Fairplay Towage naming ceremony in Rotterdam

Fairplay Towage has named its latest tug-new building on June 28, 2007 ’Fairplay III'.

In Fairplay's 102 years of history, this name is now appearing for the fourth time. The first 'Fairplay III' was built for Carl Tiedemann, Hamburg in 1897, taken over by Fairplay in the early 1900reds and scrapped in 1953. The second tug with this name was built for Hapag in 1900, taken over and renamed by Fairplay in 1951 and finally be sold for scrap in 1963. The Theodor Buschmann Yard, (still today a 100 percent Fairplay subsidiary), built the third ‘Fairplay III’ in 1963, She belonged to a series of 6 sister-tugs. 2002 this last 'Fairplay III' was sold. This latest fleet addition has, however, little in common with her predecessors. It is the strongest Fairplay tug and it is built according to the latest standards by the Spanish yard Astilleros Armon in Navia/Spain. With an LOA of 25 metres and a width of 11.2metres 'Fairplay III' and her sister 'Fairplay I', presently under construction, will primarily serve in the Ports of Rotterdam resp. Hamburg.
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