SAAM Towage and UZMAR Shipyard sign agreement
Last year Tsimshian Warrior of type RAstar 3200W started operation for Saam Towage Canada (Photo: Robert Allan)
Chile-based towage group SAAM Towage has signed a contract with Turkish shipyard Uzmar for construction of two tugs. The vessels will provide services for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that energy company Energía del Pacífico (EDP) is developing in El Salvador.
The new RAstar 3200W azimuth tugs were designed by Canadian firm Robert Allan Ltd. and will be built in Turkey by Uzmar. They will measure 32m, have a bollard pull of 75 tonnes and can reach a maximum speed of 12.5 knots. They will also have superior steering and breaking capacity for escort operations.
SAAM Towage – with operations currently in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Uruguay – operates a fleet of over 155 tugs at over 60 ports in the Americas, serving around 25,000 ships a year.
