NOVEMBER 8, 2018– Smit Lamnalco has actually taken distribution of the 3rd as well as 4th of yanks in a 4 vessel agreement withDamen Shipyards All 4 are Damen’s effective ASD Tug 3212 course with a bollard pull of 80 tonnes.
With supply watercrafts readily available, the very first 2 were provided in June as well as these most recent arrivals, the SL Thunggun as well as SL Irrong, have actually currently reached Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory as well as will soon be heading eastern to the Weipa bauxite mine on the Cape York Peninsular,Queensland Owned as well as run by mining titan Rio Tinto, the mining complicated exports around 30 million tonnes of bauxite yearly by means of its very own port. Currently a 3rd website, the Amrun mine, is being created in an A$ 2.6 billion task due for conclusion in 2019. The brand-new framework being constructed to sustain the mine consists of a handling plant as well as a 2nd terminal. Around 10, huge mass service providers presently go into the existing port centers every week to handle bauxite.
The SL Thunggun as well as SL Irrong have actually been finished to fulfill Australian criteria consisting of AS 3000 electric conformity as well as are accredited asbestos-free. As the yanks are being gone on overseas moorings in a remote place Damen will certainly be providing a thorough assistance plan to make sure optimum dependability.
Rotterdam- based Smit Lamnalco is an enduring customer of Damen, with almost 60 Damen vessels in its fleet. Damen likewise has a lengthy background of offering yanks sustaining various other Rio Tinto terminals in Australia, consisting of a variety of ASD Tugs 3111 in Dampier, Western Australia, plus a Stan Tug 2207 at Cape Cuvier, Western Australia, as well as 3 added ASD Tugs 3111 at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, Queensland.
“The success of this project is based on Damen’s long-lasting relationships with both Rio Tinto and Smit Lamnalco,” stated Vincent Maes, Area Sales Manager forBenelux These are improved depend on, dependability as well as high quality. We are certain that these brand-new yanks will certainly work as well as effective in their function.”
“The 3212 class was an obvious choice given the exposed location and strong currents,” stated David Fethers, Regional Managing Director for Smit Lamnalco in Australia/ PNG. “The fit and finish of these vessels is testament to Damen’s outstanding attention to detail. We are very pleased to be continuing our long relationship.”
