On June 17, Hamburg-based Fairplay Towage took delivery of their latest tug, 'Fairplay-33', the first of two seagoing-tugs built at Romanian shipyard Daewoo in Mangalia.
To sail under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, 'Fairplay-33' is the strongest tug in Fairplay's fleet. The tug will be employed for offshore work as well as for long distance tows.
Both 'Fairplay-33' and her identical sister 'Fairplay-32', still under construction and due for delivery mid-September, were originally ordered at Daewoo Romania by a Hamburg-based family. Early in 2011, the owner and Fairplay Towage agreed to jointly operate these tugs. Fairplay bought 'Fairplay-33' from its partner and will take over the full management of 'Fairplay-32'
Two MAN STX engines (Type 6L32/40), each of 3,000kW at 750rpm and two Lips controllable pitch propellers with a diameter of 3.20 metres in Kort nozzles are expected to produce a bollard pull greater than 100 tonnes.
Two shaft generators with an output of each 640kVa, two KTA19DM1GA Cummins auxiliary engines, each 390kW, as well as a Cummins 6BT5.9DMGE generator of 90kW generate electrical power on board.