Bugsier-, shipping company and salvage company

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Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
(Bugsier GmbH & Co. KG)
legal form GmbH & Co. KG
founding January 6, 1866
Seat Hamburg Germany
GermanyGermany 
management Walter Collet, Holger Schwesig
Branch Shipping company
Website Bugsier

The towage, shipping companies and salvage mbH & Co. KG is a day for fair play group belonging to German shipping company based in Hamburg , focusing on seagoing vessels ( tugs operating ), salvage and offshore -Inserts specializes.

Enak floating crane in Bremerhaven

Company history

The company was founded on January 6, 1866 under the name United Bugsir-Dampfschiff-Gesellschaft by several shipping companies in Hamburg. It merged several times with other companies and changed names several times. In 1898 it was renamed United Bugsir- und Freight Shipping after it had merged with the A. G. Leichtergesellschaft zu Hamburg . The Hermes (I) was the first motorized tug built for the shipping company in 1923. She was 40.6 m long, 6.96 m wide and had a draft of 3.7 m. Their two machines developed 1,600 hp.

In 1926 the majority of the shares passed into the hands of the Schuchmann family from Geestemünde / Bremerhaven .
In 1994 Bugsier took over 80% of the shares in T&S Transport und Service GmbH & Co. KG , in which the towing activities of the shipping company HAPAG-Lloyd were combined and which was fully integrated in 2004.
Since November 6th 1995 the shipping company has been operating as Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG .
In 2002 a new subsidiary was established in Bremerhaven, the Bugsier Mooring Service .

2017 merged the company with the Fairplay shipping company . The merger was completed on November 8th.

Services and vehicles

In 2015, Bugsier had 28 sea and harbor tugs, a salvage crane and four sea pontoons. In addition, Bugsier manages three oil spill ships on behalf of the federal government and the coastal states . In addition to seagoing ship assistance, the company also offers salvage and sea towing. The company is also involved in the coastal protection working group . Further tasks are the relocation of oil platforms in Europe, crane work up to 600 t, pontoon transport, as well as fighting oil and pollutant accidents. The subsidiary Bugsier Mooring Service offers a mooring service for the entire port area of Bremerhaven .

In addition, Bugsier offers services in the planning, construction and development of special ships for the offshore wind industry.

tractor

Surname Construction year Measurement ( gross tonnage ) Bollard pull ( tons ) Power ( KW ) Power (approx. Hp ) drive Status / comments
Nordic 2010 3,300 201 17,200 23,385 2 × MTU 20V8000M71GSB
2 × controllable pitch propellers with Kort nozzle 		in service, emergency tug of the ARGE coastal protection
Oceanic 1969 2,294 178 9,700 13,200 2 × Deutz SBV 12M640
2 × fixed propeller with Kort nozzle 		Modified in 1975, refurbished in 1985, sold in 2012 and renamed Osman Khan
Bugsier 10 2009 485 86 4,800 6,530 2 × Wärtsilä 8L26B2
2 × Rolls-Royce propeller pods with Kort nozzle 		in service
Bugsier 9 2009 485 84 4,800 6,530 2 × Wärtsilä 8L26B2
2 × Rolls-Royce propeller pods with Kort nozzle 		in service
Bugsier 8 2014 440 72 4,498 6.116 2 × ABC 12 (V) DZC1000
2 × Schottel rudder propellers SRP 4000 CP 		in service
Bugsier 7 2014 440 72 4,498 6.116 2 × ABC 12 (V) DZC1000
2 × Schottel rudder propellers SRP 4000 CP 		in service
Bugsier 6 2007 397 84 5,020 6,825 3 × Wärtsilä 8L20
3 × Wärtsilä / Lips - propeller gondola with Kort nozzle 		in service
Bugsier 5 2008 380 82.2 4,800 6,530 3 × Wärtsilä 8L20
3 × Wärtsilä / Lips - propeller gondola with Kort nozzle 		in service
Bugsier 4 2008 456 80 4,800 6,530 3 × Wärtsilä 8L20
3 × Wärtsilä / Lips - propeller gondola with Kort nozzle 		in service
Bugsier 2 2006 430 63 4,100 5,576 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 9M628
2 × Aquamaster propeller pod with Kort nozzle 		in service
Bugsier 3 2006 430 63 4,100 5,576 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 9M628
2 × Aquamaster propeller pod with Kort nozzle 		in service
Bugsier 1 2005 382 63 4,100 5,576 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 9M628
2 × Aquamaster propeller pod with Kort nozzle 		in service
Stella 1998 359 51 3,690 5,018 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 9M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Bugsier 19 1997 359 50 3,690 5,018 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 9M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Bugsier 20 1997 359 50 3,690 5,018 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 9M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Bugsier 21 2000 359 50 3,690 5,018 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 9M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
whale 1992 287 46 3,170 4,315 2 × MaK 8M332 C
2 × Voith cutter 		in service
wolf 1993 287 46 3,170 4,315 2 × MaK 8M332 C
2 × Voith cutter 		in service
Arion 1979 249 35 1,985 2,700 2 × MaK 8M331
2 × Voith cutter 		in service
Florian 1985 251 32 1,765 2,400 2 × Deutz SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
lynx 1991 229 31 2,000 2,720 2 × Deutz SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
bull 1990 219 31 2,000 2,720 2 × Deutz SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Bugsier 11 1977 181 30th 1,280 1,740 2 x Deutz SBA 6M528
2x Schottel - rudder propellers with Kort nozzle 		was no longer in service in 2014
Bugsier 14 1978 190 30th 1,280 1,740 2 x Deutz SBA 6M528
2x Schottel - rudder propellers with Kort nozzle 		in service
Bugsier 15 1991 239 31 2,250 3,060 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Bugsier 16 1992 239 31 2,250 3,060 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Bugsier 17 1992 240 31 2,250 3,060 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Bugsier 18 1992 240 31 2,250 3,060 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
bear 1982 207 26th 1,600 2.176 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Mars 1985 207 26th 1,600 2.176 2 × Deutz-MWM SBV 6M628
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service
Capricorn 1977 203 25th 1,560 2.121 2 × Deutz-MWM SBA 8M528
2 × Voith-Schneider 		in service

Floating crane

  • Enak (built in 1967, modified in 1983, load capacity approx. 600 t; sold to the Hamburg company Lührs Schifffahrt at the end of 2017)

Pontoons

  • Seeponton 1 (built in 1972, deck area: 810 square meters, load capacity: 1,500 t)
  • Seeponton 2 (built in 1972, deck area: 900 square meters, load capacity: 1,600 t)
  • Seeponton 5 (built in 1977, deck area: 900 square meters, load capacity: 1,600 t)

Oil spill ships

Former ships of the shipping company (selection)

  • Hermes (I) (1923–1944) sunk by bomb hits in France, then under way again under French. flag
  • Hermes (II) (1956-?) Built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven under the shipyard construction number 1668
  • Atlantic (I) (1959-?) Built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven under the shipyard construction number 1695
  • Atlas (1959-?) Built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven under the Werft-Werft construction number 1698
  • Pacific (1962-ca. 1982) built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven under the yard number 1719
  • Heros (1965-?) Built at Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven under shipyard construction number 1729
  • Albatros (1965-?) Built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven under shipyard construction number 1734
  • Baltic (1969-?) Built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven under the yard number 1745
  • Arctic (1969–1990) built by Schichau Unterweser AG, Bremerhaven under the yard number 1746
  • Caribic (1977–1985) built at the Max Sieghold shipyard , Bremerhaven, under yard number 178

The following four ships, each with 125 t bollard pull , were all built by Schichau Unterweser AG.

  • Wotan (1972–1990), sunk, broken off (yard number: 1756)
  • Titan (1974–1992), sold to Vietnam (yard construction number: 1757)
  • Simson (1972-approx. 1993), converted into a yacht (yard number: 2253)
  • Atlantic (II) (1975–1993), sold to Greece (yard number: 2254)

In addition, the tug was used for the Schuchmann shipping company belonging to Bugsier- und Bergungsreederei AG

Special missions

  • In 1956 the Suez Canal was cleared for the first time with the tugs Hermes and Wotan as well as the lifting ships Energie and Perseverance .
  • In 1967 the construction of the oceanic tugs Oceanic and Arctic was commissioned. The Oceanic is still one of the most powerful tugs ever built. It was held as an emergency tug in the North Sea on behalf of the state until the end of 2010 .
  • With the cranes Thor and Roland and the tugs Bugsier 26 and again Hermes , the Bugsier carried out the second clearing of the Suez Canal in 1978/79.

gallery

  • Oceanic in the roadstead before Norderney

  • Bugsier 8 on the Elbe near Hamburg

  • Bugsier 10 on the Elbe near Hamburg

  • Bugsier 18 on the Elbe near Hamburg

  • Bugsier 19 on the Elbe near Hamburg

  • Bugsier 21 on the Elbe near Hamburg

literature

  • Association of German Shipowners eV (Ed.): Bugsier: new partner in the port of Hamburg . In: Deutsche Seeschifffahrt , May 2009 issue. Storck-Verlag, Hamburg 2009, ISSN  0948-9002 .
  • Konrad Algermissen: Tugs in the Port of Hamburg: The Sea Ships Assistance , Chap. 1 (pp. 8–67)

Movie

  • Endurance test for Bugsier 8 . ZDF 201, 43 min. ( Video online )

Web links

Commons : Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ Martin Kopp: Fairplay and Bugsier attack Europe's tractor market. In: Hamburger Abendblatt , November 14, 2017, accessed on November 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ Eckhard-Herbert Arndt: The merger should stabilize the market position · The merger with Bugsier is perfect · 100 tugs in the fleet · Expansion in the Baltic and Mediterranean . In: Daily port report from November 14, 2017, pp. 1 + 3
  4. ↑ List of tugs on the shipping company's website, accessed on February 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ List of cranes and pontoons ( memento of November 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) on the shipping company's website, accessed on February 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Activities. Accessed October 9, 2019 (German).
  7. ↑ The ocean tug "Oceanic" has been sold ( memento of February 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Radio Bremen , buten un in , July 5, 2013.
  8. ↑ a b c KST-Rotortug-Bauarchiv ( Memento from January 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
  9. ↑ IMO 6826858
  10. ↑ http://www.bugsier.de/fleet_mposs.php
  11. ↑ Reinhard H. Schnake; History of tug shipping, Volume 2: Bugsier-Reederei und Bergungs Gesellschaft mbH, 1992, ISBN 3-7822-0558-8