Rautaruukki (pusher)

	Rautaruukki and Botnia outside Raahe, Finland, with the Raahe Steel Works in the background.
History
Name	Rautaruukki
Owner	1986–1996: Rautaruukki Oy; 1996–2003: Merita Rahoitus Oy; 2003–present: ESL Shipping Ltd;
Operator	1986–2003: Oy Finnlines Ltd; 2003–present: ESL Shipping Ltd;
Port of registry	1986–1989: Raahe, Finland; 1989–1996: Stockholm, Sweden; 1996–present: Helsinki, Finland;
Ordered	29 September 1984
Builder	Hollming Oy, Rauma, Finland
Yard number	262
Laid down	27 June 1985
Launched	20 December 1985
Completed	31 October 1986
Identification	IMO number: 8418174; Call sign: 1986–1989: OITU; 1996–: OJHM; MMSI number: 230358000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Pusher
Tonnage	1,554 GT; 466 NT; 445 DWT;
Displacement	2,230 tons
Length	41.7 m (136.8 ft) (overall)
Beam	14.37 m (47.1 ft) (waterline); 15.5 m (50.85 ft) (bridge wings);
Draught	6.7 m (22.0 ft)
Depth	10.0 m (32.8 ft)
Ice class	1A Super
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 6ZAL40 (2 × 3,840 kW)
Propulsion	Single shaft; 4.7 m (15.4 ft) variable pitch propeller; Bow thruster (680 kW);
Speed	13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph)
Crew	9

Rautaruukki is a Finnish pusher vessel owned and operated by ESL Shipping. It is part of the Finnpusku integrated tug and barge system developed in the 1980s by Finnlines, a Finnish shipping company that also managed the vessel until 2003, in co-operation with Rautaruukki for the transportation needs of the steel company. Rautaruukki, built by Hollming in Rauma, Finland, was delivered on 30 October 1986 and has since been used mainly to supply raw materials to the Raahe Steel Works.

Rautaruukki has an identical sister vessel, Steel, which was delivered in 1987 as Finn. The vessel capsized in 1990, but was rebuilt, renamed and returned to service in 1991.