Designed by Norway’s Buksèr og Berging and Marine Design AS, and built by Sanmar’s Istanbul shipyard, the tug, dubbed Borgøy, will be operated by Buksèr og Berging at Statoil’s Kaarstoe gas terminal in Norway.
The LNG system and engines, provided by Rolls-Royce, will operate free of sulphur emissions and almost completely free of particulates, as well as reducing CO2 emissions by 26% and NOx by between 80 and 90%. Propulsion consists of 2 Rolls-Royce Bergen LNG engines, giving the vessel a bollard pull of 68 tons.
At the time the vessel design was first announced, Vetle Sverdrup, Commercial Director at Buksér og Berging AS said “We wanted to base the design of the new tugs on the spark ignition lean burn engine concept, and the ability to accommodate direct drive in addition to a low emission profile. The propulsion system on high performance escort tugs needs to accommodate rapid load pick up over the entire load range. Due to these factors we chose to work closely with Rolls-Royce on this project.”
The delivery of the tug marks further development in the adoption of LNG as a maritime fuel, which has been gaining major traction since the order for 10 Ultra-Large LNG-powered boxships for UASC last year, and announcements by European ports such as Antwerp, Rotterdam and Gothenburg of new LNG bunkering facilities.
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