Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar has launched “the world’s first” large purpose-built dual-fuel methanol escort tug constructed for KOTUG Canada, a partnership between KOTUG International and Canada’s Horizon Maritime.
The newbuild is the first of two dual-fuel methanol tugs built for KOTUG Canada to serve the country’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP), escorting tankers from the harbor limits of the Port of Vancouver to the open Pacific Ocean, while also providing “significant environmental benefits” by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and underwater radiated noise.
Courtesy of Sanmar Shipyards
The 44-meter-long methanol-powered tugs are based on the RAsalvor 4400-DFM design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd.
Along with escort work, RAsalvor 4400-DFM tugs are designed to provide long-range towing, anchor handling, rescue, and salvage, Sanmar explained, adding that the vessels are equipped with firefighting equipment to meet
