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Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Possible Libyan navy order for Dutch shipyards according to the Dutch newspaper Het vrije volk dated 3 March 1978

An item reported that the Dutch concern scheepswervengroep Rijn-Waal had  reasonable chance to receive an order from the Libyan navy for six tugs with a value of several dozen millions of Dutch guilders. This concern consisted of the shipyards Arnhemsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Bodewes Millingen a/d Rijn and De Waal Zaltbommel was specified in the Voith Schneider design tugs which were very agile without to be feared for capsizing.