(Photo: Sanmar)
Turkey-based Sanmar Shipyards delivered two line-handling pusher crafts to Scotland-based Targe Towing for operations at the Hound Point oil export terminal on the Firth of Forth.
Targe has provided services for Ineos at Hound Point, Scotland’s largest oil export terminal, for almost 30 years and the main task of the new additions to its fleet will be line handling operations assisting the berthing of large crude oil tankers up to VLCC. They will also support pollution response and safety patrols’ and will transport crews and light stores to and from the terminal.
The Iyidere series are based on the RAmbler 1200 design from Canada-based naval architects Robert Allan Ltd. The vessels, Gannet and Cormorant, are both powered by two main engines each producing 224kW, providing a speed ahead of 9.5 knots and a bollard pull of 7 tonnes. The sister vessels have a LOA of 11.95m, molded beam of 5.5m and navigational draft of 1.6m. They have a fuel capacity of 3.5m3 and