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englishBrazilian port to take delivery of harbour tug
thuesday 15 Dec 2009
Estaleiro Rio Maguari, a shipyard in the district of Icoaraci in Belem, the capital of the State of Para in the Amazon estuary, has an extensive list of delivered barges and boats.
Photo courtesy of Cummins Marine
The yard is currently finishing up a 2,980kW Z-drive harbour tug for Hermasa Navegação da Amazônia, Brazil. The owners are a part of Hermasa, a large producer of soy beans- the company exported 2.5 million tonnes of soy in 2007.
Photo courtesy of Cummins Marine
The new tug, named ‘Stefanolocks’, is 26 metres by 8.9 metres with a moulded depth of 4.8 metres. Propulsion power will be a pair of Cummins QSK60-M each delivering 1,490kW at 1,800 RPM. The engines will turn Rolls Royce azimuthing thrusters model of US205/3305-MK2. A pair of Cummins 6B-powered 99kW generator sets will provide auxiliary power.
Source: Baird Maritime
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