Sanmar Delivers NICO, Seventh Tug for H. Schramm Towage

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered NICO, a new tug built for harbour ship-handling and towing work, to German operator H. Schramm Towage, MarineLink Maritime News reported on 18 September 2026.

NICO is described by the reporting as a powerful and versatile vessel, intended to perform both harbour ship-handling and towing operations, reflecting the dual role many modern tugs are required to fulfil in busy commercial ports.

Delivery milestone

The delivery of NICO marks the seventh Sanmar-built tug to join the H. Schramm Towage fleet, a sequence of acquisitions that underlines a continuing procurement relationship between the Turkish yard and the German operator and demonstrates the operator's sustained investment in purpose-built ship-handling and towing tonnage.

Vessel role and operator

H. Schramm Towage will operate NICO for the tasks set out in the reporting, principally harbour ship-handling and towing, roles that place emphasis on manoeuvrability, power and operational flexibility when moving and positioning commercial vessels within port limits.

The arrival of a seventh vessel from the same builder suggests continuity in the operator's technical preferences and procurement strategy, with each successive delivery reinforcing commonality across the fleet that can ease crewing, maintenance and operational planning.

Sanmar Shipyards supplied the tug to H. Schramm Towage as part of this series of deliveries; the yard's output to the operator now includes seven hulls, the latest completing the string of recent additions described in the report.

Taken together, the continued deliveries by Sanmar to H. Schramm Towage point to a stable supply relationship between builder and owner, and they add to the operator's capacity for harbour handling and towing operations at the terminals and berths it serves.

MarineLink Maritime News published the account of the delivery on 18 September 2026, reporting the handover of NICO and noting the tug's intended operational profile and its status as the seventh Sanmar-built unit to join the German operator's fleet.