Corpetrolsa Group will soon own its own tugboats as it has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Group to buy three of the vessel movers from the Dutch conglomerate.

The Ecuadorean tanker owner has ordered a Stan Tug 1205 and two Stan Tugs 1606, Damen said.

The Stan Tug 1205 has a bollard pull of nine tonnes, while Stan Tug 1606 is capable of 16.4