News & Announcements

Tsavliris Salvage Group would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year!

Wishing you all the best for 2014!

On Thursday 8th August we dispatched salvage tug "UNICORN" to the assistance of bulk carrier "CARMEN SILVA" (16,145 GT, 25,739 DWT), laden with about 23,300 tons of steel/general products, disabled due to main engine problems about 150 miles South East of Sur, Oman.

It is with great pleasure that Tsavliris Salvage Group announces the induction of their founder, Alexander G. Tsavliris, to the Greek Shipping Hall of Fame.

For the 9th consecutive year TSAVLIRIS took to the podium on Friday 29th November to present the "Seafarer of the Year" Award at the 10th Annual Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2013.

On Friday 15th November, Tsavliris Salvage Group had the pleasure and honour to host a round table lunch with guest speaker Professor Elias Karakitsos at the Piraeus Marine Club.

Around 100 members of Young Shipping Professionals (YSP) Greece, boarded the “Hellas Liberty” in Piraeus on Wednesday, 6th November to attend a conference on “Slow Steaming”.

On Thursday 31st October we dispatched salvage tug "ASTERIX" from Aarhus, to the assistance of bulk carrier "AGHIA MARINA" (17,428 GT, 28,522 DWT), in ballast, immobilized due to engine problems South East of Skagen, Denmark.

On Tuesday 15th October 2013, we dispatched tug "AL WAFI" from her Muscat anchorage, to the assistance of general cargo vessel "SILA" (5,688 GT, 7,608 DWT), laden with about 6,200 MT of Indian Soybean Meal Hipro in bulk, disabled and drifting off Salalah.

Following the successful Maritime Cyprus 2013 Conference, the Cyprus Maritime Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA) hosted their 21st Annual General Meeting on the 8th October in Limassol, Cyprus, to discuss important issues on the CYMEPA agenda. During this meeting it gives us great pleasure to announce that Mr. George A. Tsavliris was elected President of CYMEPA.

On Thursday 8th August we dispatched salvage tug "UNICORN" to the assistance of bulk carrier "CARMEN SILVA" (16,145 GT, 25,739 DWT), laden with about 23,300 tons of steel/general products, disabled due to main engine problems about 150 miles South East of Sur, Oman.

On the 9th June we dispatched motor tug "MONTENOVO" to the assistance of general cargo vessel "OCEAN GLORY" (4,123 GT, 6,027 DWT), laden with about 4,500 MT of Ivory Coast wheatbran pellets in bulk, immobilized due to the loss of her rudder about 250 nautical miles south of Las Palmas. Vessel was on passage from Abidjan (Ivory Coast) to Nador (Med Morocco).

On Thursday 4th July we dispatched our salvage tug "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" from her Piraeus salvage station, to the assistance of bulk carrier "KATHERINE" (17,255 GT, 28,711 DWT), laden with 26,400 MT of hot briquetted iron, following collision with bulk carrier "BARU SATU" (9,978 GT, 16,190 DWT), in the Kafirea Strait, Aegean Sea.