Mega & Motti
IMO : 8505056 & 9072434
Build :
Mega : 1974 by OY Wärtsilä AB, Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, nr 405 as Teuvo
Motti : 1993 by Aker Yards, Oslo in Norway, nr ??
I was under the impression that pusher-tugs with giraffe-like necks were only living in the U.S. of A…..and I was wrong. Apparently they also live here in the Olde Worlde of Europe, and the evidence is shown here: the duo Mega & Motti: spotted in Bremerhaven, Germany. And they are an ugly duo as well….the barge as well as the tug!
Picture by Juergen Braker via http://www.sh-touri.de
I have no idea what the benefits are for a barge/tug combination over a normal general cargo vessel with the same specs but I do know one thing: esthetically-wise they are definitely the lesser party.
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I used to be an engineer with a US oil tug/barge company (Maritrans, now OSG)
Construction and operational cost would be a less as the barge requires fewer systems vs the ship.
A tug/bage combination requires a smaller crew vs. a larger ship per US Coast Guard regulations. There are also a lot more regulations that are lesser with a tug/barge vs a ship. The regulations do vary depending how the tug/barge are mated. ITB/ATB vs notch.
The tug power unit could be used with multiple barge units.
Hey, I happen to think some of the elevated piliout house tugs are very good looking. Some however have a lot to be desired.
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do you have any idea what the name of the barge pictured at the top of this blog is? what it does?
thanks
Bluesquid,
I was looking for the same thing per R’s Web site. The information you seek is shown below along with the Web link:
Mega(pusher tug)/Motti(barge)
http://www.briese.de/typo3/index.php?id=1380&type=98&L=1&L=1&No=342
This is all I know so far. R asked the name of the barge which is “Motti”. Now to figure out the meaning.
Good luck.
Joe
its name is the barge in the wind.
or the barge in the wind farm
This boat just came to my country. Weird looking