Engaging her impressive 70 ton bollard pull, Azimuthing Stern Drive tug Fairplay-93 will be performing towage services in Port of Rotterdam from the first months of 2023 onwards. Fairplay Towage has closed a lease contract with Damen Marine Services, who is able to deliver the vessel at very short notice following the contract signing on 27 October.
The contract marks the third contract that Fairplay Towage concludes with Damen within the last 18 months, encompassing a total of four vessels. The newly built Shoalbuster 2711 with Ice class 1D notation, called Fairplay-37, was delivered to the Group on 13 October. Two RSD 2513 tugs, Fairplay-90 and Fairplay-91, are in the final stages of outfitting at Damen Song Cam Shipyard. These vessels will be delivered from the yard in January 2023.
Two azimuthing stern drive propellers in nozzles each span a diameter of 2.8 meter. Power comes from two Caterpillar 3512TA engines, providing total of 5102 horsepower propulsion. Twin fins under the hull allow for side stepping as a special manoeuvre in narrow harbours. An exhaust gas after treatment system is installed to ensure the vessel’s compliance with IMO tier III emission standards. The vessel has a FiFi-1 fire extinguishing system that can spray up to 1400 cubic meters of water per hour.