HaiSea Marine Awards Contracts for Escort Vessel, Terminal Tugboats Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. June 12, 2026 © HaiSea Marine HaiSea Marine is expanding its fleet on BC's North Coast and has placed orders for one new escort tugboat and two terminal tugboats. The contract to build an escort tug was awarded to Sanmar Shipyards, based in Türkiye. The escort vessel is a variant of the well-proven Robert Allan designed RAstar 4000 series of high-performance escort tugs, and features a similar design to the widely acclaimed HaiSea tugs of the same class currently deployed in Kitimat. HaiSea awarded Damen Shipyards Group the contract to build two ASD 2813 terminal tugboats. Designed for safety and efficiency, the terminal tugs will offer a bollard pull of up to 70 tonnes. The design will include a winterization package, along with firefighting capabilities. The terminal tugboats will be constructed at Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam. Vessel Specifications - HaiSea escort tugboat to be built by Sanmar Dimensions Length overall - 40.2 meters Breadth, moulded - 16.0 meters Draft, navigational - 7.1 meters International Gross Tonnage - ~997 Capacities Diesel - 357 m3 Complement Crew - 6-7 persons (regular complement) Maximum accommodation - 9 persons Performance Full Speed - 14.5 knots Bollard Pull - 100 tons Vessel Specifications - HaiSea terminal tugboats to be built by Damen Dimensions Length overall - 27.59 meters Beam overall - 12.93 meters Average Draft at Baseline - 3.75 meters Gross Tonnage - ~388 Capacities Diesel - 89.2 m3 Complement Maximum accommodation - 10 persons Performance Bollard Pull - 70 tons