Good News for Shipbuilding! Six Tugboats Will Be Built at the Wilson Sons Shipyard in SP and Many Jobs Will Be Generated
The year 2020 is coming to an end, and Wilson Sons tugboats has gifted the naval sector with good news. The company has just announced in its official news outlet that starting from the first quarter of 2021, it will build a series of six tugboats. Another good piece of news for the oil and gas sector, Petrobras Discovers High-Quality Oil and Reinforces the Pre-Salt Potential in the Búzios Field
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According to Wilson Sons, the new tugboats will be built at the company’s shipyards in Guarujá (SP) and will feature a new design from Damen Shipyards.
The tugboats will have a static bollard pull of 80 tons, a length of 25 meters, and a beam of 13 meters, with Escort Tug class notation.
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From empty land to a high-end house, wooden construction uses a lightweight system, metal structure for the foundation, ventilated ceramic cladding, and special windows to create an efficient and comfortable living space throughout the year.
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The company states that the new model is equipped with the latest equipment available on the market and ensures a high safety level for port maneuvers, along with IMO Tier III certification, which attests to the elimination of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by the vessels.
Did you know that Wilson Sons set a record at Tecon Rio Grande for rice exports, with 10,000 containers for the year? More than 252,000 tons were exported to Peru, the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala, Cape Verde, South Africa, and Angola.
Peru, which continues to be the destination for the largest volume of grain shipped by Tecon Rio Grande, recorded a 12% increase between January and November compared to the same period in 2019.
According to the CEO of Tecon Rio Grande, Paulo Bertinetti, the good results are due to high productivity in the 2019/20 harvest, which exceeded initial expectations, the conquest of new markets, and changes in consumption patterns caused by the pandemic.
About Wilson Sons Tugboats
Wilson Sons is the largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator in Brazil. With over 180 years of experience, the Company has solid national coverage and offers comprehensive solutions to support domestic and international trade activities, as well as the oil and gas industry.

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