Jensen provides design of tugs for Moran Towing

The tugs will be constructed at U.S. yard Washburn & Doughty Shipyard and will be the latest in a series of seven Jensen-designed tugs for Moran over the past decade. New features on the vessels include upgrades to meet the latest ABS regulations and U.S. Coast Guard subchapter M regulations, as well as meeting U.S. EPA Tier 4 requirements. The upgrades will ensure the vessels meet current and future demands for performance and manoeuvrability, and that piping and electrical systems are consistent with Moran’s larger fleet of tugs and barges. Equipped with two Caterpillar 3512E Tier 4 engines producing 2,550 hp each and Rolls Royce Z-drive propulsion units, the tugs will offer a bollard pull of 68 short tons.