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Tug & Barge

Power and platform — a compact, high-bollard-pull tug paired with a flat-deck barge to push, tow and carry heavy and bulky cargo by sea and river.

General arrangement

Blueprint & layout.

Fig. 01 — Starboard ProfileRepresentative
DWLCARGO BARGETow winchTUG L.O.A. 32 mBARGE 70 m
Fig. 02 — Main Deck PlanLayout
DECK BARGEWHEELHOUSETUG BEAM 11 m
Fig. 03 — Isometric3D massing

Stylised general-arrangement sketches for the Tug & Barge class — indicative of layout and equipment, not a specific hull. Particulars below are representative class figures; the exact vessel chartered for your scope is confirmed on enquiry.

Principal particulars

Representative specification.

Configuration
Tug + Deck Barge
Tug LOA
~ 32.0 m
Tug beam
~ 11.0 m
Bollard pull
~ 50–70 t
Barge length
~ 70.0 m
Barge beam
~ 20.0 m
Barge deck area
~ 1,300 m²
Barge deadweight
~ 3,500 t
Tug power
~ 4,000 bhp
Propulsion
Twin-screw / ASD
Service speed
~ 8–10 kn
Accommodation
up to 12
Systems & mission

How it works, and what it's for.

Propulsion

High bollard pull

Twin-screw or ASD tug delivering high bollard pull for towing and pushing heavy loads.

Towing

Winch & hook

Towing winch, tow hook and push-knees for towing or pushing the barge.

Barge

Flat working deck

Strengthened flat deck barge for project cargo, equipment, aggregates and modules.

Operations

River & coastal

Shallow-draft arrangement for coastal and river-estuary operations.

Designed for

Who & what it serves.

Mission 01

Project cargo

Moving heavy and oversized cargo, modules and equipment by sea.

Mission 02

Aggregate haul

Carrying sand, rock and bulk for construction and reclamation.

Mission 03

River works

Coastal and river-estuary transport and conservation support.

Mission 04

Towage

Towing and positioning floating plant and structures.

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