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Australia Marine Services (A. M.S. Tugs & Barges) fleet of vessels has expanded once again with the recent acquisition of a brand new 16. 6-metre, 895bkW Damen Stan Tug 1606 from Damen Shipyards in The Netherlands.
'A.M.S. Orion' is a high spec and high quality Damen-built vessel with proven capabilities and performance and with deployment capability for up to 30 nautical miles offshore.
The brand new tug joins several units working around Australian waters from the internationally successful Damen Shipyards based in The Netherlands. This tug is, in fact, the fifth Damen-commissioned vessel from the Damen Stan Tug 1606 range built to Australian standards and is a modern, twin-screw, steel tug/work boat designed for inland water, harbour and coastal services. Damen Shipyards' vast experience designing and building "low maintenance" vessels ensures an optimal layout and simple maintenance of the tug's high quality installed components.
'A.M. S. Orion' is a 16.6-metre, Bureau Veritas (BV) classed tug, offering optimum manoeuvrability in tight areas with propulsion delivered by twin, fixed pitch, three-bladed bronze propellers housed within Van...