Rotortug orders

In a repeat order, KST BV, formerly trading under the name Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading, recently closed contracts with Unterweser Reederei GmbH of Bremen, Germany, for the construction of two Rotortugs RT80-28.

The 28 metre long tugs, previously known as RT80-r, are expected to have a bollard pull in excess of 83 tons, will be powered by three 1,760kW ABC 8DZC engines driving three Schottel SRP 1215CP azimuthing thrusters. The tugs will also be equipped with FiFi 1, classified by Germanischer Lloyds, and will fly the German flag. Both tugs will be constructed at ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd in Singapore for delivery to the owner in 2010.

At the same shipyard, KST BV is currently finishing the construction of three similar vessels for Bugsier Reederei GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, and one similar vessel for an investment company in Southern Europe. After delivery of these vessels in the last quarter of this year and the first of next year, ASL will commence with the construction of the first two Rotortugs RT80-28 for Unterweser Reederei.

In addition, KST BV is close to signing shipbuilding contracts for the construction of four more Rotortugs of the type RT80-32, with a minimum bollard pull of 80 tons and a length of 32 metres.