FUTURE MEMORY | TRANSPORTATION

Tugboat operated by Svitzer seen on the Tejo River, Lisboa , in May 2014. This tugboat named " Montebelo " and registered LX-87-RL, is built in The Netherlands by Scheepswerven v/h H. H. Bodewes (Millingen)  ¹ , completed in 1963, yard number 605, and originally delivered to the Nieuwe Rotterdamse Sleepdienst NV under the name " Stroombank "  ² . Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 86.6 ft and is equipped with two 455 kW (610 bhp)  ³  Stork- Ricardo RHO 218 K main engines and Voith-Schneider cycloidal drives , providing a tractive effort  ⁴  of 13 tons. Top speed is 10 knots. Operating in Portugal since 2005, Svitzer  ⁵  gives way in 2019 to Pioneiro do Rio and Grupo Sousa. Here, we see the " Montebelo " on the Tejo River in front of Cacilhas. In the background, the iconic Lisnave gantry crane built by MAGUE, with a capacity for 300 tons. In 2023, the " Montebelo ", meanwhile renamed " Yarcla Quince "  ⁶ , is i...

Tugboat operated by Svitzer seen on the Tejo River, Lisboa , in May 2014. This tugboat named "Svitzer Sines" and registered LX-38-RC, is built in England by Richards Shipbuilders (Great Yarmouth) ¹ , completed in 1986 with yard number 583 and originally delivered as "Brightwell" to Alexandra Towing Company (Liverpool). It has an overall length of 94.5 ft and is equipped with two 1282 kW (1720 hp) ² Ruston 6RK270 main engines, providing a tractive effort  ³  of 40 tons. Two water monitors. Top speed is 13 knots. Operating in Portugal since 2005, Svitzer  ⁴  gives way in 2020 to Pioneiro do Rio and Grupo Sousa. Here, we see the tugboat "Svitzer Sines" decked out on a festive day on the Tejo River, during the visit of the three cruise ships – "Queen Mary 2" (2003), "Queen Victoria" (2007) and "Queen Elizabeth" (2010). Visible in this image is the stern of the supply vessel "NRP Bérrio" (A5210) of the Portuguese Navy....

Tugboat operated by Svitzer seen on the Tejo River, Lisboa , in May 2013. This tugboat named "Svitzer Lisboa" and registered LX-32-RC, is built in The Netherlands by Tille Scheepsbouw (Kootstertille)  ¹ , completed in 1982, yard number 229, and originally delivered to Bureau Wijsmuller (Ijmuiden) under the name "Brabant". In 2005 it comes to Portugal, as part of the Svitzer fleet in Lisboa. Steel hull and superstructure. It has an overall length of 94.6 ft and is equipped with two 882.5 kW (1200 hp)  ²   Bolnes 8 DNL 150/600 main engines and Niigata  "Z"-drive azimuth thrusters , providing a tractive effort  ³  of 32 tons. Top speed is 11.5 knots. Operating in Portugal since 2005, Svitzer   ⁴  gives way in 2019 to Pioneiro do Rio and Grupo Sousa. Here, we see "Svitzer Lisboa" off Lisboa, possibly returning to its base after another service. In the background, the south bank of the Tejo River. ● Rebocador operado pela Svitzer visto no Rio Tejo...

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...