Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has been awarded the sole concession via SMIT Towage Northwest Europe for the provision of harbour towage services in the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. The concession represents, based on expected traffic volumes, a total turnover of approximately EUR 90 million.
The seven year contract was awarded by MBZ (Maatschappij van de Brugse Zeevaartinrichtingen NV/Port of Zeebrugge) to URS, part of SMIT Towage Northwest Europe. Through URS, SMIT Towage Northwest Europe traditionally has a strong position in the sea ports of Belgium. Zeebrugge mainly handles large seagoing container vessels, RORO carriers and LNG tankers.
More Powerful Tugs
To accommodate an increase in the number of vessel movements and to be able to assist increasingly larger vessels, SMIT will deploy more powerful tugs. SMIT will station six tugs and a fire fighting vessel in the Port of Zeebrugge.
