Med Marine And Irish Mainport Held Naming Ceremony For m/tug Celtic Treaty
Med Marine and Irish Mainport Held Naming Ceremony for m/tug Celtic Treaty
Med Marine and Mainport (Celtic Tugs) of Ireland held a naming ceremony for its MED-A2885 RAstar 2800 series tugboat. The vessel was named as Celtic Treaty by its owner Irish Mainport Holdings.
The ceremony took place on 25th April in Eregli Shipyard. VIP guests at the ceremonies included top-level executives from Med Marine’s C.E.O. Mr. Hakan Şen and Irish Mainport Holding’s C.E.O. Mr. David Ronayne as well as Erdemir’s Harbor Master Mr. Bülent Taşdemir, Chairman of Eregli Chamber of Commerce& Industry Mr. Aslan Keleş as well as Chairman of the Chamber of Maritime Mr. Oğuz Ünlüer.
The state-of-the-art Celtic Treaty, at 28.m in length, with 50+ tonnes bollard pull and two CAT3512C main engine is a versatile, multi-purpose, compact and state-of-the-art ASD design by Robert Allan Ltd which features efficient ship-handling, coastal towing, and other general purpose towing capabilities. RAstar designs have full escort capability.
Celtic Treaty set sail for her home port on 26th April and she will be operating in Foynes, Ireland by Celtic Tugs Limited.
The tugboat’s specifications:
LENGTH OVERALL 28 m
BEAM, MOULDED 13,0 m
DEPTH 5,10 m
DRAFT MAXIMUM 5.70 m
GROSS TONNAGE <500
BOLLARD PULL 50 tons
SPEED 12.5 knots
MAIN ENGINE CATERPILLAR 3512C
TOTAL POWER 2 x 1500 kW @ 1600rpm
EMISSION STANDARD IMO Tier II
AZIMUTHING STERN DRIVE SCHOTTEL/ SRP 360
PROPELLER 2100 mm diameter
SHAFTING Composite Shaft
ACCOMMODATION 8 people
About Med Marine :
Med Marine is a leading Turkish shipbuilder and leading tugboat operator. The firm employs Eregli Shipyard, one of the largest shipyards in Turkey based on some 180.000 sqm with more than 30.000 sqm indoor areas to build state-of-the-art tugboats, workboats, offshore vessels and coated/Stainless Steel (STST) IMO II type chemical/oil tankers, either for its own operations or clients around the world. Med Marine has a very wide selection of state-of-the-art tug boat design portfolio and the shipyard is constantly being improved with advanced production standards by keeping up with latest health, safety and environmental regulations. Med Marine has successfully completed the construction and delivery of almost 200 projects, including tugboats, chemical/oil tankers, mooring and pilot boats. Ereğli Shipyard, owned by Med Marine Group, has received certifications for “Shipyard Security Compliance” and “Shipyard Production Compliance” certificates to build naval ships for Turkish Military and NATO.
About Irish Mainport Holdings:
Irish Mainport Holding was founded in 1957. The Mainport Group has worked in South America, the Middle East, Africa, Malaysia and the European Union. The fleet consists of 8 vessels, including Tugs, Survey Vessels, Seismic Support vessels and an AHTS. Mainport currently employs 200 people covering its shipping, stevedoring, agency operations and worldwide crew.
The group also specializes in ships agency services, provided nationwide, through partnerships around Ireland resulting in a single point of contact for all your Irish port calls. Mainport also offers Stevedoring services in Shannon-Foynes and the port of Cork. Each of the group companies is well established and can offer extensive local knowledge in each location giving a professional, flexible and efficient service.
The Mainport Group operates to the highest international standards, including those set by, Class and Flag State, ISM, ISPS, and ISO 9001.