Robert Allan unveils powerful tug

Solent Towage of Southampton, UK, a division of Norwegian company Østensjø Rederi, recently took delivery of their latest tug from Astilleros Gondan. The 'Vortex' is designated as an AVT 37/80 Class, and is the latest of the AVT series of Voith-powered escort tug designs from Robert Allan naval architects of Vancouver, Canada. The United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping has established a specialist Harbour Towage Panel to foster closer working with the British Tugowners Association.The new panel will be the foremost industry forum for the development of policy on all port towage issues. Tebma Shipyards has delivered two 45-tonne bollard pull tugs in to the Cochin Port Trust in south India. Both tugs were designed in house and built to IRS classifications. Each tug measures 32 metres by 10.65 metres and 5.04 metres draft.

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