ASD Tug TSM Albatre Enters Service (UK)

ASD tug “TSM Albatre”, built by Padmos Shipyard, has successfully entered service with a bollard pull of 32t and free running speed of 11.4 knots the vessel is a compact and versatile workhorse.

The French-flagged tug covers 19 meters in length with 8 meters breadth and it can develop a maximum speed of 11.6 knots, its average speed being 9.8 knots. The vessel is equipped for towing from both the bow and stern in addition to plough dredging, Macduff Ship Design Ltd, the designer of the vessel announced.

Macduff Ship Design has risen and expanded steadily to become one of the most prolific naval architect / ship design marine consultancies in the commercial and fishing vessel sectors. Since 1993 the company has worked closely with shipyards in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Croatia, Malaysia and Poland, either employed directly by an owner/operator or the actual shipyard.

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Padmos Shipyard, February 7, 2013