Dynamic Oval Towing System

This is a video demonstration of a new type of towing system for the towage industry. The system is called the Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT) system and is developed by Mampaey Offshore Industries in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Currently the first tug equipped with the system is being built according a design made by Macduff Ship Design.

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Science & Technology

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• mampaey
• dot
• dynamic
• oval
• towing
• system
• tug
• dordrecht
• innovatie
• towage
• capsizing
• sleepboot
• sleephaak

[cawky22]

This is designed with escort towage in mind , the tug makes fast to the ship , usually a large tanker an it is there in case there is an emergency on route to the entrane to the port, once there other tugs will meet the ship.

Beattie , when tugs are towing no crew are allowed on the deck,

[martrex]

In my experience with harbor towage, tugs both tow AND push. How does this model push up? With a fixed length tow line how is the slack taken up if the tug is required to push? Manually?

[nevsky1961]

It;s cost-effective running with one deckhand instead of two or three. At least that's how I see it. BTW Good presentation.

[TheNameIsBEATTIE]

I'm not into towing ships, but this looks a bit over kill to me.

I know there is no ruder control on the model, but if this was real live, half the ships crew would be crapping their selfs, running round the ship trying to avoid the tow line. Back to the drawing board gentlemen