Another tug ordered for Saqr Port
The new ASD 2913 tug will have a bollard pull of 80 tonnes
The vessel will be built a short distance away at Albwardy Damen in Sharjah in the UAE and will be delivered in time for the opening of the new bulk terminal at Saqr Port in mid-2018. Saqr Port is part of Ras Al Khaimah Ports and plans further expansion of bulk cargo handing. The ASD 2913 tug ordered has 80 tonnes bollard pull and a 29m-long hull, plus high freeboard and a raised quarterdeck for safe operations in rough seas. The RAK Ports fleet already includes an ASD 2411 and a 2310, as well as five Damen Stan Tugs. Albwardy Damen, until recently known as Damen Shipyards Sharjah, is also currently building three large rotor tugs and a self-propelled jack-up barge, as well as some smaller ASD tugs and cutter suction dredgers.
