Otago tugs tenders
(N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN, July 25. A Hong Kong shipyard will build two steel tugs of revolutionary Schottel propulsion for the Otago Harbour Board. The board accepted the $997,000 tender of A. Fai Shipbuilding, of Hong Kong subject to approval of the New Zealand Ports Authority, the Local Authorities Loans Board and a Government decision on an import licence.
The lowest of three New Zealand tenders came from Sim Engineering, of Port Chalmers.
A. Fai offered a fixed price of $170,000 a hull for the two 2000h.p., 30-ton pull tugs, compared with the Port Chalmers tender of $378,769 subject to increases.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32978, 26 July 1972, Page 21
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104Otago tugs tenders Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32978, 26 July 1972, Page 21
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