Svitzer Signs Contract With Sanmar To Build Tugs

Svitzer has signed a newbuilding contract with Sanmar Shipyard in Turkey for the construction of six vessels, with delivery of the first one to be expected in Q4 2016. The vessels are being built to fulfill for Svitzer’s commitment to current and upcoming new contracts in various terminal towarge markets. The new fleet will be 70 ton bollard pull RAstar 2,800 E-Class ASD tugs, which are terminal tugs with escort capability and accomodation space for eight crew members. The tugs are equipped with double drum DMT render winch, 2,000 KW MTU 16V4000M63 engines, Schottel SRP 1515 thrusters and central cooling system. They are purpose-built for hot climates and are fully-prepared for FiFi1 notation with water spray. 

“We have placed an order for six ASD tugs to fulfill Svitzer’s current and upcoming new contracts. These new tugs are key elements in fulfilling our profitbal growth strategy,” says Kristian Brauner, Chief Technical Officer of Svitzer. He continues:, “Sanmar was selected due to their outstanding safety performance and construction quality, and a competitive price. We are very much looking forward to the tugs being completed and deployed in our fleet.” 

“The vessels will support our ambitious growth strategy by delivering versatile, quality tugs that will give us an edge when competing for contracts, particularly in the growth markets where we have several in the popeline,” says Kasper Friis Nilaus, Chief Commercial Officer of Svitzer. “We are proud to be the winner of this tender, which required the hard work, commitment and dedication of all our of our team. We are very much looking forward to utilizing Sanmar’s expertise with Svitzer’s experience. This project is a good example of building and delivering high quality tugs with top level health and safety standards, but with competitive prices,” says Ali Gurun, Member of the Board of Sanmar.