Tugboat TKR 1 + barge TČ 1003

Combination · Vltava & Elbe

This combination is designed primarily for domestic transport on the Vltava and Elbe, mainly on canalised stretches. The cargo hold of the barge has a volume of more than 1500 m³ with a carrying capacity of 1000 t.

The TKR 1 tugboat also provides tug services for moving vessels and floating equipment during high water and is used long-term for the operation of the Tajemství bratří Formanů theatre boat.

The vessel was modernised under the EU-co-financed Transport Operational Programme.

Vessel

Combination equipment

TKR 1 + TČ 1003

Tugboat with push barge

  • low-emission propulsion units on the main engine
  • equipped with AIS transponders (allowing vessel tracking on the global river and maritime system at www.marinentraffic.com)
  • equipped with clinometers (draft inclinometers) to help the crew and port cranes during fast loading of bulk substrates