Odessa Commercial Seaport (the Ukraine) took delivery of Patriot tow-boat built in the Dutch shipyard Damen Shipping. It is the first tow-boat acquired by the port within last 27 years, highlighted Most Odessa with reference to Nikolai Pavlyuk, Head of OMTP. The cost of the vessel amounted to Euro 5.7 mln.
As per the Head of the port, a new tow-boat will allow solving the problem of moorage of heavy container-carriers and cruisers for the nearest 20-25 years.
Another one tow-boat is to be delivered in January, 2010. As per Vadin Akimov, Damen Shipping representative, Patriot was delivered at Odessa port 3.5 months before the term stipulated in the contract. The second vessel is to be put into operation 7 months before the date.
The tow-boat capacity is 4080 h.p., its length – 22.73 m, width – 10.43 m. Water displacement - 325 tons.
As per the Head of the port, a new tow-boat will allow solving the problem of moorage of heavy container-carriers and cruisers for the nearest 20-25 years.
Another one tow-boat is to be delivered in January, 2010. As per Vadin Akimov, Damen Shipping representative, Patriot was delivered at Odessa port 3.5 months before the term stipulated in the contract. The second vessel is to be put into operation 7 months before the date.
The tow-boat capacity is 4080 h.p., its length – 22.73 m, width – 10.43 m. Water displacement - 325 tons.