Vancouver, BC 3 January 2017. Saam Smit Towage Canada (SST) welcomed The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada, onboard the SST Capilano in Vancouver Harbour on December 20th, 2016. The Prime Minister had recently announced the allocation of two emergency towage vessels for the West Coast, under the new Oceans Protection Plan
“Saam Smit Towage was honoured to host Prime Minister Trudeau. We are very proud of our newest fleet additions. The SST Capilano and SST Salish will play an important role in supporting safe ship movements throughout the Port of Vancouver for years to come.”, said Captain Mark Bingham, Vice President, Operations.
The SST Capilano and SST Salish are SST’s newest vessels in Vancouver. The 22m, 65TBP sister vessels were constructed to Lloyds Registry standards at ABD Shipyards in North Vancouver and delivered in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
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Saam Smit Canada Inc. has operated along the Pacific coast for over 70 years. Serving seven ports – Vancouver, New Westminster, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Stewart, Squamish and Port Mellon – Saam Smit Towage Canada operates 22 tugs of up to 85 tons of bollard pull from five locations. Thanks to a diverse fleet, Saam Smit Towage Canada can provide the required power to service a variety of vessels and continues to invest in fleet modernization to meet increased demands for tug power. To effectively establish a culture of continuous improvement in the field of health, environment, quality, and safety, Saam Smit Towage Canada maintains ISO, OHSAS and ISM certification.
Saam Smit Towage is a joint venture partnership between Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A. (SM SAAM). Benefitting from the strengths of both companies, Saam Smit Towage has a combined fleet of over 100 tugs featuring the latest technology, power and capacity.
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