![]() The tugs are outfitted for a crew complement of up to seven, with three single berth cabins and a pair of singles plus spare. Operational flexibility and capabilities are also amplified by a Palfinger PK23500 deck crane on each tug, located clear of the working decks on the deckhouse top. A disc-type tow hook with quick release is provided aft, supplied by Data Hidrolik. A powerful DMT escort winch anchors the deck machinery package, and a pair of low-profile vertical windlasses also by DMT. These latest additions to SAAM’s fleet are powered by CAT 3516C engines each producing 2,350 kW of power at 1,800 rpm, combined with 2.8 m diameter Kongsberg fixed pitch azimuthing stern drive (ASD) propellers. With SAAM’s three vessels as current bookends, the series also includes another four tugs for Pakistan’s Karachi Port Trust, a further two for the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety, and further exemplifying UZMAR’s confidence in the design, another two for their fleet. With a very flexible range of propulsion, emissions, deck machinery, accommodation, and outfitting options, it is no wonder that UZMAR has nearly completed 11 tugs in the series for customers worldwide in just over 2 years. At 32 meters in length, the generous beam on these RAstar sponsored hull forms provides a stable platform for generating high forces in indirect escort mode, complementing bollard pulls of more than 80 tonnes. Ideally suited for service at LPG and LNG terminals worldwide, these powerful workhorses deliver maximum capability in a sub-500 gross-ton tug. They are also equipped for standby roles, most notably with a Fi-Fi 1 external fire-fighting system with water spray, supplied by Marsis. With this service in mind, both tugs have been outfitted with service-specific safety features, including a gas detection system, remotely controlled dampers, and explosion-proof deck machinery. This latest delivery to SAAM illustrates the positive experience with the lead vessel for Canada, which serves at the Ridley Island Propane Export (LPG) Terminal near Prince Rupert, BC.īuilt to serve at the Energia del Pacifico LPG terminal in El Salvador, SAAM Acaxual and SAAM Centzunat will perform similar roles assisting and escorting LPG carriers while also providing support to the terminal itself. These RAstar 3200-W tugs are the latest series that has proven to be a major commercial success for UZMAR following the lead vessel and RINA Significant Small Ship of the Year SST Tsimshian Warrior, also for SAAM (Canada). SAAM Acaxual shares the Nahuatl name for Acajutla, which will be its home port and that of its sister SAAM Centzunat, itself taking a Nahuatl name for Sonsonate, a region in El Salvador that includes the city of Acajutla. A pair of RAstar 3200-W tugs built by Turkey’s UZMAR shipyard for SAAM Towage has arrived in El Salvador, marking the successful completion of a 39-day delivery voyage via the Atlantic Ocean and Panama Canal. ![]()
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