Within the framework of the directives of the political leadership and the keenness of the General Command of the Armed Forces to localize national industries and the continuous development of their capabilities and armament capabilities with various weapons and specializations, Lieutenant General Ashraf Atwa, Commander of the Naval Forces and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Maritime Industries and Services Authority, witnessed the inauguration of the third and final tug of the “ASD” model. ; With a tensile strength of 85 tons, which was built inside the Alexandria Shipyard in cooperation with the French Supervisory Authority “BV” as part of the agreement between the Navy and the Alexandria Shipyard Company, in the presence of Rear Admiral Engineer Hossam El-Din Ezzat, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alexandria Shipyard Company and a number of leaders. Navy and supervisory authority The French BV .
The Commander of the Naval Forces opened the operation of the northern gate of the Qazaq tug with a capacity of 800 tons, which is 32 meters long, 13.5 meters wide, and has a draft of 6.5 metres. Its weight exceeds 120 tons, and all design and construction work for the gate was carried out by engineers and technicians from Tersana Company. Alexandria.
It is worth noting that it is planned to deliver the first locomotive " The head of wisdom " To work within the naval fleet of the Navy before the end of the current year 2024, and another number of these tugs are currently being built for export outside Egypt. These tugs are also the first fruits of the new production line launched by the Alexandria Arsenal to build this distinguished type of tugs for the first time in the Egyptian arsenals in cooperation with Canadian Design Bureau " Robert Alan ".
The Alexandria Shipyard Company seeks to circulate the ASD type of tugboats within the ports of the Arab Republic of Egypt due to the competitive price that the tugboat is distinguished by, which amounts to a reduction of at least 20%. About the price of the tugs currently used in Egyptian ports, in addition to saving 50% of the hard currency required for them, in addition to increasing the tugging force of the tug 85 tons, and ease of maneuvering and control, equipped with equipment from major international companies in this field.
The Alexandria Shipyard Company also aims to penetrate the global locomotive market with this model in the global markets for the first time in its history. Egyptian arsenals during the next stage.
