Nederlandsche Stoomsleepdienst bought tugs for Rhine towing service according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 25 February 1916
An item reported that the Nederlandsche Stoomsleepdienst P. Smit Jr., of
Rotterdam, Netherlands
bough the three large tugs Expres, Succes and Renania especially to be used for
the Rhine towing service.