Svitzer "Svitzer Funchal" – Båtservice Verft
Tugboat operated by Svitzer seen at the entrance of Doca de Alcântara, Lisboa , in May 2014. This tugboat named " Svitzer Funchal " and registered LX-121-RC, is built in Norway by Båtservice Verft (Mandal) ¹ , completed in 1988, yard number 674, and originally delivered to Bugsertjeneste AS, Haugesund, under the name " Tenax ". In 2013 it comes to Portugal, reinforcing the Svitzer fleet in Lisboa. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 109.3 ft and is equipped with two 1621 kW (2174 bhp) ² Krupp-MaK 8 M 332 AK main engines and Liaaen Compass TCN ³ "Z"-drive azimuth thrusters , providing a tractive effort ⁴ of 57 tons. Top speed is 13.5 knots. Operating in Portugal since 2005, Svitzer gives way in 2019 to Pioneiro do Rio and Grupo Sousa. Here, we see " Svitzer Funchal " returning to its base after another service. In the background, the tug " Portel " operated by Rebosado and the research vessel " N...