Berg enters Turkish tug market with İÇDAŞ order

The order includes twin BERG MTA 318 Fixed Pitch Azimuth Thrusters, a shaft system and control system. The tug will be powered by 2x1081kW@2000rpm Cat C32 main diesel engines.

Built to a Robert Allan design, the newbuild RAscal 2000 tug will join the İÇDAŞ fleet to support drydock operations and activities in its surrounding port area of Çanakkale, northwest Türkiye.

“We needed to achieve a 35-tonne bollard pull, which is high for a harbour tug of this size, and we could do this competitively because our set up can handle 8% higher input power than comparable systems,” commented Mustafa Müslüm, General Manager, Berg Propulsion Eurasia.

Berg Propulsion previously supplied four MPP controllable pitch propellers to İÇDAŞ Shipyard between 2012 and 2015, for cargo ships.

Two years after re-emerging as an independent force in marine propulsion and vessel control, Berg Propulsion has been investing strongly in manufacturing facilities in Hönö, Sweden and in its international network.