Fairmount Summit joins fleet

The second in a series of five supertugs ordered from Niigata Shipbuilders in Japan by Fairmount Marine recently joined the fleet. The 200 tonnes bollard pull anchor handling/salvage/long distance towing vessel ?Fairmount Summit? joins the first in the newbuilding series, ?Fairmount Sherpa?, which has been operating successfully since going into service in May of this year.

The third newbuilding in this 75 m, twin-screw class, ?Fairmount Alpine?, will be delivered next April, followed by the ?Fairmount Glacier? in July. The final supertug, ?Fairmount Expedition?, will be ready in early 2007, completing a newbuilding programme which firmly positions Fairmount as a global force in the long-haul ocean towage market.