Port Qasim Authority (PQA) has received four new powerful technologically-advanced tugboats, built by Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey, which have arrived in Karachi, Pakistan.
The Kocacay series tugs, with bollard pulls ranging from 76 to 86 tonnes, are based on the exclusive-to-Sanmar RAstar 3200SX design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, and have been renamed Gharo, Malir, Korangi and Pipri.
Gharo, Malir and Korangi are each powered by two 2.350kW main engines, while Pipri has two 2.525kW main engines. Each tug, known as Kocacay IV, Kocacay V, Kocacay VI and Kocacay VII while under construction at Sanmar’s purpose-built shipyards in Turkey, have a Loa of 32.00m, moulded beam of 13.00m, moulded depth of 6.00m and are designed for a crew of up to 10.
They each have tank capacities of 145m³ of fuel oil and 25m³ of freshwater.
All four new Sanmar tugs all benefit from the unique sponsoned hull form from Robert Allan Ltd, which has been proven to significantly enhance escort towing performance, according to a statement.
“The delivery of the tugs is the culmination of a project that has seen close co-operation between Sanmar and the operators PQA at every stage of the production process,” said Sanmar in its announcement.
