Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar lays keels for two Stan tugs

Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has begun building two tugs from a seven-vessel order for towage provider Nakilat SvitzerWijsmuller (NSW), the company said in its press release.
 Doha, January 5th, 2013. Qatari shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) has laid the keels for two 16m-long Stan Tugs, part of a seven-vessel order for marine services provider Nakilat SvitzerWijsmuller (NSW).
 A small ceremony to mark this important step in the shipbuilding process was held at NDSQ’s facilities at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in Qatar’s Port of Ras Laffan. The two twin-screw Stan Tugs have a bollard pull of 15 tons and will be used for mooring vessels visiting the Port of Ras Laffan.