SAAM Towage signs deal for Star nav tugs

Brazil-based SAAM Towage will soon have 69 vessels af t er agreeing a recent deal - making it one of the larges t fleets in the countr y.

SAAM concluded the purchase of 21 vessels from the Brazilian company Starnav, which included 19 tugs currently in operation and two additional vessels in the final phase of construction.

“This is one of the largest transactions in SAAM’s histor y and is par t of our strategy to continue advancing our leadership in the towage industr y Brazil is home to our company ’ s largest operations and with this deal we will have one of the most competitive, most modern fleets in that countr y, ” commented SAAM CEO Macario Valdés.

The new tugs are all state-of-the-ar t and high-capacity vessels and the value is in the region of $198 million (USD)

Once the new assets have been integrated, the company will have a fleet of 69 tugboats in 19 Brazilian por ts

SAAM Towage provides ser vices at over 90 por ts across in the Americas, completing more than 140,000 manoeuvres for 40,000 vessels each year www

Batte r y system re ceive s Llo yd's Reg iste r

an d Bu reau Ve r ita s Typ e Appro val

ES T-Floatt ech recently announced that its Oct opus Series Batt er y Syst em has received Lloyd's Regist er and Bureau Verit as Type Approval for maritime applications. The Type Approval of Lloyd’s Regist er was issued on April 17. Bureau Verit as issued the Type Approval for the Oct opus Series on May 8th. The first projects for this newly

designed and assembled marine Energy St orage Syst em are already being delivered

Both Lloyd's Register and Bureau Veritas witnessed the rigorous tests that EST-Floattech conducted on the Octopus Series Batter y System to ensure its compliance with the latest industr y standards and regulations. The large and experienced classification societies approved the tests per formed and showed by granting marine Type Approval that the safety and per formance of the system meet their standards

EST-Floattech, which both develops and manufactures the Octopus Series Batter y System, is proud to receive this Type Approval from Bureau Veritas and Lloyd's Register "We are glad that our 'safe by design' mentality has been recognized through this Lloyd's Register and Bureau Veritas Type Approval for Maritime Batter y Systems," said Diederick Stam, CTO at EST-Floattech "This achievement reinforces our commitment to providing the safest and most reliable batter y systems to the maritime industr y "

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The Octopus Series Batter y System's Lloyd's Register Type Approval on top of the DNV Type Approval is a testament to its reliability, safety, and per formance, making it an ideal choice for the maritime industr y ESTFloattech is excited to continue providing their customers with the most advanced batter y systems that meet and exceed industr y standards www est-floattech com