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Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to provide the design and equipment for two powerful salvage tugs being built for the Suez Canal Authority. The tugs will be based on Kongsberg Maritime’s UT 722 CDT Design, which has a length of 71.6 meters and a bollard pull of approximately 200 tonnes. Alexandria Shipyard will be the main contractor for building the tugs, with technical support from Kongsberg Maritime. The new tugs are intended to help secure the Suez Canal by ensuring its future reliability for international shippers, and will be completed in 2025-2026.

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Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to provide the design and equipment for two powerful salvage tugs being built for the Suez Canal Authority. The tugs will be based on Kongsberg Maritime’s UT 722 CDT Design, which has a length of 71.6 meters and a bollard pull of approximately 200 tonnes. Alexandria Shipyard will be the main contractor for building the tugs, with technical support from Kongsberg Maritime. The new tugs are intended to help secure the Suez Canal by ensuring its future reliability for international shippers, and will be completed in 2025-2026.

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For New Tugboats To Help Secure The Suez Canal
By MI News Network | June 7, 2023 | Shipping News

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Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to provide the design and equipment for two powerful
salvage tugs being built by Alexandria Shipyard as the main contractor on behalf of the Suez
Canal Authority. The tugs will be based on Kongsberg Maritime’s UT 722 CDT Design.

The UT 722 tugboat design has a length of 71.6 meters, a bollard pull of approximately 200
tonnes, and it can operate independently for up to 35 days.

Egypt’s Alexandria Shipyard successfully bid on this significant contract with the Suez Canal
Authority in cooperation with Kongsberg Maritime, which is providing technical support including
vessel design, main equipment deliveries, maintenance systems, and crew training. Alexandria
Shipyard is the main contractor for the building and delivery of the new tugs, which are to be
completed in 2025 and 2026.

Kongsberg Maritime’s 71.6-meter UT 722 tugboat design has bollard pull of 200 tonnes and can operate as a long-range towing
vessel in the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea. Image Credit: Saltwater Stone.

“The Suez Canal Authority’s tendering process for these tugs has been going for a long time, and
a large number of designers, suppliers, and shipyards have been involved in this international
competition,” said Jørn Heltne, Kongsberg Maritime Vice President for Sales and Contracts. “The
Authority recognizes the need for increased salvage capacity at the canal, which sees about 70
vessels transit each day and is responsible for about 12% of global trade by volume.”

Heltne added: “The equipment and systems we are providing will ensure these tugs have
trustworthy and precise handling and control, as well as the muscle needed to keep the Suez
Canal open.”

The integrated equipment from Kongsberg for each tug includes Kongsberg Promas propulsion
systems with Twin-In-Single-Out Reduction Gears, Kongsberg bow and stern tunnel thrusters,
propulsion control systems, joystick control systems, integrated bridge control systems, power
electric systems including switchboards, dynamic positioning, passive stabilization systems, deck
machinery, and K-Fleet maintenance software systems.

“These new tugs will be key to ensuring the future reliability of the canal for international shippers.
We look forward to working with Kongsberg Maritime to build the world’s most important
tugboats!” said Rear Admiral Hossam El-Din Ezzat Kotb, Chairman of Alexandria Shipyard. The
shipyard is one of the largest in Africa and the Middle East, with an enormous capacity for
building all vessel types, including tugboats.

“I am proud to say that Kongsberg Maritime’s cutting-edge design and world-leading technology
have been chosen for this prestigious contract,” said Lisa Edvardsen Haugan, President of
Kongsberg Maritime. This is a testament to our unwavering commitment to innovation, reliability,
and performance. My congratulations to our team and to Alexandria Shipyard for winning this all-
important contract.”

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