The ‘Scapa Pathfinder’ was back in Buckie this week for her 1 year warranty inspection. Based in Orkney and owned by the council the vessel was brought down for an inspection to ensure everything is as it should be following a year of service.

Delivered to her owner in July 2019, the 22.20-metre pilot vessel was designed by Macduff and built by Armon Shipyard in Spain. The all aluminium hull design was evaluated by resistance specialists Wolfson Unit to gauge the propulsion demands. She was required to match the capabilities of the existing council vessels whilst additionally carrying more fuel and complying to full IMO Tier III emission regulations. Following the completion on the vessel in August 2019 sea trials were conducted where she comfortable met requirements, achieving 25 knots at 100 per cent MCR thanks to her twin MTU 10V 2000 M72 marine engines developing 900 kW. 

Full details on the vessel can be found here. 

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In the last week, some of the projects we have been working on have reached a milestone. The design for a 10m fishing vessel was sold to an individual on the west coast of the United States earlier in the year. In the past few months, he has made great progress on the vessel, initially building each unit in a small shed they have been transported by road to a larger shed with an overhead crane for assembly. The build is well underway and the hull should be completed in the coming weeks.

In Turkey, a 13m twin-screw harbour tug, built by Atlantis Marine Services, has been turned over following the successful completion of the hull. Built upside down the vessel was backed out of the shed where two cranes assisted in the turn. Once the right way up the vessel was moved back inside where it awaits the wheelhouse and deck structure to be added.

It was an early start to launch the fishing vessel ‘Jacqueline Anne’ last Friday. Following its build, in Buckie by Macduff Shipyards, the boat was taken down the slip using a self-propelled modular transporter at low tide. The vessel was then secured in position with the transporter removed and the wait for the tide to come in and float her began.

 

​Macduff Ship Design has recently moved to fully renewable gas and electricity provider which supplements the solar panel array installed on the roof of the office.

In 2015 we made a substantial investment into a 9.8 kWp solar PV system which covers one half of the office roof. As a direct result, we have avoided 37 tonnes of CO2 and produced 54Mwh of energy. The panels generate more than enough energy to power the office and the surplus energy produced is fed back into the national grid as green energy.

In 2019 we also invested in an electric vehicle which is predominantly charged directedly off the solar panels. Our transportation is carefully planned to use the EV where possible.

These are just some of the ways we are striving to lower our carbon footprint and work towards a greener future.

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Following on from the recent launch of a new 30.00m ASD harbour tug built in collaboration with TOR Group we are thrilled to announce we have secured another contract to design a 25.00m tug for them. The vessel is a development of the two 25.00m ASD harbour tugs previously built by Tor Marine to Macduff designs. The arrangement will have accommodation for 16 crew including two single berth officer cabins and feature separate junior and senior mess rooms. The new more powerful vessel is predicted to achieve a minimum bollard pull of 48 tonnes ahead.

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We are delighted with the completion of another successful design built by TOR Group. The 30m ASD FiFi tug is a development of our previously successful 30m tug and marks the 22nd launched vessel that we have designed for TOR.

Classed to Bureau Veritas BV-I HULL MACH TUG FIRE FIGHTING SHIP 1 AUT-UMS Unrestricted Navigation the vessel carries 160m3 of oil fuel, 30m3 of freshwater, 16.6m3 of water ballast, 9m3 of foam and 9m3 of detergent. Her overall length is 30m, beam 11m and moulded depth 5m with an operating draft aft of about 5.2m USK.  Propelled by two Yanmar 6EY22AW 1330kW main engines rated at 1330kw, driving Schottel SRP 1012 CP ASD units, on trials it produced 42 Tonnes of Bollard pull ahead and 40 tonnes astern.

Equipped as a FiFi 1 tug she has two fire monitors with a capacity each of 1200m3 provided by two main engine pumps rated at 1329m3 each. Auxiliary power is from two Cat C6.6 each rated at 125kw. Deck equipment comprises a forward-mounted towing winch with a rated line pull of 20t and brake load of 130t, an aft Mampaey 65t towing hook and a hydraulic deck crane. Accommodation is for 9 persons in a mixture of single and twin-berth cabins, with en-suite and communal wash places, galley/mess and laundry.   At this time the vessel is available for charter or sale through the TOR Group

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