UZMAR Joins Robert Allan Century Club
UZMAR SHIPYARD of Turkey has officially joined the Robert Allan Ltd. Century Club, with construction underway on its 100th tug to a Robert Allan Ltd. design. This new tug is a RAstar 3200-W destined for service on Canada’s West Coast with SAAM-SMIT Canada.
This milestone tug, expected to be delivered in early 2019, represents the state-of-the-art in the design and construction of ASD escort tugs in a sub-500 GRT hull. With its RAstar hull and deep skeg, the design is optimized for generating high indirect escort forces and is also capable of providing towing operations from the stern.
The tug features gas detection, explosion-proof deck equipment, off-ship fire-fighting capability, and one of the first applications of an IMO Tier III emissions compliant propulsion package on a tug.
Robert Allan Ltd. also informed that UZMAR is hard at work on reaching new milestones, with the construction of eight other tugs also currently underway alongside this new RAstar 3200-W at their modern shipyard in the Kocaeli free zone. These tugs include six new RAstar 3200s and a pair of RAmparts 3000 tugs, all designed by Robert Allan Ltd.
In addition, UZMAR will soon start building 20 tugs each of 50-85 metric tons bollard pull. These are the latest additions in UZMAR’s advanced building program from which they have delivered dozens of tugs to owners all around the world.
In addition, UZMAR will soon start building 20 tugs each of 50-85 metric tons bollard pull. These are the latest additions in UZMAR’s advanced building program from which they have delivered dozens of tugs to owners all around the world.
Others in development include the new RAstar 3000-UZM, RAmparts 2300-UZM and RAmparts 2500-W designs, all of which are being actively advanced by the UZMAR production design team.
Work is also underway at Robert Allan Ltd. on new “UZMAR exclusive” DRAfter 2500-UZM and RAVE 3200-UZM tug designs, and both companies are eager to see these join the UZMAR product portfolio in the near future.
Work is also underway at Robert Allan Ltd. on new “UZMAR exclusive” DRAfter 2500-UZM and RAVE 3200-UZM tug designs, and both companies are eager to see these join the UZMAR product portfolio in the near future.