Eastern completes first of four tugs for Suderman & Young

摘要

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc., Panama City, Fla., delivered the 80'×38'3"×15'9" Z-Tech tug Triton to Houston-based Suderman & Young Towing Co. in December. The new tug is the first of four 2400-class terminal and escort tugs currently under construction at the shipyard. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd., the tug's main propulsion comes from twin Caterpillar 3516C, Tier 3 diesels, producing a total of 5,150 hp at 1,600 rpm, connected to Schottel SRP 1215FP Z-drives in nozzles. Bill Hu, a Robert Allan senior naval architect, said the Z-Tech design has been around for about 10 years and been a very successful part of the company's portfolio.