Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2018
First of two CRTs delivered to Multraship
Multratug 32 | Netherlands-based Multraship Towage & Salvage has taken delivery of the first of two 77-tonne bollard pull “carrousel rave tugs” (CRTs) from Damen Maaskant in Stellendam. The 32m-long Multratug 32 has already demonstrated significant benefits over conventional tugs, including improved safety, a better environmental profile, and a capability of working with seagoing vessels at higher speeds with no risk of capsizing, its owner said. Julian Oggel, managing director of Novatug, an innovation arm of the group to which Multraship belongs, said: “The whole CRT concept was driven by safety considerations....