Canadian towage company HaiSea Marine, a joint venture business formed by the Haisla Nation of British Columbia and local shipping line Seaspan, has placed an order for a new ASD escort tug.
The tug will be designed by Vancouver-based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd as a sister of the 2024-built HaiSea Kermode (pictured) and HaiSea Warrior. Design work will be undertaken in compliance with American Bureau of Shipping class requirements.
HaiSea Marine will use the new tug primarily to escort gas carriers between the Pacific Ocean and British Columbia's coastal waters.
Upon completion, the tug will have a length of 40.2 metres, a moulded beam of 16 metres, a maximum draught of 7.1 metres, and a moulded depth of six metres.
Unlike her earlier sisters that have dual-fuel propulsion, the new tug will be fitted with diesel-only propulsion in the form of two Caterpillar 3516E main engines that each produce 3,000 kW at 1,800 rpm.
