Repasa performs first berthing duties with two new Damen Stan Tugs 1606
On October 13th, Repasa's ASD Tugs assisted the berthing of a LNG tanker with great success. Yesterday the two Damen Stan Tugs 1606, outfitted as line handling boats, sailed to the buoy to receive another tanker for their first mission in Equatorial Guinea. For Repasa, this is a successful start of its new joint venture with P&O Maritime, Damen said in its press release.
The Damen Stan Tugs 1606, Red Ant and Red Bee, are the first Damen builds in Repasa’s fleet of workboats which also includes AHT and ASD tugs.
“We welcomed the opportunity to construct these two tugs for Repasa,” says Damen regional sales manager Reinier van Herel. “With line-handling operations such as this, the tugs always operate as a pair.”
Damen constructed the vessels to the proven Stan Tug design at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem in the Netherlands. Illustrating Damen’s commitment to short delivery times, the Red Ant and the Red Bee were delivered to family-owned Repasa in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea at the end of September, less than two months after contract signing.
“The contract is a successful match between Repasa’s operational needs and Damen’s high quality product,” continues Mr Van Herel. “We are happy to be involved with Repasa and P&O Maritime, who are working together to explore opportunities in West Africa. We look forward to further prospects in the future.”
Damen Shipyards Group operates 32 ship- and repair yards, employing 8,000 people worldwide. Damen has delivered more than 5,000 vessels in more than 100 countries and delivers approximately 180 vessels annually to customers worldwide. Based on its unique, standardised ship design concept Damen is able to guarantee consistent quality.
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion
In addition to ship design and shipbuilding, Damen Shiprepair & Conversion offers a network of 16 repair and conversion yards worldwide, with dry docks ranging up to 420 x 80 metres. Conversion projects range from adapting vessels to meet today’s requirements and regulations to the complete conversion of large offshore structures. DS&C handles 1,500 repair and maintenance jobs annually.
