BTӦ Orders Damen ASD Tug

Sweden-based BogserTeam Ӧresund (BTӦ), part of MarCon gruppen, recently signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of a Damen ASD Tug 2810. MarCon gruppen is currently experiencing growth and is undertaking a program of renewal and expansion to its fleets.

The ASD 2810 is currently being built on series at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. The completed vessel will be delivered to the client in June 2016, after which she will sail under her own keel to Sweden. Here, she will join two other tugs currently operated by BTӦ and carry out harbor and escort towage duties in the Sound, between Denmark and Sweden.

MarCon gruppen already operates two Damen vessels: a Shoalbuster 2609 and a Twin Axe 2610.

Before signing the contract, Bill Söderberg, a Director within MarCon gruppen, and his colleague Hans Andersson accompanied Damen Sales Manager Chiel de Leeuw to 360-Control Tug & Offshore Simulator Training Center in IJmuiden, the Netherlands where they experienced an ASD 2810 simulator. Additionally, they had the opportunity to sail on board an actual ASD 2810 to get an idea of the vessels’ performance.