A second versatile multi-purpose Sanmar-built tugboat has been delivered to the Italian shipping group Scafi, where it joins its twin sister as part of a two-tug contract.

Known as Boğaçay LXXII while at the Turkish tugboat builder and operator, the tug has been renamed TITAN by its new owners and joins its sister tug MORETTO, which is already operating as part of the SCAFI tugboat fleet and is currently in Croatia.

Both tugs are based on the exclusive-to-Sanmar RAmparts 2400SX MKII design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, achieving a solid 80ton bollard pull and measuring 24.4m LOA, with a 12m moulded beam, least moulded depth of 4.5m and navigational draft of approximately 5.45m. The design emphasizes low-manning operation with advanced machinery automation.

TITAN is the most technologically-advanced and environmentally-friendly version of Sanmar’s popular and continually evolving Boğaçay class of tugs. The RAmparts Mark ll design has been hailed as the blueprint for the most versatile, multi-purpose type of tug in use today.

The diesel-powered vessel is designed, among other things, for optimal efficiency when carrying out ship-handling duties for sea-gong ships, and boasts a wide beam for greater performance and stability and more powerful engines and larger twin Z-drives than similar-sized tugs.

Boğaçay class tugs are also widely used for coastal towing, escort, and other general purposes.

The Scafi Group is a leader in the Mediterranean towage sector, operating more than 40 tugs through subsidiaries and joint ventures in Italy, Croatia, Greece, and Morocco.

Rüçhan Çıvgın, Commercial Director of Sanmar Shipyards, said: “Like her sister, TITAN is an extremely versatile workhorse of a tug, utilising the latest technologies and design advances to great effect. Boğaçay tugs are our best-sellers and the reason for that is simple; they offer unrivalled performance and efficiency in a wide range of duties.”

Paolo Visco, director of both Scafi and Jadranski Pomorski Servis: “We are glad to take delivery of our new tug Titan, a powerful state-of-the-art tug built form a first-class shipyard like Sanmar. She will join her twin sister Moretto, as an additional step in the renewal programme of our Croatian fleet. I am confident this investment will fully empower port of Rijeka to flourish throughout the many development initiatives scheduled soon.”

Maritime Business World