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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..]

The members of the European Tugowners Association (ETA) assembled in Turku for its 58th Annual General Meeting. This year´s successful event was hosted by Alfons Hakans. In spite of the difficult conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 85 participants among ETA full and associate members attended the Annual General Meeting in person, while other delegates preferred to follow the debates [Read more..]