OMA Benin was delighted to act as the appointed agent to oversee the delivery of the first of two state of the art ASD Port Tugs for the Cotonou Port Authority. The Amazone is from Damen in the Netherlands who have been building vessels for almost a century. “What you see today is generations of evolution, drawing strongly on proven heritage and combined with cutting-edge innovation, ready for tomorrow.”
This acquisition of the two tugs was made as part of the vast project of modernisation and renovation of infrastructure and equipment undertaken over the past three years. This is a major step forward in the implementation of Project No. 1 of the 2021-2025 Master Plan, which aims to continuously welcome large vessels, reduce the waiting time of ships in port, speed of operations and, by extension, increase productivity.
Delivery went smoothly and the tugs will be a great addition to facilities at the port.