Svitzer Australia is poised to welcome two new vessels to its fleet in 2019, as two
UZMAR-built RAstar 3200 series tugboats begin the journey from Turkey to their
respective home ports.

A delivery ceremony was hosted by UZMAR on 12 March 2019 for the two tugboats,
Svitzer Ruby and Svitzer Redhead.

The 85-tonne bollard pull tug, Svitzer Ruby, will join Port Kembla in May 2019, and the 80-tonne bollard pull tug, Svitzer Redhead, will join the team in Fremantle in late April 2019.

The vessels were designed by the reputable Canadian naval architecture firm Robert
Allan Ltd.

The two escort towage capable vessels feature render recovery winches, FiFi1 class
notation for firefighting, LNG operational protection package and a rear winch for over the stern towing operations.

Svitzer Australia Managing Director, Nicolaj Noes, says: “Nationally, we are always
working closely with our stakeholders, and importantly, local port authorities to
understand how we can best meet their requirements, now and into the future, with our national and diverse fleet of vessel types and capabilities.”

Svitzer Newton, warmly welcomed to Fremantle last year, will make the journey to the East Coast of Australia to join the Newcastle fleet and the existing complement of
Damen 2412 tugs operating in the port.

“To that end, we have been working closely with our port stakeholders Fremantle Ports and Port Authority New South Wales to determine port operations  requirements,” says Nicolaj.

“We look forward to welcoming Svitzer Ruby, Svitzer Redhead and Svitzer Newton to their respective ports.”

With the new additions, Svitzer’s tug fleet will number more than 432 vessels in over
100 locations around the world, consolidating it as the global market leader within
towage and emergency response.

The delivery protocol was signed by Svitzer Australia Regional Marine Manager – Fleet and Operations, Alister Dalton, and UZMAR CEO, Noyan Altuğ, in the presence of Svitzer Project Manager – Group of New Building, Kim Moller Caspersen and Svitzer Head of New Building, Esben H. Grundtvig, on 12 March 2019.

SVITZER RUBY
• RAstar 3200
• Length, overall: 32 metres
• Breadth, moulded: 12.8 metres
• Least moulded depth: 5.37 metres
• Draft, Extreme: 6,15 metres approx.
• Main Engines: 2 x Caterpillar 3516C 2525 kW
• Propulsion: 2 x Rolls Royce US255 FP
• Bollard Pull Ahead: 85 tonnes
• Bollard Pull Astern: 80 tonnes
• Speed: 13 knots
• Classification: Bureau Veritas 1 +Hull •Mach, Fire Fighting-1
• Water Spray, •AUT-UMS, Unrestricted Navigation, In Water Survey

SVITZER REDHEAD
• RAstar 3200
• Length, overall: 32 metres
• Breadth, moulded: 12.8 metres
• Least moulded depth: 5.37 metres
• Draft, Extreme: 6,00 metres approx.
• Main Engines: 2 x Caterpillar 3516C 2350 kW
• Propulsion: 2 x Rolls Royce US255 FP
• Bollard Pull Ahead: 80 tones
• Bollard Pull Astern: 75 tones
• Speed: 13 knots
• Classification: Bureau Veritas 1 +Hull •Mach, Fire Fighting-1
• Water Spray, •AUT-UMS, Unrestricted Navigation, In Water Survey