Low emissions is one of the reasons that German propulsion supplier Schottel has been selected to equip six new ASD tugs to be built by the Turkish Med Marine Group with the company’s SRP series RudderPropeller.
The new vessels will be built for stock by Med Marine’s Ereğli Shipyard in Turkey and will be available in 2025 to meet the constantly growing demand for tugs.
A total of 12 Schottel RudderPropellers in the SRP 360, SRP 430 and SRP 490 series will be supplied. The new tugs will cater for a range of different bollard pull requirements in the 50t to 85t classes and will be equipped with modern fire-fighting systems.
Ertuğrul Çetin, Procurement and Technical Group Director, Med Marine, said: “An increasingly difficult global political situation and jeopardised trade routes have led to an increase in supply chain disruptions in recent years. The maritime industry is particularly affected by this. With the pre-production of our successful tug models, we can prevent potential disruptions and serve our customers reliably and possibly even significantly faster once an order has been placed. We have a long-standing and trusting partnership with Schottel. We benefit not only from their modern, high-quality drive systems but also from Schottel’s reliability as a supplier.”
The power ratings of the propulsion systems commissioned by Med Marine range from 1,575kW to 2,525kW per unit, with propeller diameters from 2.2m for the SRP 360 units to 2.8m for the SRP 490s. The Schottel RudderPropeller is designed to combine maximum manoeuvrability and bollard pull with course stability during free sailing. It provides thrust in any chosen direction at all times, while simultaneously ensuring high propulsion efficiency for low operating costs and emissions. The robust design of the SRP allows for long operating times coupled with low maintenance requirements. At the same time, Schottel guarantees long-term availability of spare parts and provides its customers with a network of service stations, customer advisors and technicians.
With the order to equip the six new stock tugs, Med Marine and Schottel are further endorsing their long-standing partnership in the manufacture and equipping of modern and powerful marine vessels. Ereğli Shipyard is one of the largest shipyards in Turkey and has gained recognition in the construction of tugs and chemical tankers.
Image: Seçkin Uz, MD Schottel Turkey, and Ertuğrul Çetin, Procurement and Technical Group Director, Med Marine (credit: Schottel)
