Med Marine Successfully Delivered The MV Pate To Kenya Shipyard

The contract signing ceremony for the supply and delivery of an Azimuth Stern Drive Tugboat with the Kenya Shipyard Limited took place on March 2022.

The vessel is MED-A3085 series, designed by Canadian Naval Architects Robert Allan exclusively for Med Marine and the delivery of the tug was facilitated to Kenya on 5^th September.

Med Marine’s tugboat was chosen by Kenya Shipyard for its versatile, multi-purpose, compact and modern design which features efficient ship-handling, coastal towing, general-purpose towing and escort capabilities.

Vessel will be operated at Port Lamu in Kenya in order to meet the growing marine service requirements of Kenya Shipyard.

Vessels name was chosen as MV PATE.

The tugboat’s specifications:

LENGTH OVERALL                               29,70 m
BEAM, MOULDED                                13,30 m
DEPTH                                               5,45 m
DRAFT MAXIMUM                                6,00 m
GROSS TONNAGE                                481 GT
BOLLARD PULL                                    84 tons
SPEED                                                12 knots
MAIN ENGINE                                     CATERPILLAR 3516C
TOTAL POWER                                    2 x 2525 kW @ 1800rpm
EMISSION STANDARD                         IMO Tier II
AZIMUTHING STERN DRIVE                KONGSBERG US255P30 FP
PROPELLER                                        2800 mm diameter
SHAFTING                                          Composite Shaft
ACCOMMODATION                              8 people