Tidewater purchases tugs for Canadian operations

Its initial requirement was for a long-term bareboat, which later developed into purchasing two compact azimuth stern drive (ASD) tugs. But Tidewater was searching for a design that was not available on the secondhand market.

ACL found the client an off-market unit, a Damen ASD 2310, which was due to be replaced.

Due to the lack of availability on the secondhand market, ACL worked closely with Damen Shipyards to sell a new reverse stern drive RSD 2312 tug from the Song Cam yard in Vietnam and arranged for supervision of the newbuild with UK-headquartered APB Marine.

ACL co-ordinated the drydocking and delivery with Redwise Marine Services of TWC Artemis. The second tug was delivered by a heavy-lift vessel contracted by Damen to its new owners in Vancouver.