Sanmar, a brand of Turkey that has made its name known to the world in tugboat building, delivered the Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) system tugboat that it had built for the Italian operator Tripmare. Tripmare, which previously purchased two tugboats from Sanmar to serve in Israel’s Ashdod Port operations, preferred Sanmar for the third tugboat to serve at the very same location.
The new tugboat, based on the innovative VectRA AVT 3000 design by Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, exclusive to Sanmar, and featuring the Voith Schneider Propeller system, has been named “EITAN” by its buyer.
The tugboat with a towing force of 73 tons can reach a speed of 13 knots and can also take part in firefighting operations.
