Overview of YIU LIAN Tugboat

Overview of YIU LIAN Tugboat

YIU LIAN Fleet, wholly owned by China Merchants Industrial Group, a second-tier company of the China Merchants Group, is located in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. Established in August 1987, the fleet has been continuously upgraded and developed from the initial 3 tugboats of small horsepower to the present day.


Main Business:

  • Provides vessels berthing in and out of Hong Kong waters, ship escorting,  anchoring, and non-powered towing services on a 24-hour basis throughout the year for  visiting Hong Kong vessels.

  • Provides services for container vessels (Kwai Chung, Eurasia, Tuen Mun).   

  • Provides services for bulk carriers (Castle Peak, Lamma Power Station) and tankers (Tuen Mun, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Sinopec).

  • Provide service for Hong Kong LNG terminal vessels.

  • Provide service for cruise terminals (Kai Tak, Ocean Terminal, China Merchants Warehouse Code).

  • Provide service for warships and official ships visiting Hong Kong.

  • Provides services for infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and the neighboring areas, such as the three runways of the airport, the SCL cross-harbor tunnel, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Tseung Kwan O Bridge, and so on.

  • Provides services to vessels entering and exiting Hong Kong waters.

  • Provides typhoon defense services for ships in Hong Kong waters.

The People's Republic of China has audited the Yau Luen Tugboat fleet for compliance with the ISO 9001 2008 standard for the safe operation of ships and pollution prevention.