Sanmar Shipyards’ crew has delivered a new escort tug to Greek operator NEMECA to join its fleet of tugboat proving services in the ports of Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Corfu and Kavala.

Named GAIA by its new owners, the tug is based on the exclusive-to-SANMAR RAstar 2900SX design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd and is the first tug that SANMAR has built for a Greek client.

NEMECA provides harbour towage, open sea towage and salvage services and can also provide vessels for anchor handling, rig moves and supply duties.

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“With an overall length of 29.4m, moulded beam of 13.3m and moulded depth of 5.5m, GAIA is powered by two CAT 3516E main engines, each producing 2,350kW at 1,800 rev/min and can achieve an impressive bollard pull of 82 tons,” Sanmar Shipyards said in its statement on Tuesday.

It has accommodation for a crew of up to 10 and comes with Fi-Fi 1 fire-fighting capability.