Subscribe & Follow
Trending
Suburban teaching methods are failing township children, discouraging teachers: What needs to change
Professor Sigamoney Manicka Naicker
#AfricaMonth
Advertise your job vacancies
Jobs
- Internal Marketing Intern Cape Town
- Communications Intern Cape Town
- Buyer Cape Town
- Digital Marketing Manager Cape Town
- Sale Assistant / Stock Controller Cape Town
- Senior Planner Cap Town
- Senior Performance Specialist (Social) Johannesburg
- OOH Production Executive Johannesburg
- Digital Account and Web Operations Manager Johannesburg
- Financial Analyst Cape Town
Transnet orders tug and pilot boat from Damen SA
The Port of Saldanha is to benefit from a new pilot boat and a new harbour tug that have been ordered by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) from Damen Shipbuilding Cape Town (DSCT), Ports and Ships Portal reports.
The Stan tug 2006 was adapted to the specific needs of South African harbour services and that of Saldanha in particular, with increased payload and hull speed as well as increased stern gear protection.
Although no specifics are provided, it is estimated that the tug will have a bollard pull well in excess of 80 tons. The new pilot boat has been designed by DSCT in conjunction with Triton Naval Architects, and is customised to South African conditions. The pilot boat's interior design - her bridge, propulsion, HVAC, etc. - is based on long-standing and proven technology of Damen pilot boats, DSCT says. According to Ports and Ships Portal, the tug is due for delivery in March next year and the pilot boat in May 2013.
Read the full article on http://ports.co.za.
