Sanmar Shipyards has signed a deal to deliver the latest updated version of its best-selling RAmparts 2400SX series of tugboats to family-owned operator Mackenzie Marine and Towage Pty Ltd based in Esperance, Western Australia, according to the company's release.
Based on an exclusive-to-Sanmar RAmparts 2400SX MKII design from renowned Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, the ASD tugboat is the modernized and updated version of the flagship Bogacay RAmparts 2400SX Class.
Measuring 24.4m x 12m x 5.45m and powered by two Caterpillar CAT 3516C main engines, each achieving 2100kW at 1,600 rev/min and driving US255 FP 2.6m propellers, the tug can achieve an impressive 70 tonnes of bollard pull.
The tug, known as Bogacay LI while under construction in Turkey where Sanmar operates three purpose-built shipyards, is scheduled to be delivered during the fourth quarter of 2022.