WORKBOATS & TUGS
Likurai and Fado Just recently, Piriou has delivered two new tugs to Boluda France to be assigned to East Timor. Built by Piriou Vietnam, VB Likurai and VB Fado have just left the Nha Be site and are on their way to their place of operation. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF PIRIOU.
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hese two 30m tugs which have a bollard pull of 45t and 60t respectively, have been built to a Piriou standard design and adapted to meet the specific needs of Boluda France. From their strategic locations, Boluda France offers quick and efficient solutions for coastal and marine towage, ship assistance, and emergency operations. The new tugs are particularly manoeuvrable and meet the latest safety and performance requirements, providing our customers with solutions adapted to their operational imperatives. Piriou
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already built and delivered a first series of eight tugs with 70t bollard pull to Boluda France between 2007 and 2009, followed by a new series of six tugs built by its Vietnamese subsidiary between 2015 and 2017, and finally a third series of six 75 tonnes bollard pull units between 2019 and 2020.
The fruit of a partnership Vincent Faujour, Chairman of the Piriou Group states, “We are very pleased with this new demonstration of Boluda France’s confidence with this contract for
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