S S S S S Sanmar Delivers f f f f f for SvitzerT T T T T The delivery of Svitzer Avon to the Port t t o o o o of Bristol in the U.K. signals the comple e- - -t t t t tion of Sanmar’s six boat build contract t t a a a a as part of Svitzer’s tugboat replenish- - -m m m ment program known as the Silver Bul- - -le et Project. The conclusion of this order r r b b b brings the collaboration between the e e e T T T T T Turkish tug builder and Canadian tug g g g d d d d design specialist Robert Allan Limited d d d ( ( (RAL) to a number in excess of 150 ves s- - -s s s s s sels. All six of Svitzer’s new high perfor r- - -m m m mance tugboats are RAL designed RA A- - -s s s s s star 2800 E designs designated by the e e eb b b builder as the Sanmar Terminal Class s s s m m m measuring 28.2m x 12.6m. Each has a a a ab b b bollard pull in excess of 70 metric tons s s s d d d d derived from a propulsion plant com- - -p p p prising a pair of MTU 16V4000 M63 3 3 3d d d d diesel engines, each rated 2,000 kW at t t 1 1 1 1,800 rpm, and each driving a Schot t- - -te t t t tel SRP 460 ? xed pitch Rudderpropel- - -le er unit in ASD con? guration. However r, , ,a a a a a number of modi? cations to the stan- - -d d d d dard class were incorporated to meet t t t t t t this customer’s operational needs and d d do o o o other preferences and have been ABS S S Sc c c c classed with Towing Vessel and FIFI1 1 1 1 n n n notations.G G G G Gowind 2500 CorvetteRibcraftRibCraft 12.5Naval GroupThe largest offering in the RibCraft seating arrangements for crew and pas-N N N Naval Group delivered its ? rst Gowind d d d line, the RibCraft 12.5 delivers the ul- senger transport to cabin arrangements 2 2 2 2500 corvette to the Egyptian Navy y. . .timate offshore platform. By combin- for all weather protection or overnight T T T T T The ceremony last month took place e e e ing RibCraft signature deep V hull and accommodations, this ? agship model in n Lorient in the presence of Admira al l lbow sheer with an extended waterline answers the needs of tour operators, A A A A A Ahmed Khaled, commander in chief f f and generous beam the 41 ft. RIB makes security and patrol operations, military o o o o of the Egyptian Navy, Hervé Guillou, , , Ribcraft 12.5 Specseasy work of virtually any sea condition. applications, and discerning recreational P P P President and CEO of Naval Group and d d d LOA: 41 ft.s s s s s senior of? cials of the French Navy and d d dDesigned for extended passages and boaters alike. Standard equipment in-Beam: 11.5 ft.t t t t the French armament procurement t t operations requiring large payload ca- cludes: Center console; 450 gallon fuel a a a a agency. Delivered just 36 months after r r Internal Length: 36.1 ft.pacities, the 12.5 offers incredible design capacity; Hydraulic steering; 1670 dtx t t t t the order was placed, the corvette Ens s s s Internal Beam: 8.2 ft.? exibility. From a simple center con- Hypalon tube with 11 chambers; Pres-E E E Elfateh is the ? rst of the four units or r- - -Tube Diameter: 22 in.sole for optimal work space to multiple sure relief valves; and more.d d d d dered by the Egyptian Navy.T T T T T The corvette Ens Elfateh is the fourth h h h v v v v v vessel to be delivered to Egypt by Na a- - -v v v v v val Group. It forms part of a strategic c c ca a a a and long-term partnership with Egypt t. . .F F F For the record, Naval Group delivered d d da a a a a FREMM frigate in 2015 and two Mis s- - -t t t t tral-class LHDs in 2016.T T T T T The particularly modular design of the e e e G G G G Gowind corvette allowed Naval Group p p pto t t t to respond to the speci? c expectations s s so o o o of the Egyptian Navy, whilst ensuring g g g p p p particularly attractive delivery lead d d dt t t t times. The same Gowind design is now w w w o o o o offered to other clients keen to acquire e e e a a a a a high-performance and “sea-proven” ” ” ”v v v v v vessel, which demonstrated during its s s ss s s s s sea trials that it fully delivers on all its s s s p pr p p p p omises.www.marinelink.com 67MR #10 (66-73).indd 67 MR #10 (66-73).indd 67 10/4/2017 11:48:41 AM10/4/2017 11:48:41 AM