Svitzer Meridian
Maersk team towage subsidiary Svitzer held an event on the River Thames today to formally christened Svitzer Meridian as the current– as well as tenth– vessel in its Port of London fleet.
The 70 tonnes bollard pull Azimuth Tractor Drive (ATD) yank was developed by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards.
Meridian, whose name was selected to show Maritime Greenwich’s Prime Meridian longitude line– as well as Svitzer’s historical relate to the area– has actually functioned at the Port of London given that November 2018.
“Recently, we have seen a significant increase in activity and volumes in the Port of London, making it one of our busiest operations in Europe,” stated Kasper Friis Nilaus, Managing Director, Europe,Svitzer “Our team in London has capitalised on Svitzer’s global size and scale by quickly matching changing market demands and by utilizing the flexibility of our fleet in neighboring ports or on the continent. Moving assets between ports is a huge advantage”, he included.
Vimal Choy, Sanmar’s Director, Key Accounts as well as Client Services Europe kept in mind that the yank is the 21st yank developed by Sanmar for Svitzer with an additional 5 unfinished in Turkey.
“Svitzer Meridian is special in many ways. It is of the tractor concept originally developed for ship-handling due to its exceptional maneuverability and improved safety in close quarters operations,” he stated. “We have also given special care and attention to reducing noise levels for improved crew comfort.”
Exclusively created for Sanmar by Robert Allan Ltd, Svitzer Meridian belongs to a brand-new collection of tractor pulls. The primary distinction in between the tractor as well as various other sorts of yank is the area of the propulsors. This brand-new collection has actually ahead placed Z-drives, while aft is a set skeg.
