In the seventies rationalisation became necessary, due to the downturn in shipping which resulted in the development of the so-called 3-man-tugs. A concept for a tug which could be used as a harbour tug and as a sea-tug was developed. In 1978 the first tugs of this kind were delivered. Within the next few years we performed several towage operations for rigs and docks. Furthermore, the supply of rigs was entered into. For this purpose special offshore-supply vessels were developed. In 1989 “Metallgesellschaft” transferred 100% of all its URAG shares to the Lehnkering Montan Transport AG (later VTG-Lehnkering AG). In 1999 VTG Lehnkering – then part of the Preussag concern - joined forces with Hapag Lloyd AG after Preussag had taken over 100% of their share capital. In 2001 Linnhoff Schifffahrt GmbH & Co. KG Buxtehude took over URAG along with RF Forschungsschiffahrt GmbH and Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH. | 
Tug Chronicle 1970 - today 
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