Damen tug delivered and additional newbuildings ordered
Fairplay-37 is designed to contribute to Baltic offshore wind development (Source: Damen)
Fairplay Towage Polska, based in Gdynia in Poland, has taken over its first Damen tug of type Shoalbuster 2711 ICE, the Fairplay-37. “This vessel will be the first in our fleet of this power that is able to enter Baltic and North Sea ports with limited depths,” says Offshore Wind project manager Arkadiusz Ryz from Fairplay Towage Polska.
The 27.06m-long newbuilding is propelled by twin Caterpillar 3512C engines, driving two propellers in nozzles and providing a bollard pull of 47 tons. The type Shoalbuster tug is set to operate in the emerging offshore wind energy sector in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea and beyond. With Ice-class properties, the vessel can operate all year round in the Baltic.
Fairplay-37 was built by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld at SAFE shipyard in Gdansk. Damen engineers have provided detailed engineering to client demand and provided supervision during the construction at the yard.
Fairplay towage Polska and Damen have meanwhile signed further newbuilding orders. Those tugs of Damen’s RSD2513 design are scheduled to be delivered from the yard in the first quarter of 2023.
