Drydocks World and Maritime World, provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, have[ds_preview] marked a key milestone in achieving environmental excellence at the steel cutting ceremony for the Middle East’s first LNG powered harbour tug »Elemarateyah«.
Drydocks World is experienced in building tugs and is now modernizing the yards tug operations through pioneering the LNG-power concept, with »Elemarateyah« due to be completed in May 2016. The company will embark on this project with active participation from Wärtsilä supplying the main engine and with Tasneef providing their valued classification services.
This will be the first harbour tug in the Middle East region to operate on gas. The order was signed in November. In all, Wärtsilä will supply the ship design, two 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engines, Wärtsilä Steerable Thrusters (WST), type WST-18 Compact thrusters, the automation equipment, and the Wärtsilä LNGPac system.
