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Alfons Håkans is well prepared for the increasing amount of NATO vessels visiting Helsinki in the future. Our modern tugs are ready for the safe and efficient harbour assistance and we have our floating fenders available for the visiting vessels whenever required by the client.   [Read more..]

Finnish Border Guard´s patrol ship, Uisko, in co-operation with Alfons Håkans tugs, Joonas and Wizard, executed an exercise for environmental accident prevention in Airisto waters during the first week of October. Primary goal for the exercise was to practice oil spill collection with seine technique and the required teamwork between the vessels. Onboard Uisko also gaining experience on loading [Read more..]

tug Selene breaking ice at 10th of January 2022 in port of Kotka , Finland. [Read more..]

AWARDS 2021 BEST ICE-CLASS TUG SELENE Robert Allan Limited (RAL) of Canada and Sanmar Shipyards of Turkey have long enjoyed a successful and prolific collaboration. The tugs developed by their partnership are now operating practically worldwide. These two particular tugs, however, are somewhat different from their norm. They have been designed and built for a Finnish owner that will [Read more..]

Tug Helios – your first impressions and experiences so far? I have been operating the sistership Selene for some time, and since they are identical, I felt very much at home onboard Helios. During the design process a lot of attention was paid to reducing noise and vibrations and improving the insulation onboard. This has taken the operating comfort to a whole new level. How does Helios ( [Read more..]