The signing ceremony of two Robert Allan Design RAstar 2800 series emergency response tugboats with 80 tons of traction power and six Camarc Design PB1580 Pilot Boat projects, which will be built by UZMAR Shipyard for the General Directorate of Coastal Safety of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, was held at UZMAR Shipyard.
The contract was signed by Coastal Safety Board Chairman and General Manager Mustafa Bankaoğlu and UZMAR Chairman A. Noyan Altuğ.
The statement made by UZMAR is as follows:
“It will be built for the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, which increases the safety of navigation in our seas and protects the sea environment from the possible bad effects of maritime traffic with the ship traffic services, rescue/assistance services, navigational aids services, maritime communication services, pilotage and towage services it provides within the borders of our country. “The tender for tugboats and pilot boats in April 2024 was awarded to UZMAR Shipyard.”
“We completed two tugboats in 10 months”
“UZMAR Shipyard completed and delivered two RAstar 3200W series tugboats, the contract for which was signed at the beginning of the pandemic process, to the General Directorate of Coastal Safety in 2021, without any delay, in a record time of 10 months.”
We are pleased with the cooperation with UZMAR
Mustafa Bankaoğlu, Chairman and General Manager of the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, said in his speech that he was pleased that the cooperation with UZMAR Shipyard, which started in 2020, will continue with new projects, that the new tugboats and pilot boats will contribute to the navigational safety of the Turkish Straits, and that the fleet of the General Directorate of Coastal Safety will continue in the future. He stated that it will continue to grow in the coming years.
Altuğ: “A prestige project for us”
UZMAR Chairman of the Board of Directors A. Noyan Altuğ said that they were proud to be able to realize such an important project for the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, one of the most valuable institutions of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, and that this project was a prestige project for them.
We are lifelong supporters
Stating that UZMAR will always support the General Directorate of Coastal Safety within the scope of lifelong support services after the delivery of the two sister tugboats and six pilot boats, Altuğ said that they will further expand their worldwide expertise in the construction of RAstar 2800 series tugboats and Camarc Design PB1580 pilot boats. He added that he believes that these tugboats and pilot boats, which are products of Turkish engineering and whose maritime capabilities and equipment are at the highest standards, will ensure the safety of our country’s seas in the best possible way.