Schottel power for newbuild ASD tugs

A total of 12 Schottel RudderPropellers in the SRP 360, SRP 430 and SRP 490 series will be built for the new vessels, which will cater for a range of different bollard pull requirements in the 50, 60, 80 and 85-tonne classes and will also be equipped with modern fire-fighting systems.

“With the pre-production of our successful tug models, we can prevent potential disruptions and serve our customers reliably and possibly even significantly faster once an order has been placed,” said Ertuğrul Çetin, procurement & technical group director at Med Marine.

“We have a long-standing and trusting partnership with Schottel. We benefit not only from their modern, high-quality drive systems but also from SCHOTTEL’s reliability as a supplier.”

Strong partnership

The power ratings of the propulsion systems commissioned by Med Marine range from 1,575 to 2,525 kilowatts per unit, with propeller diameters from 2.2 metres for the SRP 360 units to 2.8 metres for the SRP 490 units.

Schottel said that the robust design of the SRP allows for long operating times coupled with low maintenance requirements.

At the same time, Schottel guarantees long-term availability of spare parts and provides its customers with a dense network of service stations, customer advisors and technicians.

With the order to equip the six new stock tugs, Med Marine and Schottel are further endorsing their already long-standing partnership in newbuild marine vessels.

The new tugs will be built at Med Marine’s Ereğli Shipyard and are expected to be completed in the course of 2025.