Delivery of the four tugs is expected in December 2015.
TNG announced the reactivation of the Mexican shipbuilding Industry in the keel laying ceremony of the Azimuth Tugboat C-130 for Pemex.
It was the first time in 20 years that TNG was back in shipbuilding operations and the first Mexican Shipyard to start constructing one of the seven tugs assigned to Mexico by Semar and Pemex, four tugboats having been assigned to TNG.
By June 2015, TNG will deliver the Azimuth Tugboat C-130 to Pemex. The tugboat will have a length of 31.5m and breadth of 11.2m, with pull power of 50 tonnes, a draft of 4.2m and 12 knots of speed.
TNG’s general manager Jose Antonio Sardina said: “In the shipbuilding industry, the keel is the most important piece of a vessel structure, I am sure that this big moment represents the keel of a new era for TNG and Mexico”.
Copyright © 2024. All rights reserved. Seatrade, a trading name of Informa Markets (UK) Limited. Add Seatrade Maritime News to your Google News feed.
