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Zamakona Delivers Tug for Boluda

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

September 30, 2016

The work of Astilleros Zamakona's collaboration with Robert Allan as a designer and experience of Boluda Towage and Salvage as an operator in tow obtained from this new construction 768 tugboat VB XALOC type AVT will be from now on the tugboat reference for port operations, towing and escort.
 

This tugboat with below 500 GT and length of 31.7m and sleeve 12.8 has a power of 7,600 hp to get a shot fixed point of 79.6 tons. It has accommodation for eight people with a level of "Comf-Noise 3"; also reference in the sector for this type of vessel.
 
This vessel is the first of the series that this Armador has relied on Astilleros Zamakona for.
 
KEY FEATURES

Length or  31.57 m
Beam, molded  12,80 m
Depth, least 4.70 m molded
Draft, molded (Departure - 190 DWT) . 3.58 m
Draft, navigational (Departure - 190 DWT) . 6.47 m
Maximum load condition Draught (Seagoing) approx. 6.63 m
Crew . 8 men
International Tonnage . 497
                       . Speed ​​13.6 knots
Bollard pull . 79.60 ton
Indirect Steering Force (approx)  . 10 knots 110 tonnes
Indirect Braking Force (approx) 10 knots . 100 tonnes

 

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