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S S S S S Sanmar Delivers f f f f f for Svitzer

T T T T T The delivery of Svitzer Avon to the Port t t o o o o of Bristol in the U.K. signals the comple e- - - t t t t tion of Sanmar’s six boat build contract t t a a a a as part of Svitzer’s tugboat replenish- - - m m m ment program known as the Silver Bul- - - le et Project. The conclusion of this order r r b b b brings the collaboration between the e e e

T T T T T Turkish tug builder and Canadian tug g g g d d d d design specialist Robert Allan Limited d d d ( ( (RAL) to a number in excess of 150 ves s- - - s s s s s sels. All six of Svitzer’s new high perfor r- - - m m m mance tugboats are RAL designed RA A- - - s s s s s star 2800 E designs designated by the e e e b b b builder as the Sanmar Terminal Class s s s m m m measuring 28.2m x 12.6m. Each has a a a a b b b bollard pull in excess of 70 metric tons s s s d d d d derived from a propulsion plant com- - - p p p prising a pair of MTU 16V4000 M63 3 3 3 d d d d diesel engines, each rated 2,000 kW at t t 1 1 1 1,800 rpm, and each driving a Schot t- - - te t t t tel SRP 460 ? xed pitch Rudderpropel- - - le er unit in ASD con? guration. However r, , , a a a a a number of modi? cations to the stan- - - d d d d dard class were incorporated to meet t t t t t t this customer’s operational needs and d d d o o o o other preferences and have been ABS S S S c c c c classed with Towing Vessel and FIFI1 1 1 1 n n n notations.

G G G G Gowind 2500 Corvette

Ribcraft

RibCraft 12.5

Naval Group

The largest offering in the RibCraft seating arrangements for crew and pas-

N N N Naval Group delivered its ? rst Gowind d d d line, the RibCraft 12.5 delivers the ul- senger transport to cabin arrangements 2 2 2 2500 corvette to the Egyptian Navy y. . .

timate offshore platform. By combin- for all weather protection or overnight

T T T T T The ceremony last month took place e e e ing RibCraft signature deep V hull and accommodations, this ? agship model in n Lorient in the presence of Admira al l l bow sheer with an extended waterline answers the needs of tour operators,

A A A A A Ahmed Khaled, commander in chief f f and generous beam the 41 ft. RIB makes security and patrol operations, military o o o o of the Egyptian Navy, Hervé Guillou, , ,

Ribcraft 12.5 Specs easy work of virtually any sea condition. applications, and discerning recreational

P P P President and CEO of Naval Group and d d d

LOA: 41 ft.

s s s s s senior of? cials of the French Navy and d d d

Designed for extended passages and boaters alike. Standard equipment in-

Beam: 11.5 ft.

t t t t the French armament procurement t t operations requiring large payload ca- cludes: Center console; 450 gallon fuel a a a a agency. Delivered just 36 months after r r Internal Length: 36.1 ft.

pacities, the 12.5 offers incredible design capacity; Hydraulic steering; 1670 dtx t t t t the order was placed, the corvette Ens s s s Internal Beam: 8.2 ft.

? exibility. From a simple center con- Hypalon tube with 11 chambers; Pres-

E E E Elfateh is the ? rst of the four units or r- - -

Tube Diameter: 22 in.

sole for optimal work space to multiple sure relief valves; and more.

d d d d dered by the Egyptian Navy.

T T T T T The corvette Ens Elfateh is the fourth h h h v v v v v vessel to be delivered to Egypt by Na a- - - v v v v v val Group. It forms part of a strategic c c c a a a a and long-term partnership with Egypt t. . .

F F F For the record, Naval Group delivered d d d a a a a a FREMM frigate in 2015 and two Mis s- - - t t t t tral-class LHDs in 2016.

T T T T T The particularly modular design of the e e e

G G G G Gowind corvette allowed Naval Group p p p to t t t to respond to the speci? c expectations s s s o o o o of the Egyptian Navy, whilst ensuring g g g p p p particularly attractive delivery lead d d d t t t t times. The same Gowind design is now w w w o o o o offered to other clients keen to acquire e e e a a a a a high-performance and “sea-proven” ” ” ” v v v v v vessel, which demonstrated during its s s s s s s s s sea trials that it fully delivers on all its s s s p pr p p p p omises.

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