Our History

With more than 200 tugboats operating in 12 countries, SAAM Towage is the largest operator of towing services in the Americas.

SAAM Towage is one of two divisions of the SAAM Group, a multinational conglomerate employing over 2,500 people. It is listed on Chile’s Santiago Exchange and is part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index MILA.

SAAM Towage offers safety, reliability, and operational excellence.

60-year trajectory
12 countries
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    Service provision agreement with Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP), which will allow Chile to be the first country in Latin America to have an electric maritime tugboat.

    Start of operations of the company’s first two electric tugboats in the Port of Vancouver, Canada.