUG´s newbuilding RotorTugs RT Tasman and RT Darwin left from the ASL Shipyard in Singapore. On its first voyage, RT Tasman departed from Singapore with her tow ‘UR 171’ for Ugland Construction AS accompanied...
16-01-'12
KOTUG's RT Zoë assisted Maersk Effingham into port of Hamburg
16th January KOTUG's RT Zoë assisted container vessel Maersk Effingham during its arrival into the Port of Hamburg. Maersk Effingham, built in 2011, is 366 m long and 48 m wide and its Gross Tonnage is 141.649.
10-01-'12
KOTUG assisted Grimaldi Car Carrier in Hamburg
Today, 10th January 2012, KOTUG's RotorTug RT Claire assisted the Car Carrier "Grande Sierra Leone" of Grimaldi Lines into the Port of Hamburg. The Grand Sierra Leone is the last "Coro" ship (combination of a container and Ro-Ro vessel) of a new...
02-01-'12
KOTUG assisted LNG Carrier MV Gemmata
Early Monday morning 2nd January 2012 the LNG carrier “MV Gemmata” (290 meters long x 46 meters wide and a draft of 10,9 meters) was guided by highly trained pilots and Tugs of KOTUG into the Port of Rotterdam. The LNG carrier could...
01-01-'12
KOTUG assisted Noble Globetrotter I
On the last day of 2011 and on the first day of 2012, KOTUG assisted the Noble Globetrotter I. 4 KOTUG tugs shifted her from Huisman Schiedam to the offshore location (Caland Canal Rotterdam) and on New Year’s Day 2 KOTUG tugs assisted her...
20-12-'11
Anglian Earl towed Maersk Jennings under charter of KOTUG
December 19th KOTUG was approached by Maersk Line Rotterdam with the request to tow mv Maersk Jenninngs from Cuxhaven to Bremerhaven. Since mv Maersk Jennings has a Loa of 225 meter a tug with a minimum bollard pull of 100 ton was needed. After...
13-12-'11
KOTUG on TV in program 'Nederland van Boven'
Het nieuwe TV-programma “Nederland van Boven” biedt in tien afleveringen vanuit de lucht een spectaculaire blik op Nederland. Met behulp van de modernste technieken en geo-informatie zijn er animaties gemaakt die ons dagelijkse ritme...
01-12-'11
KOTUG towed Rig GSF Magellan
In the night of December 1st, KOTUG towed the rig "GSF Magellan" from Keppel Verolme Yard (Botlek Rotterdam) to Calandcanal Europoort. From there GSF Magellan will be loaded onto the vessel Thalesman for departure to open sea.
22-11-'11
KOTUG brought MV Splittnes safely alongside
November 22nd in dense fog a collision took place on the German river Weser between an inbound container vessel and MV Splittnes. MV Splittnes became heavily damaged and was abandoned by part of the crew. KOTUG's tugs RT Pioneer and ZP Montali...
17-11-'11
KOTUG's RT Adriaan will be retrofitted with a hybrid propulsion system
From 14 November 2011 KOTUG’s RotorTug "RT Adriaan", since 2010 operating in the Port of Rotterdam, will be retrofitted with a XeroPoint Hybrid Propulsion System at Padmos Yard Stellendam. The conversion will be completed in January 2012 and...