Greener tug bound for Danish port

The RAmparts 3000 series tug built by the Turkish shipyard UZMAR Shipbuilding will go into operation at the Port of Aarhus sometime in 2021.

“Sustainability has played a significant role in deciding our tugboat replacement,” said Nicolai Krøyer, customer manager at the Port of Aarhus.

“The shipyard will deliver a tugboat that can operate on one engine as we sail back and forth to the ship to be towed while using both ship’s engines during towing.”

CO2 savings

Mr Krøyer pointed out that the new tug will create significant CO2 savings at the port.

The new tugboat is also significantly stronger than the 40-year-old tugboat it is replacing, Hermes. It has 65 tonnes of bollard pull, 20 tonnes more than its predecessor.

It will also have significantly better manoeuvrability and thus efficiency and precision in its work. It can assist the very large vessels arriving in Aarhus with great precision, as it will be equipped with an Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) system.

In the future, the Port of Aarhus will also be able to assist East Jutland Fire Department from the waterside with the new tugboat, as it will be delivered with a fire fighting system.

UZMAR Shipyard is well known for its signature projects including what it calls the largest RAL design to be built in Turkey and the first IMO TIER III tugboat of Canada, which was delivered in 2019.

Port of Aarhus is Denmark’s largest commercial port, with the country’s largest container terminal (market share 65%) and the country’s largest public bulk turnover (66%).