Svitzer has returned its harbour tug Svitzer Warang to service in Sydney, Australia after a significant maintenance docking in the port city. The 2006-built azimuth stern drive (ASD) tug completed its five-year special survey and maintenance programme in December at Sydney City Marine’s facilities.
Svitzer Warang is a Damen ASD 2810 design, 294gt and 28.6m long tug operating under the Australia flag. Damen Shipyards Group said this was the first maintenance docking of a Damen vessel since the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) it signed with Sydney City Marine. It added that this work signified the successful co-operation between Damen Services in the Netherlands, the Damen Service Hub in Brisbane and the ship repair company.
Sydney City Marine director Brenton Fischer said the maintenance work was completed on time and on budget. He added: “We performed a full-on scope of works on this tug. This included all Lloyd’s Register class requirements. We also gave it a full paint job by blasting and painting above and below the water line.”
It was the first time that Sydney City Marine used its new ship cradle. “This cradle can handle tugs of up to 500 tonnes – meaning that we can receive the majority of the harbour tugs on the east coast of Australia,” continued Mr Fischer. “The docking of the Svitzer Warang also called for spare parts outside the normal package,” he explained.
The MOU with Sydney City Marine covers Damen-built vessels active in Australia and New Zealand.
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