New tugs for Vancouver harbour
Design of the new tugs to be classified by ABS
14. October 2010
| Editorial staff Ship&Offshore
The company recently signed a contract with Sanmar Denizcilik Shipyard, of Istanbul Turkey, to build four state-of-the-art ship assist tugs with a length of 28.2 m. The prime duties for these tugs will be to dock, undock and escort ships in Vancouver Harbour and Roberts Bank. The RAstar 28 m tugs will feature full fire fighting capability and upon arrival will be amongst the most powerful vessels to sail BC waters. Vancouver based naval architects’, Robert Allan Ltd., designed the new tugs.
The first vessel is scheduled to arrive by the end of this year; while the remaining three tugs will be delivered in the summer and late fall of 2011.
