New Provider Worldwide Maritime Services
Three well-known companies from the ‘Low Countries’ – dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME, through her daughter-companies Dredging International and Baggerwerken Decloedt; marine engineering company Herbosch-Kiere; and Multraship Towage & Salvage – have established a common venture for providing maritime services: Combined Marine Terminal Operations Worldwide (CTOW).
CTOW will manage these services at dedicated maritime terminals on a worldwide scale, which includes all related port operation activities. DEME, Herbosch-Kiere, and Multraship Towage & Salvage – a division of Muller Maritime Group – are all based in the Belgian-Dutch border region, and their worldwide activities originate from the maritime services deployed by all three of them on the Scheldt River, the North Sea Coast, and its adjacent ports and terminals. Given the combined experience and resources of its shareholders, CTOW expects it will significantly enhance international competition in the field of global terminal management and maritime services.
In the broadest sense, CTOW provides maritime services all over the world. In particular, the new company focuses on providing marine services for dedicated terminals. The global service package of CTOW includes assistance with mooring and line handling amongst others; manoeuvring in and out of the harbour; pilotage services and towage; maintenance, repair, inspection and diving services at mooring facilities, piers, loading and discharging installations; traditional port activities such as operating bunker barges, crew and personnel transfer services; emergency at sea response, fire fighting, general safety and security as well as oil pollution combating services. Hence, CTOW activities go well beyond the mere provision of towage services. In view of its long-term vision and commitment to operate in a sustainable way, CTOW is open to local partnerships and to organising proper training of the local workforce, wherever required.