In January 2024, Boluda Towage commenced towage operations within the Egyptian Abu Qir’s container terminal with three tugs.
Vicente Boluda Fos, President of Boluda Corporación Marítima, stated, “Abu Qir is a port in full movement, and the port developments completely match with the ambitions of the Boluda Towage Division. The presence in Egypt and the Center East is an extra step in direction of strengthening and increasing our international actions. We’re proud to be a part of the developments and that we’ve got been capable of reply nicely to the calls for of the port authority and container terminal.”
Boluda Towage’s operations in Egypt can be supported by an onshore group based mostly in an workplace in Abu Qir.
On the preliminary begin of towage companies within the port of Abu Qir, Boluda is working three tugs, every with 75 tonnes bollard pull and firefighting capabilities.
Tractor tugs VB Amon, and VB Horus have been bought from Sanmar Shipyards and are based mostly on the exclusive-to-Sanmar Tractor-Z 2500SX. A Ramparts 2500-W ASD tug VB Ahmose was bought from Med Marine Shipyards.
