Boluda Towage Opts for Med Marine’s MED-A2885 Series

Boluda Towage, a leading towage operator in the world, chooses Med Marine’s MED-A2885 series RAstar 2800 design. Med Marine’s unit was chosen by Boluda due to its wide range of operational capacities such as daily ship towage, salvage and emergency response, with fire-fighting systems and equipment for preventing pollution.

The closing ceremony for the MED-A2885 series, designed by Canadian Naval Architects Robert Allan exclusively for Med Marine took place at Med Marine’s head office with participation of General Manager Jorge Rosety as well as Charo Coll, Chartering Manager of Boluda in Istanbul in April 2023.

The vessel was named as “VB Magnum” and set sail to her home port Hamburg on 21st April.

Med Marine’s Sales Manager Melis Üçüncü comments on the contract: A fruitful cooperation between all teams involved contributed to the existing business ties with Boluda Towage. We are very proud to be working with Boluda on this occasion.

 

The tugboat’s specifications:

LENGTH OVERALL                             28,40 m

BEAM, MOULDED                               13,0 m

DEPTH                                                 5,40 m

DRAFT MAXIMUM                               5,70 m

GROSS TONNAGE                              <500

BOLLARD PULL                                   75 tons

SPEED                                                  12 knots

MAIN ENGINE                                      CATERPILLAR 3516E

TOTAL POWER                                     2 x 2100 kW @ 1600rpm

EMISSION STANDARD                        IMO Tier III Ready

AZIMUTHING STERN DRIVE              KONGSBERG US 255S P30 FP

PROPELLER                                         2800 mm diameter

SHAFTING                                            Composite Shaft

ACCOMMODATION                              10 people

 

About Med Marine:

Med Marine is a leading Turkish shipbuilder and leading tugboat operator. The firm employs Eregli Shipyard, one of the largest shipyards in Turkey based on some 180.000 sqm with more than 30.000 sqm indoor areas to build state-of-the-art tugboats, workboats, offshore vessels and coated/Stainless Steel (STST) IMO II type chemical/oil tankers, either for its own operations or clients around the world. Med Marine has a very wide selection of state-of-the-art tug boat design portfolio and the shipyard is constantly being improved with advanced production standards by keeping up with latest health, safety and environmental regulations. Med Marine has successfully completed the construction and delivery of almost 200 projects, including tugboats, chemical/oil tankers, mooring and pilot boats. Ereğli Shipyard, owned by Med Marine Group, has received certifications for “Shipyard Security Compliance” and “Shipyard Production Compliance” certificates to build naval ships for Turkish Military and NATO.

 

About Boluda Towage:

Boluda Towage provides tailored towage services in major global ports, always putting customers’ needs first. And continue to lead them safely into the harbors.

Boluda Towage is one of the world’s leaders in maritime services. The company has a worldwide presence and operates a fleet of more than 400 vessels in 100 ports in 18 countries on 4 continents of Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Along with port towage, they also provide offshore & ocean towage and salvage operations.