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Alfons Håkans has successfully refloated the barge Trias on late Sunday evening 19 January 2020. The barge was aground on protected Natura 2000 area on Latvian shore. Estonian Raduga Shipping’s barge Trias (overall length 101 m. & breadth 19 m.) was under tow when the towline parted during poor weather on 31 December 2019. Consequently, the barge drifted aground near Ventspils, La [Read more..]

Alfons Håkans has bare boat chartered two ASD tugs, Santa and Stella, from RB flote. These newest additions to Alfons Håkans’ fleet will strengthen company’s harbor towage capacity in Estonia thus minimizing customers waiting time. Santa and Stella are immediately ready to serve Alfons Håkans’ clients in Estonian ports. More about Santa here More about Stella here [Read more..]

Keep Archipelago Tidy organization celebrates its 50 years of active operations towards cleaner waters in the Finnish archipelago and lakes. Alfons Håkans and FC Inter gave their birthday present in form of a jubilee game at Veritas Stadion in August. Veikkausliiga team FC Inter played their Helsinki rivals HIFK in custom made uniforms as the iconic Håkans logo was replaced by Keep Archipelago T [Read more..]

Monday Classics and challenging royalties Åbo Båtvarf boatyard and its legacy are of high value to Alfons Håkans. The beautiful products of the historical yard are built for sailing and that is exactly what the current collection of classic yachts are there for. They are also made available for young but also more experienced sailing enthusiasts who don’t own their own boats. Team Åbo Båtvarv a [Read more..]

Do you know the communication guidelines of European Tugowners Association & European Maritime Pilots’ Association? In their instructional video they show how all the participants in harbour towage operations benefit from clear communication and how this creates an efficient and safe working environment for all participants. Click here to see the video and learn more  [Read more..]