The Robert Allan design RAscal 2100-Z & RAscal 2100-TS collection are Med Marine’s 21-meter ASD and 21-meter typical tugboat collection with most 50 tons of bollard pull.
Finnish propulsion answer specialist Steerprop has received its first orders for its new Steerprop T product line, particularly designed for tug operations. It has been awarded a contract by Turkey’s Med Marine shipyard to ship the propulsion models for 2 RAscal 2100 harbor tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd.
The Steerprop T azimuth propulsion product line has been developed as demand grows for extra highly effective and maneuverable tugs, with elevated bollard pull for ship help and harbor operations. The strong and hydrodynamically environment friendly propulsors are designed to adapt to altering configurations and versatile operations with mechanical, hybrid or electrical prime movers, whereas specializing in simplicity and cost-effectiveness.
”With the event of this new product household we’re clearly assembly our tug clients’ calls for for flexibility and worth in all operations and situations, whereas adapting to the shipyard’s necessities for easy and seemless integration,” says Donato Agostinelli, gross sales supervisor at Steerprop. ”The Steerprop T design options improved flexibility, elevated modularization and scalability, whereas maximizing the bollard pull per engine’s energy enter.”
The contract with Med Marine for the 2 harbor tugs consists of 4 SP 175 T propulsion models. They have 1.80 meter diameter propellers in nozzles and are rated at 1,080 kW per unit to ship 35 tons bollard pull. Delivery is scheduled for January 2023.
“With the new Steerprop T product line and the support of our local partner Nemomarin, whose relationship with the customer was instrumental in making this contract happen, we are confident that we have a winning formula for the future Turkish and global tug markets”, says Agostinelli.
“We are delighted to cooperate with Steerprop on this project,” stated Med Marine’s procurement & technical group supervisor Ertugrul Cetin. “We are positive that this partnership will contribute quite a bit to the mutual pursuits of each events in growing a profitable enterprise relationship. By working along with Steerprop, we consider we’re ideally positioned to fulfill the shoppers’ elevated demand for Med Marine’s state of-the-art tugboats
