Delivery of tugs to Australia
New Damen ASD Tug 3212 design
‘Karloo’ and ‘Kalarka’ were built at the Damen Changde shipyard, China, to the highly successful ASD Tug 3111 design, which has been the subject of constant research and improvement. Including ‘Karloo’ and ‘Kalarka’, Damen has delivered twenty tugs built to that design, which will now be replaced by the new ASD Tug 3212, a new powerful tug for the future with even greater potential to be introduced in spring of next year. Unlike the earlier vessels, the new ASD Tug 3212 will no longer be built in the Damen Changde shipyard. Production will be entrusted to the Damen Galati Shipyard in Romania and the Haiphong yard in Vietnam.
The 30.6 m long and 11.24 m wide tugs "Karloo" and "Kalarka" are each powered by two Caterpillar main engines of type 3516BTAHD/D. A bollard pull of 69.3 tonnes ahead and 64.6 tonnes astern, is combined with excellent manoeuvrability to enable the tug to reposition quickly and apply force exactly where it is required, whether pushing or pulling.
