Durban port takes delivery of Umbilo tug

“Made for Durban in Durban” is how Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) CEO Richard Vallihu described the Umbilo, the latest tug to be launched in Durban, on Friday. The sixth to roll off the South African Shipyards’ (SAS’s) production line, the Umbilo will be the first tug to be based at its home port of Durban. Five tugs have already been delivered to Port Elizabeth, Saldanha and Richards Bay.