On 21 June last URS signed a contract with the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon SA for the building of four ASD tugs of 65 TBP. These ASD tugs will be of the same type as the Union Coral – Union Pearl – Union Ruby and Union Emerald.

In the last decade, URS already took delivery of 6 Voith Schneider tugs and 6 ASD tugs from this shipyard of which 4 ASD tugs came into service last year in the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge.
At present, 2 ASD tugs of 60TBP with a LOA of 25.00 m are under construction.

Main Data:

Length o.a. 33.00 m
Breath o.a. 11.00 m
Max. Draught 5.60 m
Gross-tonnage 497
Nett-tonnage 149

Bollard Pull:

Ahead 65 t
Astern 60 t