Svitzer’s New Escort Tug Named in the UK
A naming ceremony was held on April 22, 2016 for Svitzer Deben, Svitzer’s new Damen ASD 3212 80-metric-ton bollard pull escort tug for the Port of Felixstowe.
Marc Niederer, Managing Director of Svitzer Europe, hosted the naming ceremony, which saw Svitzer Deben blessed by Sister Marian Davey before Alyson Cheng, wife of Clemence Cheng, CEO of Hutchinson Ports UK, named the tug. Representatives from all parties in the Port of Felixstowe and Harwich Haven Authorities joined the celebrations.
Built at Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam, Svitzer Deben was delivered earlier this year to the expanding Port of Felixstowe, which has attracted regular calls from some of the world’s largest container vessels. Svitzer said it is continuously investing in newer and larger tugs to handle these mega-vessels safely and without delay. “Svitzer Deben is a clear sign that we are investing in the future of Felixstowe,” Niederer said.
The newly built Svitzer Deben is equipped with a 2,800mm controllable pitch propeller, a hydraulically driven double drum forward winch, a single drum aft winch, two Caterpillar 3516C HD+ TA/D engines and two Rolls Royce US255 P30 CP Special thrusters.
Svitzer Deben is already working in the port, complementing the fleet consisting of Svitzer Shotley, Svitzer Sky and Svitzer Stanford.
