Worldwide Tugs in Numbers and A Focus on Europe UZMAR Workboat and Tug Factory MEng Sadik MEMIS Project Engineer / Marketing & Sales

The Objective This is an informative study of understanding the relationships between Bollard Pull, Length, Gross Tonnage, Propulsion Systems, Horse Power, Built Years of the Worldwide tug fleet and a focus on Europe The effects of the World economic climate on the demand for towage services Forecast for very large ship size

Sources Data is collected for Terminal and Harbour Tugs from: ETA Contribution of Members Data 2014 Marcon International, Inc. Publications, 2013 Tug Operators’ Web Data World Trade Organisation Report, 2013 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Reports, 2013 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Reports, 2013

Top 20 Worldwide Tug Fleets *listed by Flag

World Total HP Through Years

Worldwide Tugs by Bollard Pull vs Built Year Concentration of Higher BP New Buildings Tugs after 2003 due to increasing vessel size

European Tugs by Bollard Pull vs Built Year The Same Pattern Exists for Europe: Increasing Vessel Size and Higher BP New Building Tugs After 2003

Worldwide vs European Tugs by Propulsion Types Europe utilizes advanced tugnology than the rest of the world European TugsWorldwide Tugs

Worldwide Tugs by Gross Tonnage vs Bollard Pull 300 GT and 500 GT are the regularity caps for Tugs

European Tugs by Bollard Pull vs Power & Length 25 m length and 30 to 45 TBP 32 m length and 60 to 75 TBP

Summary of Tug Orders by Years and Horsepower

Worldwide Tug Deliveries by Propeller Types 2013 The demand for higher tugnology is increasing

Worldwide Tugs On Orders Over 299 GRT in 2013 by Building Countries Majority of new building are in Far East due to low pricing

Global Maritime Pace by Volume (Billions of Tons) There will still be an economic development but not at the same trend of the last decade

Container Vessel Sizes Over Years Avarage Container Ship Size

Conclusion How to handle these giants? You need more bollard pull and tugnology…

THANK YOU MEng Sadik MEMIS Project Engineer / Marketing & Sales