Conventional Twin-screw Ship Handling Tug - Manchester Ship Canal

Concepts

• tug boats
• manchester ship canal
• liverpool
• workboat code
• conventional twin-screw ship
• ship-handling tugs
• manchester ship canal company
• conventional tug
• tugs
• manchester

Location

Merseyside: The Manchester Ship Canal

Description

The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea. The Manchester Ship Canal Company operate four ship-handling tugs on the canal and wish to research the market for replacing these vessels.

Total Quantity or Scope

Ship handling tugs for use on the Manchester Ship Canal have the following broad specification. • Conventional twin-screw ship handling tug • Capable of towing over the stern as a conventional tug • Capable of towing over the bow as a braking tug (made fast to the assisted vessel’s stern) • Beam overall not to exceed 8.15m • Draught not to exceed 3.6m • Bollard pull astern 18-20 tonnes • Bollard pull ahead at least 25 tonnes • Free running speed at least 10.5 knots • Accommodation for a crew of three (in separate cabins), including galley, messroom and wash-place • Built to Class rules and classed with a recognised Classification Society • Coded under the Workboat code for minimum Category 3, 20 miles from safe haven This notice is for market research purposes only. The procurement for any replacement tugs will be the subject of a future notice.

CPV Codes

• 34513200 - Tug boats

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** If you have experience in this area please could you provide at a minimum the following information and submit to the Peel Ports Sourcing Team mailbox: sourcing@peelports.com • Company Name • Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company • A short description (1-2 paragraphs) of your Company’s capabilities in this area. The closing date for responses is 24th October 2022.