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Tugboats Fleet — Transit Department

The Suez Canal Authority boasts a fleet of 31 tugboats of various classes, of bollard-pull capacities ranging from 3,200 to 16,000 horsepower. These tugboats are deployed in towing, salvage, firefighting, and mooring operations.

In addition to the new tugboat building projects, the SCA adopts an ambitious strategy to develop and modernize its maritime fleet in line with stat-of-the-art global technologie to keep pace with technological developments that are rapidly evolving in the maritime transport industry and to meet the operational demands of the Canal across various fields, from pilotage to emergency response.


Salvage and High-Seas Tugboats

- Tugboats BARAKA 1 – EZZAT ADEL (160 tons)

- Tugboat PORT SAID (100 tons)

- A project to build the two salvage tugs "ISMAILIA 1" & "ISMAILIA 2 (190-ton bollard-pull)




Escort and Harbor Tugboats

- 90-ton bollard-pull tugboats — "AZM" class

- 75–80-ton bollard-pull tugboats

 - 70-ton bollard-pull tugboats

  • "MOSAHIB"Class
  • "MOSAED" Class


- 50-ton bollard-pull tugboats –"SALAM" Class

Service tugboats - "AZIMA" Class (9 ton) 














 


Salvage and High-Seas Tugboats

BARAKA 1 & EZZAT ADEL

- The most powerful tugboats in the Middle East, with a bollard-pull of up to 160 tons.

- Has successfully completed numerous offshore towing operations involving oil rigs, floating docks, vessels, barges, and offshore platforms.

- Equipped with two firefighting pumps, each with a capacity of 3,600 m3/ hour, and two remote-controlled water cannons operated from the wheelhouse.


Technical Specifications:


  • bollard-pull: 161.3 tons
  • Speed: 17.5 knots
  • Length: 69.2 m | Beam: 15.5 m | Draft: 6.4 m
  • Main Engines: 4 × 3,000 kW @ 600 RPMSpeed: 17.5 knots




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LLoyds ✠ 100 A1, TUG, (Fire Fighting ship 2 (7200 m3/h) – Suspended),*IWS ✠ LMC, UMS 




 
 
Port Said Tugboat

Technical Specifications:

  • bollard-pull: 100 tons
  • Speed: 17.5 knots
  • Length: 48.87 m | Beam: 13.8 m | Draft: 6.21 m
  • Main Engines: 2x2880 kW @ 600 RPM
  • Firefighting Pumps: 2 × 1,500 m³/hr
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    LRoS ✠ 100 A1 TUG Fire Fighting Ship 1 (2 x 1,200 m3/h) LMC UMS Salvage and Anchor Handling Tug 

     

Construction Project: Two 190-Ton Salvage Tugboats

The Authority's maritime fleet is undergoing an unprecedented qualitative leap with the addition of tugboats of various classes and bollard-pull capacities ranging from 9 to 190 tons. The new salvage tugboats are the latest and most significant addition in the history of the Authority's maritime fleet, with a bollard-pull surpassing that of the Authority's largest existing salvage tugs. These vessels are equipped with a Dynamic Positioning (DP) system for enhanced maneuverability when handling external units, and an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) exhaust purification system, in line with the Authority's strategy to have a "Green Canal".








Tugboats: ISMAILIA 1 and ISMAILIA 2

(Built at Alexandria Shipyard)

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Technical Specifications:

  • bollard-pull: 190 tons
  • Speed: 14 knots
  • Length: 71.6 m | Beam: 18.5 m | Depth: 8.2 m | Draft: 6.9 m
  • Main Engines: 4 × diesel engines (3,285 kW @ 800 RPM)




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BVI ✠ HULL, ✠ MACH, Tug standardized bollard pull (190t), Fire-fighting 2- water spraying, Unrestricted Navigation, CLEANSHIP, ✠      

 3 DYNAPOS AM/AT, ✠ AUT-UMS, INWATERSURVEY, MON-SHAFT, COMF-VIB

 


    

Escort and Harbor Tugboats


  • Deployed in towing, salvage, escort, and firefighting operations for vessels transiting the Suez Canal
  • Equipped with external firefighting systems
  • Capable of offshore towing of vessels and oil rigs



 

90-Ton bollard-pull Tugboats

Four ASD tugboats — AZM 1, 2, 3, and 4 — of the "Rastar 3200-W" class, equipped with Fi-Fi 1 Class 1 firefighting systems are among ten tugboats built for the Suez Canal Authority at the Egypt Tugboat Factory in collaboration with the South Red Sea Shipyard, as part of the maritime industry localization program.


Technical Specifications:



  • bollard-pull: 90 tons
  • Speed: 12 knots
  • Length:  32 m | Beam:  13.2 m | Draft:  6.3 m
  • 2 × diesel engines (2 × 2,650 kW)
  • Firefighting Pumps:  2750 m ³/hr




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BV I ✠ HULL, ✠ MACH, AUT-UMS, ESCORT, FIRE-FIGHTING SHIP 1- WATER SPRAYING, COASTAL AREA, INWATERSURVEY SEA AREA 2 (AZM 1,3,5,7,9,10)


RINA C✠ Escort Tug, Fire-Fighting Ship 1 – Water Spraying, Coastal navigation within Egyptian waters. Additional notation: INWATER SURVEY, AUT-UMS. (AZM 2,4,6,8)




     

75-80 Ton Tugboats (ASD)

6 tugboats with ASD propellers (NABIL AL-HILALY – AMEEN ZEID – MOHAMED BESHIR – MOHAMED NEGM – MOHAMED EL-GHAMRY – GALAL AL-DEEP). Three tugboats were designed and built in Guangzhou Shipyard in China, and 3 tugboats of the same model were built in Port Said Shipyard.










Technical Specifications:

  • Bollard-Pull capacity:  75-80 Tons
  • Speed: 12 Knots
  • Length: 32 m, Beam: 12.8 m, Draft: 6 m
  • 2 Diesel Engines:  2 × 2206 KW
  • Fire Fighting Pumps: 2840 m3/hr












   LR ✠ 100A 1 Escort Tug, ✠ LMC, UMS, Fire-Fighting Ship 1 (2400 m3) with water spray Navigation Area A2 







70 Ton Tugboats     

*MOSAHEB Tugboats          


Technical Specifications:


  • Bollard-pull capacity: 70 tons
  • Speed: 13 knots
  • Length: 36 m, Beam:12.5 m, Draft: 6 m
  • Fire Fighting Pumps: 2 * (1200-1400) m3/hr





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   LR ✠ 100A1, ✠ LMC, ESCORT TUG, FIRE-FIGHTING SHIP 1- (2400 m /h), EGYPTIAN COASTAL SERVICE, IW







*MOSAED Tugboats

5 tugboats with ASD propellers – MOSAED 1 was designed and built in UZMAR Shipyard in Turkey, while the other 4 tugboats were built in Port Said Shipyard. 

Technical Specifications:


  • Bollard pull capacity: 70 tons
  • Speed: 13.6 knots
  • Length: 30.25 m, Beam:12.30 m, Draft: 5.84 m
  • 2 Diesel Engines: 2 * 2000 KW
  • Fire Fighting Pumps: 1*1490 m3 + 1*1200 m3/hr








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B.V 1 ✠ HULL, ✠ MACH, Escort Tug, Fire-Fighting 1, AUT-UMS, Coastal Area, INWATER SURVEY, Clean Ship, Navigation Area A2

 

50 Ton Tugboats

* SALAM Tugboats

4 tugboats with Voith propellers, designed and built in Port Said Shipyard

Technical Specifications:



  •  Bollard pull capacity :50 tons
  •  Speed: 12 knots
  •  Length: 35 m, Beam: 11 m, Draft: 5.62 m
  •  2 Diesel Engines: 2 * 2500 KW
  •  Fire Fighting Pumps: 1 * 1410 m3/hr








                                                  

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Service Tugboats

AZIMA Tugboats

Tugboats of 9-ton bollard-pull capacity, built by Timsah Shipbuilding company, are used in towing of non-self-propelled units and assist in maintenance and repair of navigational aids in the Canal. 

  

Technical Specifications:



  • Bollard pull capacity: 9 tons
  • Speed: 12 knots
  • Length: 18.6 m, Beam: 6.8 m, Draft: 2.25 m 
  • 2 Diesel Engines: 2 * 500 hp 





​LRS: ✠100 A1 TUG, Coastal Area MCH