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March 17, 2003

Big Fair Building at Zhuhai, China

In 2002 the Zhuhai Shipbuilding Industry Company delivered a number of tugs, including a pair of 26.8 x 8-metre boats to the Big Fair Industrial Limited which acts a broker as well as a tug operator. Main engine towing power for these boats was a pair of Cummins KTA38 M2 engines each rated for 1200 HP at 1800 RPM.

Zhuhai Shipbuilding representative Chen Sheng Ming and
Cummins China representative Fred Chen

In March of 2003, the yard had another pair of tugs alongside being fitted out for the same broker. These boats, with the same 26.8 by 8-metre hull dimensions are significantly more powerful. With Cummins KTA50 M2 main engines each rated for 1600 HP at 1800 RPM the boats will have a combined 3200 HP. The engines turn ducted propellers through ZF Masson 6:1 gears. The boats’ waterline length of 24.1 metres and draft of 3.19 metres on a moulded depth of 3.8 metres give them a maximum displacement of 435.04 tonnes.

A pair of tugs nearing completion at the Zhuhai Shipbuilding in Zuhai China

The boats are equipped with 50-ton braking load electric over hydraulic towing winches. And electro-hydraulic release towing hooks. Electrical power will be provided by a pair of Cummins 6BT5.9-powered 45 Kw generator sets.. The tugs are fitted with fire monitors and meet SOLAS FIFI requirements.

Located in the southern part of China’s Guangdong province, Zhuhai is a coastal city at the mouth of the Pearl River, an hour by fast ferry from Hong Kong in the east and bordering on Macao in the south. Established in 1980, it is one of the earliest Special Economic Zones in China with an area of 7,650 square kilometres and a population of 1.23 million. Zhuhai Shipbuilding is a good sized yard located there and doing both repair and new construction in their floating drydocks and in their covered building sheds.

A port side view of one of the two tugs nearing completion
in early March of this year.

Download Big Fair supplied specification sheet for these tugs.

For more information contact:

Mr Fred Chen
Marketing Manager
Southern China, Marine
Cummins Inc. USA, EABO Marine
2/F., Unison Ind., Centre,
27-31 Au Pui Wan St.,
FoTan, N.T.H.K.
HK Office: 852 2606 5678
HK Mobile: 852 6190 5136
China Mobile: 86 1333 285 3313
E-mail: fred.chen@cummins.com

Big Fair Industrial Ltd.
18th Fl, Unit All, Centre Mark II,
Queen's Rd Central,
Hong Kong,
Hong Kong 852
Tel : 852-2541-1282
Fax : 852-2545-4540
E-Mail: bigfair@yahoo.com

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