Turkish tug builder Sanmar on the shut of 2023 delivered a fifth tug to Mersin International Port, Turkey’s largest container port.
Known as BOĞAÇAY LIX whereas below building at Sanmar’s purpose-built eco-friendly shipyard, the newbuild multi-purpose Boğaçay Class tugboat, renamed MIP-5 by its new homeowners, relies on the exclusive-to-Sanmar RAmparts 2400-SX MKll design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd.
Measuring 24.4m LOA, with a molded beam of 12m, least molded depth of 4.48m and general most draft of 5.5m, MIP-5’s two important engines meet IMO Tier III environmental safety emission requirements, and might every obtain 2,200kW at 1,600 rev/min.
The 75 ton bp tug’s design emphasizes low-manning operation with superior equipment automation and has been particularly crafted for optimum effectivity in ship-handling duties for sea-going ships, the builder mentioned. The tug’s extensive beam allows larger efficiency and stability and it additionally has FiFi-1 fire-fighting functionality.
Rüçhan Çıvgın, Commercial Director of Sanmar Shipyards, mentioned, “Our Boğaçay Class tugs are very much an ongoing project and the design used to build MIP-5 marks the class’s high point so far as we strive to offer our clients greener and cleaner tugboats. The use of advanced technology means that the two Boğaçay Class tugs delivered in the final week of 2023 are the most eco-friendly to date. The also mark the end of a very successful year for Sanmar – gratitude to all those who contributed to realization of this achievement.”
Mersin International Port Management provides 24/7 pilotage, tugboat and mooring providers to all ships arriving on the Mediterranean port’s quays and piers.
