Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, the Netherlands, has recently delivered the first of four tugs to the Egyptian Navy.
According to Ronald Maat, Sales Manager for North-East Africa, this was not the first time that Damen has provided vessels to the Egyptian Navy.
"In 1982, the Egyptian Navy purchased four Damen Stan Tug IV model tugs from us. These tugs are still in service after all these years," he said.
The new contract was for four Stang Tug 2208 models, each measuring 22 metres long, eight metres wide and with a bollard pull of about 40 tonnes.
Damen delivered the first one at the beginning of November, with the rest to follow at the end of 2009 and the middle of 2010.