Multraship and Damen agree deals for CRTs and ASD
Two carrousel rave tug will be constructed for Novatug (Impression: Damen)
The Dutch salvage and towage company has further signed a deal with Damen for a new ASD (azimuth stern drive) 3212 tug as part of its planned fleet expansion.
Construction of the CRTs will begin immediately under an agreement between Novatug and Damen’s subsidiary Van der Velden Barkemeyer GmbH. The hulls of the vessels will be built by the German shipyard Theodor Buschmann GmbH in Hamburg, with final outfitting carried out by Damen Maaskant Shipyards in Stellendam, the Netherlands.
Delivery of the Bureau Veritas-classed vessels is scheduled for the first quarter of 2017.
The RAVE design was developed by the Canadian naval architecture consultancy Robert Allan Ltd, in conjunction with Voith GmbH. The CRTs have an overall length of 32m, and a minimum bollard pull of 70 tonnes. Propulsion is provided via two Voith thruster units and two ABC main engines of 2,650 kW operating at 1,000 rpm. Free running speed is over 14 knots at 5,300 kW. The Dutch-flag, Lloyd’s Register-classed ASD 3212 Multratug 31 was built at Damen Song Cam, Vietnam. A sister vessel to Multratug 19, 29 and 30, it will operate mainly in the Western Scheldt area. It has a maximum bollard pull of 83.2
tonnes and a maximum speed of 15 knots. The 453-gt vessel is powered by two Caterpillar 3516C engines, has two Rolls Royce Azimuth thrusters and a 2,800mm-diameter controllable pitch propeller.
The vessel’s deck layout features a hydraulically driven escort double drum winch forward and single drum aft, and a 25-tonne deck crane. There are two oneman cabins, four two-man cabins, a mess room and galley.
