Final OMMP harbour tug launched in Turkey 

Med Marine has launched the sixth and final RAmparts 2800 series tugboat, newbuild ER171, for Tunisia’s Office of the Merchant Marine and Ports (OMMP) as the government authority renews its fleet.

All six tugs were built at the Eregli Shipyard on Turkey’s Black Sea coast for OMMP to Robert Allan Ltd’s RAmparts 2800 design. Three have been delivered to the Tunisian owner, and the remaining three are being outfitted and commissioned at the shipyard, ready for delivery in Q1 2026.

These 28-m, 428-gt azimuth stern drive (ASD) tugs are capable of ship escort, towing, mooring and pushing, and emergency response with a FiFi-E class off-ship fire-fighting system.

They have a beam of 12 m, a draught of 5 m, a bollard pull ahead of 60 tonnes, accommodation for eight crew and a top speed of 12 knots.

In mid-December, Med Marine delivered newbuild ER168, Oudhna, the third in this six-vessel series, following the delivery of Bulla Regia and El Jem earlier in H2 2025. The fourth, fifth and sixth vessels were launched at the shipyard in November and December 2025.

They are all powered by twin medium-speed diesel engines driving two azimuth thrusters on the stern and have an open aft deck engineered to carry two 10-ft containers.