Smit enters Australian market with Gladstone contract
Incumbent Svitzer and the aggressive PB Towage have been outmanoeuvred by Dutch giant Smit in winning a new five-year exclusive towage licence for the port of Gladstone.
Pushing ahead: Smit secures towage contract at Gladstone
Smit International, through local subsidiary Smit Marine Australia (SMA), will take up the contract from the start of 2011 and will introduce five new tugs capable of performing liquefied natural gas carrier escort duties as well as conventional shiphandling.
The 70-tonnes...
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