Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Harbour Fuxing Shipping Service Company has delivered a new Robert Allan Ltd-designed ASD tug to Tianjin Port.
Jin Gang Lun 33 will join Jin Gang Lun 31 and Jin Gang Lun 32, two other Robert Allan Ltd-designed 40-metre tugs, in providing harbour towing, berthing, and unberthing services for ships visiting the port.
Jin Gang Lun 33 has a length of 34.60 metres, a beam of 11.20 metres, a maximum navigational draught of 3.92 metres, and a firefighting pump rated at 1,500 cubic metres per hour..
Two Daihatsu 1,471kW diesel engines give the tug a free running speed of 13.1 knots and a bollard pull of approximately 51 tonnes.