Svitzer has signed a newbuilding contract with Sanmar Shipyard in Turkey for the construction of six vessels, with delivery of the first one to be expected in Q4 2016, the company said in its press release. The vessels are being built to fulfil for Svitzer’s commitment to current and upcoming new contracts in various terminal t owage markets.
The new fleet will be 70 Tonne bollard pull RAstar 2800 - E Class ASD tugs, which are terminal tugs with escort capability and accommodation space for eight crew members. The tugs are e quipped with double drum DMT render winch, 2000 KW MTU 16V4000M63 engines, Schottel SRP 1515 thrusters and central cooling system . They are purpose - built for hot climates and are fully prepared for FiFi1 notation with water spray.
ABOUT SVITZER
Since 1833, Svitzer has provided safety and support at sea. With 4,000 employees, a fleet of more than 430 vessel s and operations all over the world, we are the global market leader within towage and emergency response.
ABOUT SANMAR
Sanmar Shipyards is one of the leading tugbuilders in the world with a production capacity of 25 tugboats per year at its two state of the art shipyards. The whole tugbuilding process is completed indoor, totally independent of atmospheric conditions. Sanmar is the proud builder of the world’s fir st LNG fuelled tugboats. Sanmar Shipyards is spec ialised in high technolog y vessels especially escort tugs for LNG terminals.