Delivery of large Damen Multi Cat
"Oceanus" is the first of two Multi Cat 3213 tugs for Van Oord
The "Oceanus" is the biggest Multi Cat ever built by Damen Shipyards and the first of its type, as the Dutch yard states. Her sister vessel, “Cronus”, will be delivered in April 2012, one month before the contractual delivery date.
The main purpose of the new tugs will be assisting the "Athena", Van Oord’s new, self-propelled cutter dredger. This required Damen to design a new, larger Multi Cat in close cooperation with Van Oord.
"Oceanus" has a 340 tonne-metre fore crane and an 80 tonne-metre aft crane. The fore crane is equipped with a constant tensioning winch. The workboat has an enlarged depth, allowing the working deck to be 1.10m above the waterline (normally: 80-90cm). In addition to anchor handling, the 3213 model will provide supplies, water and fuel oil. According to Damen, the newbuild reached an operational speed of 10.8 knots and a bollard pull of 30.2t at recent trials.
