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Chile at the cutting edge: SAAM and Enap introduce Latin America’s first electric tug

July 11, 2025

Corporate Chile

SAAM-Enap Partnership: Latin America’s first electric tug is on its way to Chile

May 29, 2025

SAAM Towage presents achievements in decarbonization and vision for future developments

May 26, 2025

SAAM Towage Peru Receives Green Ribbon Award as Best Towage Company for Third Straight Year

May 7, 2025

Corporate Chile Colombia Ecuador Panama Peru

SAAM Towage Successfully Completes Unprecedented Towing Maneuver through Five Countries in the Americas

April 21, 2025

Corporate Brazil

SAAM Towage Brazil Earns ISO 14001 Certification

April 10, 2025

SAAM Towage and Caterpillar Marine Sign Agreement for Advancing Electrification and Alternative Fuels

April 2, 2025

SAAM Towage Closes Agreement with UC Innovation Center

March 31, 2025

Corporate Chile

Enap and SAAM alliance: Electric tugboat passes sea trials before traveling to Chile

March 14, 2025

Corporate Canada

Vancouver welcomes new line handlers to SAAM Towage fleet

January 8, 2025

Corporate Brazil

SAAM Towage Brazil operations certified as carbon neutral for second consecutive year

December 19, 2024

Corporate Electric

SAAM Towage launch Latin America’s first electric tug in Turkey

December 3, 2024

SAAM celebrates 63 years and renews its commitment to sustainability with a strategy for 2030

November 28, 2024

SAAM Towage Colombia certified by BASC for its control and security management

October 3, 2024

SAAM Towage Brazil receives Gold Seal for third straight year for publishing its carbon footprint

August 27, 2024

SAAM Towage Brazil wins first place in Port of Itaqui Award for its Compliance Policy

August 21, 2024

SAAM Towage Data Intelligence optimize the operation of its tugboats

June 6, 2024

Corporate Canada Electric

SAAM Towage applies for ITS Operator of the Year award for second straight year

May 14, 2024

Corporate Canada Electric

Vancouver Sun: Electric tugboats go to work in Vancouver harbour

April 16, 2024

Corporate Canada Electric

AP News: SAAM Towage Canada Becomes First Zero-Emission Electric Tug Operator in Port of Vancouver

April 16, 2024

Corporate Canada Electric

Seatrade Maritime News: SAAM Towage first electric tugs in Port of Vancouver

April 16, 2024

Corporate Canada Electric

Fleet of Electric Tugboats Unveiled in Vancouver by SAAM and Public and Private Sector Partners

April 10, 2024

Corporate Canada Electric

SAAM Towage’s first electric tugs arrive in Canada

February 22, 2024

Corporate Canada

SAAM Towage Canada performs historic operation with an all-female crew

January 16, 2024

Corporate Chile

An agreement between SAAM and Enap will make Chile the first country in Latin America with an electric tugboat

January 15, 2024

Corporate Canada Electric

SAAM Towage receives from Sanmar shipyard first two electric tugs for its Canadian fleet

December 18, 2023

Corporate Brazil

SAAM Towage Brazil receives Gold Seal for second consecutive year for publishing its GEE Inventory

November 7, 2023

Corporate Canada Electric

SAAM Towage’s electric tugs pass final sea acceptance trials

November 2, 2023

Corporate Chile

SAAM Towage celebrated “Empresas Abiertas” with tug tour

October 16, 2023

Corporate Brazil

SAAM Towage receives two new modern tugs in Brazil

September 29, 2023

SAAM Towage Peru serves the largest vessel to call on the west coast of South America

September 5, 2023

SAAM Towage and PUCV sign alliance to drive innovation

August 30, 2023

Corporate Honduras

SAAM Towage Honduras achieves carbon neutrality

June 20, 2023

SAAM Towage Peru earns BASC Certification for its control and security management

June 2, 2023

Corporate Canada

SAAM Towage Recognized as Tugowner of the Year at TugTechnology ’23

May 23, 2023

Corporate Brazil

SAAM closes deal to acquire tugs from Starnav and is positioned as one of the market leaders in Brazil

May 4, 2023

SAAM Towage Peru receives Green Ribbon Recognition for Best Towage Company

April 28, 2023

Corporate Chile

SAAM Towage-UNAB Academy Launched to Train Tugboat Officers

April 5, 2023

Nautical cadets started internships aboard SAAM Towage tugs in Peru

March 20, 2023

Corporate Brazil

SAAM Towage participated in leading logistics and foreign trade event in Brazil

March 7, 2023

Uruguay Corporate

SAAM Towage Uruguay reinforces operations by adding Portobelo tug to fleet

February 21, 2023

SAAM Towage Peru recognized for measuring its carbon footprint

February 20, 2023

Colombia Corporate

SAAM Towage Colombia Operations are Carbon Neutral

February 17, 2023

SAAM Towage completes five years certifying its carbon footprint

January 16, 2023

Corporate Chile

SAAM Chosen Once Again for the DJSI and MILA Pacific Alliance Select

December 13, 2022

Corporate Panama

SAAM Quibian Has Reached the Port of Manzanillo to Reinforce Fleet in Panama

October 25, 2022

Canada Corporate

SAAM Towage enters a new era with its first 100% electric tugboats

October 13, 2022

SAAM Towage Brazil Earns Certification for Quantifying its Carbon Footprint

October 11, 2022

SAAM Closes Ian Taylor Acquisition in Peru and Strengthens its Presence in Latin America

October 3, 2022

SAAM Towage to Receive New Tug in Panama

September 22, 2022

Chile Corporate

SAAM Towage Baptizes Two New Tugs in Chile: Mataquito II and Halcón III

September 8, 2022

SAAM Towage Panama Provides Emergency Training for Captains

August 30, 2022

SAAM Towage Costa Rica Recognized by Blue Flag Program

August 8, 2022

SAAM Towage Peru fleet adds six units with new Condor

July 19, 2022

Environment Month: SAAM Shared Best Practices for the Planet

June 24, 2022

SAAM Towage Chile Receives New Tug for its Operations in Chile

June 2, 2022

SAAM Towage welcomes new Tug for Canadian operations

May 11, 2022

SAAM reaches agreement to acquire Starnav tugboats in Brazil

May 6, 2022

SAAM Towage Chile Prepares to Receive New Tug with the Highest Operating Standards

April 11, 2022

SAAM Towage strengthens its leadership in Canada

April 7, 2022

SAAM Towage Celebrates First Anniversary in Peru and Christens New Tug Albatros

April 4, 2022

SAAM Towage Adds New Tug to Chilean Fleet

March 11, 2022

SAAM Towage Brazil Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions

February 16, 2022

SAAM Towage Canada signs historic agreement to form strategic alliance with Coast Tsimshian Enterprises Ltd.

February 10, 2022

SAAM Towage to Receive High-Tech Tug for its Fleet in Chile

January 18, 2022

SAAM Towage Colombia Achieves Carbon Neutrality at its Largest Operation

January 7, 2022

Chile Corporate Peru

SAAM Towage makes progress on quality management standards

December 28, 2021

SAAM Innovation Challenge closes with three winning projects

December 20, 2021

For energy megaproject: Port of Acajutla Welcomes Two SAAM Towage Tugs

November 23, 2021

SAAM Pushes Forward with its Commitment to Sustainability

November 16, 2021

SAAM Towage Closes Commercial Agreement with Caterpillar Marine

October 29, 2021

Corporate Panama

SAAM Towage Closes Collaboration Agreement with Panama Maritime Authority to Strengthen the Work of Seafarers

October 18, 2021

SAAM Towage Joins Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators

October 13, 2021

Corporate Panama

SAAM Towage Receives International Certification for Service Quality Management

October 1, 2021

Corporate El Salvador

SAAM Towage Tugs Flagged and Given Green Light to Operate in El Salvador

September 4, 2021

Corporate Panama

SAAM Receives Cutting Edge Tug to Reinforce its Services in Panama

August 23, 2021

Corporate Costa Rica

SAAM Towage Costa Rica Recognized for Environmental Management

July 5, 2021

SAAM Towage Welcomes Second Tug for its Operations in Peru

June 14, 2021

SAAM Towage Canada Honored for Participating in Environmental Program

June 10, 2021

SAAM Towage Welcomes New High-Performance Tug to its Fleet

May 3, 2021

Corporate El Salvador

SAAM Towage Tugs Already Reached the Port of Acajutla

April 21, 2021

SAAM Towage Begins Operating in Peru

April 12, 2021

SAAM Towage Prepares to Receive Two New Tugs for El Salvador

March 9, 2021

Colombia Corporate

SAAM closes acquisition of 70% of Intertug

January 29, 2021

SAAM reaffirms commitment to Ecuador by adding two new tugs to operations

January 26, 2021

SAAM Towage Receives Quantification and Reduction Seals from Huella Chile

November 30, 2020

SAAM Towage Assisted APL Paris, the Largest Container Ship Operating in Brazil

June 17, 2020

SAAM Towage and UZMAR Shipyard Sign Agreement to Build Two New Tugs

March 9, 2020

SAAM Towage Canada transports new electric ferries for final testing

February 24, 2020

SAAM receives new tug boat for its operations in Panama

February 7, 2020

SAAM Agrees to Acquire 70% of Intertug, a towage operator in Colombia, Mexico and Central America

January 16, 2020

SAAM Huasteca Already Sailing Towards Veracruz

January 8, 2020

SAAM Towage to Enter El Salvador with Energía del Pacífico and Reinforce its Presence in Central America

December 26, 2019

SAAM Towage Welcomes New Itzá Tug at Guatemala’s Puerto Quetzal

December 23, 2019

Brazil Canada Corporate Mexico Panama

SAAM consolidates its leadership in towage in the Americas

October 30, 2019

Corporate Mexico

SAAM Towage to add a new tug to its Veracruz fleet

September 24, 2019

Four Ecuaestibas tugs assist with berthing of large hospital ship in Ecuador

June 28, 2019

SAAM purchases tug from Med Marine to reinforce fleet in Guatemala

May 31, 2019

SAAM’s new tug will support propane gas export operations in Canada

May 28, 2019

New tug for SAAM Smit Towage en route to Canada

February 28, 2019

Brazil Canada Corporate Mexico Panama

SAAM signs deal to acquire all operations jointly controlled with Boskalis for us$ 201 million

February 11, 2019

SAAM tug SST Orca begins operating at port of Vancouver

January 21, 2019

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