Svitzer takes delivery of two Damen ASD tugs 3212

Named Svitzer Deben and Svitzer Kent, the 32m-long vessels have a bollard pull of 80 tonnes each and are equipped with 2.8m controllable pitch propellers (CPP) and special render recovery winches. Kent has also been equipped with FiFi1 fire-fighting capabilities, while the Deben has an aft winch. Both vessels will be used for general towage and escort duties in the UK ports of London (Gravesend) and Felixstowe, respectively. Commissioning took place at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and the vessels were delivered on time, less than six months after the order was placed. The vessels were built to stock at Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam and arrived in Rotterdam in late October as part of a 22-vessel consignment onboard BigLift Shipping’s heavy-lift vessel, Happy Star.
These ASD Tugs 3212 are ideal for handling large vessels. Aside from their size and design, the combination of CPP and the render recovery winches ensures smooth, superior manoeuvrability and excellent control of the very large vessels that enter and leave these ports, Damen said.
Svitzer now operates three ASD Tugs 3212 in the UK, and nineteen Damen ASD Tugs of various types across the UK as a whole.