The FAIRPLAY TOWAGE GROUP is one of Europe’s leading towage companies. Our group offers a wide range of maritime services from a single source: this includes towage and mooring services, salvage operations, coastal protection and emergency response, as well as traditional shipyard work such as shipbuilding, repairs, steelwork, and property management.
The FAIRPLAY TOWAGE GROUP encompasses the long-established towage companies FAIRPLAY TOWAGE and BUGSIER, the Hamburg-based shipyard Theodor Buschmann, and a 50% stake in Multraship Towage & Salvage in the Netherlands.
We are at home in 29 ports across Europe and provide our maritime services worldwide. Our headquarters are in Hamburg, with additional offices in all major European ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Bremerhaven. Along the German North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts, we are active in several smaller ports, as well as in the Polish ports of Szczecin, Świnoujście, and Gdynia. This allows us to respond flexibly to customer needs and have a tug exactly where you need it in the shortest possible time. Our tugs are also present in the Mediterranean region.
With the merger of BUGSIER and FAIRPLAY TOWAGE in 2017, we further strengthened our leading position in the European towage market: 105 tugs are deployed flexibly to guide the world’s largest ships safely in and out of Europe’s ports. We assist container ships and bulk carriers as well as passenger vessels and supertankers.
Thanks to our longstanding involvement in the Coastal Protection Working Group, our vessels are strategically positioned in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. In case of emergency, they can provide assistance in accordance with the German Federal Government’s National Emergency Towing Concept at very short notice. Three of our tugs, including crew, are chartered to the federal authorities for this purpose.
Minor ship repairs are carried out by Theodor Buschmann in ports worldwide, while larger works are handled at the Hamburg shipyard. Upon request, our mobile deployment teams can even remain on board during voyages until repairs are complete – allowing you to stay on course while we restore your vessel to full operational readiness.
Services
Towage and mooring services
Salvage operations
Coastal protection and emergency response
Traditional shipyard work (shipbuilding, repairs, and steelwork)
Property management