Sister RAstar 3200-CL Tugs Set Sail for Coatzacoalcos, Mexico
June 4, 2025
Cheoy Lee Shipyards have recently said “Adios” to two RAstar 3200-CL tugs bound for Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. CMM Azteca and CMM Mexico will sail on their own bottom all the way from Hong Kong and begin operations in Mexico as part of Compania Maritima Mexicana SA DE CV’s fleet (an affiliate company of Boluda Towage).
These two tugs are the latest deliveries in the very successful RAstar 3200-CL series, which Cheoy Lee has been building since 2013. In these 12 years Cheoy Lee has built and delivered 29 tugs to this design, finding homes for all of them in ports far and wide. The successful approach of applying customizations and offering flexible equipment selections for each hull has enabled a multitude of Owners and operators to find the perfect fit for their specific operations and operating areas, and today you can find one of these hulls operating on almost every continent.
Particulars of the RAstar 3200-CL series escort tugs are:
- Length overall: 32.0 m
- Beam, moulded: 12.8 m
- Depth, moulded: 5.37 m
- Gross tonnage: < 500
The CMM tugs comply with all applicable Rules and Regulations of Lloyd’s Register, with the notation: ✠100 A1 Escort Tug, Fire-Fighting Ship 1 (2400 m3/h) with Water Spray, *IWS, ✠LMC, UMS
Tank capacities are as follows:
- Diesel Fuel oil: 154 m3
- Potable water: 55 m3
- Fi-Fi Foam: 12.7 m3
During sea trials both CMM RAstar 3200-CL escort tugs exceed expectations with the following performance metrics:
- Bollard pull, ahead: > 83 tonnes
- Free running speed, ahead: > 13.4 knots
For more information on the CMM Azteca and CMM Mexico, or any other vessel designs developed by Robert Allan Ltd., please contact: design@ral.ca.
