ASD 2411 pulls
OCTOBER 18, 2018– Damen Shipyards Group has actually authorized an agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports and also its subsidiary Abu Dhabi Marine Services (Safeen) for the supply of 2 brand-new Damen ASD Tugs 2411. Delivery of both vessels schedules within 3 months.
The three-month shipment schedule is feasible because of Damen’s plan of developing its most preferred vessels for supply. The ASD Tugs 2411 are presently at being completed to the demands of Abu Dhabi Ports/ Safeen at the Albwardy Damen shipyard in the UAE,
Abu Dhabi Ports has and also runs 11 ports and also handles over 55,000 vessel calls yearly. The ASD Tugs 2411 will certainly bring beneficial added vessel dealing with abilities to the team. Examples of the course can be located running around the globe and also they are very concerned for their superb drawing power (70 tonnes), dependability and also ability to move, all consisted of within a small, 24-m hull.
The 2 pulls will certainly sign up with the twelve harbor pulls currently in solution with Safeen, the Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary in charge of pilotage, mooring, vessel handing and also towage. In certain, the brand-new pulls will certainly be sustaining vessel activities at Khalifa Port’s 2 container terminals taken care of by ADT/MSC and also COSCO Shipping Port Limited (CSPL) along with EGA’s berth for bauxite delivered to its smelter in Al Taweelah.
Three various other Damen vessels are currently in solution in the Safeen fleet; a Stan Tug 1907 supplied previously this year and also the Shoalbuster 2609 Al Maqtaa, supplied in 2016. The Al Shahama, a Damen Buoy Maintenance Vessel integrated in 1994 in Abu Dhabi under Damen Technical Cooperation program, is likewise an energetic participant of the Safeen fleet. Local service warranty and also after-sales assistance will certainly remain to be provided by Albwardy Damen from its centers in the United Arab Emirates.
