Carmet are delighted to announce that a new addition to the fleet is arriving on the River Mersey this week - the CT Oxton

It was an early start to the year for Carmet supporting local projects. The first big project came in January supporting Ravestein BV who were the main contractors for the installation of the new outer lock gate for the Queen Elizabeth II Dock at Eastham.

The scheduled drydockings for the V Class MSC tugs are well underway this year with the MSC Victory having already been completed and MSC Volant currently on the slipway.

This year marks thirty years since Carmet Tugs became sole towage provider for the Manchester Ship Canal. Here's the story of how that came to be...