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Fairplay Towage Group ordered from Damen Shipyards two more tugboats, the first an ASD Tug 2813 design with a bollard pull in excess of 80 tonnes for harbor assistance, the other fitted with azimuth stern drives and a bollard pull of 60 tons, fitted too with an aft winch for offshore towage. Both vessels will be fitted with external FiFi capabilities for swift response to emergencies.
Most recently Fairplay purchased an ASD Tug 2813 from Damen, a vessel delivered at the end of 2023.
“When considering our acquisition plans, we had been looking for modern tug designs with outstanding ice class capabilities to strengthen and rejuvenate our fleet,” said Arkadiusz Ryz, Director Offshore Division at Fairplay Towage. “This is precisely what we have found in Damen’s proposal. One vessel will be equipped with an aft winch which will allow us to offer a large variety of services. She will plug a gap in our lineup between our harbour tugs such as the Damen RSD Tug 2513 design, and our Damen Shoalbuster 2711 Fairplay-37. We have also noticed that our customers are increasingly demanding high bollard pull and this is why we are adding another newbuild tug with 80 tonnes plus bollard pull to our fleet in the form of a Damen ASD Tug 2813.”
