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Baltic Sea Tug Agency performed its first operation on towing and mooring of oil tanker at Ust-Luga port

Baltic Sea Tug Agency LLC (BSTA) has performed its first towing of oil tanker at the port of Ust-Luga (Leningrad Region). As BSTA told IAA PortNews, operations with NAVIG8 GRACE (length - 250 m, breadth - 44 m, displacement – 64,000 t) were conducted by the company’s two new 5,200 - h.p. tugboats, Kizhuch and Chernaya Barabulka, as well as by the Navaga tugboat. To facilitate the operations, BSTA deploys the most powerful and state-of-the-art tugboats. http://en.portnews.ru/news/241148/

Port fleet of Baltic Sea Tug Agency (Ust-Luga port) expanded with two new tugboats

Baltic Sea Tug Agency (BSTA LLC, commercial sea port of Ust-Luga) has put into operation two new tugboats, Kizhuch and Chernaya Barabulka, today, 26 April 2017, reports correspondent of IAA PortNews. The two 5,000 - h.p. ships are built by DAMEN Shipyards Group. The first sea trials and testing of technical characteristics have been successfully held in the Netherlands. Characteristics of the ships: length – 29.84 m, breadth – 10.43 m, power – 2Х 2600 h.p, full speed - 12 knots. The ships fitted with firefighting equipment are intended for escorting of tankers and gas carriers. Class notation of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping: KM(*) Arc4 R1 AUT1 FF3WS escort tug. http://en.portnews.ru/news/238153/