# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=marine-towage-services 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Planned towage services for Ireland’s strategic gas reserve" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/11f0eda6-8d5b-4f7b-997a-9a2e58dd385a/ie-planned-marine-towage-strategic-gas-reserve" last-updated: 2026-10-12T21:06:58.768369+00:00 --- # Planned towage services for Ireland’s strategic gas reserve Gas Networks Ireland is planning a qualification system for marine towage services in the Shannon Estuary to support its Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve. The indicative requirement is two harbour tugs of about 80 tonnes bollard pull each, with escort notation and FiFi 1 firefighting capability. Services are expected to include crewing, operation, maintenance and marine support for LNG carriers and floating storage and regasification units. This published notice is for information only, not a call for competition; a separate future procurement will be advertised. The portal displays a consultation proposal deadline of 3 November 2026 at 12:00 without a stated timezone. - Status: upcoming - Country: IE - Buyer: Gas Networks Ireland - Submission deadline: 2026-11-03 (date) - Original notice: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/pmc/viewPmc.do?resourceId=9231862 - Source checked: 2026-10-12T21:06:20.820293Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "11f0eda6-8d5b-4f7b-997a-9a2e58dd385a", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-12T21:06:58.768369+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-12T21:06:20.820293Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/11f0eda6-8d5b-4f7b-997a-9a2e58dd385a/ie-planned-marine-towage-strategic-gas-reserve", "locale": "en", "title": "Planned towage services for Ireland’s strategic gas reserve", "summary": "Gas Networks Ireland is planning a qualification system for marine towage services in the Shannon Estuary to support its Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve. 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This is not a call for competition and therefore no tender documents are available. \r\nAny future competitions will be subject to appropriate advertisement via the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and on www.etenders.gov.ie.\r\n\r\nGNI intends to procure marine towage services in support of the SGER. The anticipated requirement comprises the provision of two harbour tugs, each with an expected bollard pull of approximately 80 tonnes (subject to confirmation), including crewing, operation, maintenance and associated marine support services. The towage services will facilitate the safe manoeuvring, berthing and unberthing of LNGCs and FSRUs, together with emergency response and other marine operational requirements. 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