Towing and salvage company Multraship has christened and commissioned the new tug MULTRATUG 30. The 80-ton bollard pull strong tug will be used to increase the company’s capacity for port and offshore towing services in the Black Sea -region while strengthening its salvage and emergency response capabilities.

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Miglena Pendjuroff, wife of Bourgas Tug Services general manager Dimiter Pendjuroff, took the honors and wished the tug and her crew a safe journey. The christening took place in the presence of the local port community at the Passenger Terminal in Bulgarian Bourgas.

Welcome addition

“For us, the MULTRATUG 30 represents a welcome addition to our fleet, giving us many additional opportunities in our region,” said Dimiter Pendjuroff. “This investment underlines the confidence we have in the future of the Black Sea region,” adds Leendert Muller, general manager of Multraship.

) Subsidiary Bourgas Tug Service in Bulgaria, increasing the company’s capacity for port and offshore towing services in the Black Sea region while strengthening its salvage and emergency response capabilities.

The MULTRATUG 30 is a TRAktor-Z 2500SX designed by Robert Allan Ltd. The 25.3-meter vessel was built by Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey and is specially designed for both port and sea towage operations. The vessel is also equipped with a comprehensive fire extinguishing system (FiFi 1), including a foam tank capacity of 4.8 cubic meters.

About Multraship

Multraship is a leading, internationally operating, Dutch towing and salvage company. It is part of the Muller Maritime Group, headquartered in Terneuzen. Its core activities include port towage, salvage and wreck removal, ocean towage and services to the offshore energy and marine construction industries. Multraship operates a large and modern fleet of tugs, salvage vessels and other vessels.

New Multraship headquarters opened: ‘facilitates further growth’

Towage & Salvage has opened its new headquarters on the Middenhavendam in Terneuzen. Located directly on the Scheldt, it provides space for offices, a warehouse, the 24/7 dispatch center and a simulator training center. This with direct access to its own quay and working area, and berths for part of the family company’s fleet. “A milestone in the further development of MULTRASHIP,” according to managing director Leendert Muller. The said Muller. “Not only in terms of operational efficiency and cooperation. The connection to the New Lock is of course of great importance and the location gives us the space to continue the growth that Multraship is experiencing with both local and international operations.”

“This growth is partly the result of us being increasingly involved in support work for major offshore wind farm construction and infrastructure projects. Examples include the construction of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Germany and Denmark, the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island off the coast of Belgium and the Oosterweel Tunnel near Antwerp.”

Growth across the board

Also, the number of Emergency Response Towing Vessels deployed by Multraship on behalf of the Coast Guard has expanded to three in recent years. “In addition, towing and salvage activities show an upward trend,” Muller continues. “With these and other maritime services, we are now active in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.”

In addition to the new location on the Middenhavendam, Multraship also has a location in Terneuzen on Goessekade with berths, a shed, offices and waiting locations for affiliates.