Six tugs blessed at Scottish port
Six tugs designed by Robert Allan and delivered by Sanmar and Damen have been blessed at the Scottish Port of Leith.
The vessels include three Sanmar-built RAmparts 2400sx, one Sanmar RAstar 2900sx, one Sanmar TRAktor 2500sx and a Damen-built ASD tug 2312.
They will work for Targe Towing, a subsidiary of Forth Ports, which operates eight commercial ports in the UK, seven in Scotland and one at London’s Tilbury.
The Port of Leith, just three miles northeast of the capital Edinburgh, is Scotland’s largest enclosed deep-water port. It is a major cruise terminal and cargo port, with offshore wind operations a growing activity.
A number of wind farm projects have transited the port, it says, with large lay-down areas and heavy-lift capacity all conducive to large handling projects.
The tugs have been named Balmerino, Camperdown, Inchcolm, Kittiwake, Peterel and Queensferry.
“These state-of-the-art vessels demonstrate the latest technology and significantly enhance the overall towage capability and emergency response for the region,” a statement said.
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