Gondan delivers dual fuel tug
Madrid - Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has delivered “Dux”, the first dual-fuel tug built in Europe, to Norway’s Østensjø Rederi. Designed by Robert Allan, the state of the art escort vessel is the first tugboat in a series of three that will provide tug services to Statoil at its far-north terminal
Madrid - Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has delivered “Dux”, the first dual-fuel tug built in Europe, to Norway’s Østensjø Rederi. Designed by Robert Allan, the state of the art escort vessel is the first tugboat in a series of three that will provide tug services to Statoil at its far-north terminal, located at Melkøya in the Barents Sea, under severe weather conditions. The new escort tug, with 40.2 meters length and 16 meters beam.
Built to withstand harsh environments, the 40.2 meters x 16 meters vessel is shaped specifically to provide full operational availability at temperatures of 20 degrees below zero and combines environmental sustainability through the use of LNG as fuel in most of its operations -complying therefore with IMO Tier III emissions standards- with the flexibility of diesel power to ensure a high level of operational security.
“Dux” has a free running speed of 15 knots and is capable of remarkable direct and indirect towing performance, providing exceptionally high direct pull and escort forces: 107 ton bollard pull and 167 ton steering force, both certified by Bureau Veritas.
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