Port of Lomé Adds 80-Ton Bollard Pull Tugboat to Serve Larger Ships
The Port of Lomé has added a new tugboat operated by Spanish maritime services company Boluda, expanding its capacity to assist large vessels as shipping traffic grows and competition among West African ports intensifies. The vessel arrived earlier this week and was received by Edem Kokou Tengue, director general of the Lomé Port Authority, and executives from Boluda Togo. An official naming ceremony is scheduled for January 2027. Built in 2026 by Turkish shipbuilder SANMAR, the tugboat measures 23 meters long and 12 meters wide. It is powered by two Caterpillar 3516 engines with a combined…
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