Marine Log - January 2008 - (Page 10)

Update Ingram adds new tank barges to its fleet Ingram Barge Company, Nashville, Tenn., recently ordered twenty 10,000 bbl double-skin tank barges—the largest addition to Ingram’s tank fleet in 31 years. The barges were from ordered JamesBuilt LLC, a subsidiary of vessel repair company James Marine Inc., Paducah, Ky. Ingram currently owns and operates nearly 200 tank barges, which carry oil and chemical products. According to senior vice president and COO Dan Martin, delivery of the tank barges will occur over a 30-month period starting this year. Martin says half of the barges will be quipped for vapor recovery, and the other half with steam coils for heating cargoes. INLAND • COASTAL • OFFSHORE • DEEPSEA Bay-Houston takes delivery of Z-Tech 7500 tug ay-Houston Tow- of 75 tonnes. The WESing Co., Houston, LEY A is fully FiFi 1 Tex., has taken compliant, with twin delivery of the first of its Caterpillar 3412 engines Z-Tech 7500 tugs. The powering the fire pumps, Z-Tech 7500 design is the each rated at 5300 gpm. largest of the Robert It is the second Z-Tech Allan line of Z-Tech tug- 7500 to be completed, boats. and is also only the secThe builder of the tug, Main Iron Works, The WESLEY A is only the Houma, La., delivered second Z-Tech 7500 to be The WESLEY A to Bay- completed Houston in December after extensive dock and sea trials at New Orleans. Powered by two Caterpillar 3516C engines, which produce a total of 6,300 horsepower, the tug is designed for a minimum bollard pull B ond Z-Tech to be built in the U.S. The first of the Z-Tech 7500’s ordered from Conrad’s Orange Shipbuilding yard, The LEXIE M, is due to be delivered in April, with The HUNTER M due to follow in February. 10 MARINE LOG JANUARY 2008 www.marinelog.com http://www.wosupply.com http://www.marinelog.com http://www.marinelog.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Marine Log - January 2008Marine Log - January 2008ContentsEditorialSecond ThoughtsUpdateInside WashingtonA New Twist for Ropax FerriesBiggest Threats: Complacency and BureaucracyWhat Ship Owners Expect From ShipyardsEPIC’s Julie RodriguezSaying Goodbye to TBTShowcase: SecurityTech NewsNewsmakersContractsEventsWebsite DirectoryInfodirectML MarketplaceLettersMarine Log - January 2008Marine Log - January 2008 - (Page Intro)Marine Log - January 2008 - Marine Log - January 2008 (Page Cover1)Marine Log - January 2008 - Marine Log - January 2008 (Page Cover2)Marine Log - January 2008 - Contents (Page 1)Marine Log - January 2008 - Editorial (Page 2)Marine Log - January 2008 - Editorial (Page 3)Marine Log - January 2008 - Second Thoughts (Page 4)Marine Log - January 2008 - Second Thoughts (Page 5)Marine Log - January 2008 - Second Thoughts (Page 6)Marine Log - January 2008 - Update (Page 7)Marine Log - January 2008 - Update (Page 8)Marine Log - January 2008 - Update (Page 9)Marine Log - January 2008 - Update (Page 10)Marine Log - January 2008 - Update (Page 11)Marine Log - January 2008 - Inside Washington (Page 12)Marine Log - January 2008 - Inside Washington (Page 13)Marine Log - January 2008 - Inside Washington (Page 14)Marine Log - January 2008 - A New Twist for Ropax Ferries (Page 15)Marine Log - January 2008 - A New Twist for Ropax Ferries (Page 16)Marine Log - January 2008 - A New Twist for Ropax Ferries (Page 17)Marine Log - January 2008 - A New Twist for Ropax Ferries (Page 18)Marine Log - January 2008 - Biggest Threats: Complacency and Bureaucracy (Page 19)Marine Log - January 2008 - Biggest Threats: Complacency and Bureaucracy (Page 20)Marine Log - January 2008 - Biggest Threats: Complacency and Bureaucracy (Page 21)Marine Log - January 2008 - Biggest Threats: Complacency and Bureaucracy (Page 22)Marine Log - January 2008 - Biggest Threats: Complacency and Bureaucracy (Page 23)Marine Log - January 2008 - What Ship Owners Expect From Shipyards (Page 24)Marine Log - January 2008 - What Ship Owners Expect From Shipyards (Page 25)Marine Log - January 2008 - EPIC’s Julie Rodriguez (Page 26)Marine Log - January 2008 - EPIC’s Julie Rodriguez (Page 27)Marine Log - January 2008 - EPIC’s Julie Rodriguez (Page 28)Marine Log - January 2008 - Saying Goodbye to TBT (Page 29)Marine Log - January 2008 - Saying Goodbye to TBT (Page 30)Marine Log - January 2008 - Saying Goodbye to TBT (Page 31)Marine Log - January 2008 - Showcase: Security (Page 32)Marine Log - January 2008 - Tech News (Page 33)Marine Log - January 2008 - Tech News (Page 34)Marine Log - January 2008 - Newsmakers (Page 35)Marine Log - January 2008 - Contracts (Page 36)Marine Log - January 2008 - Events (Page 37)Marine Log - January 2008 - Website Directory (Page 38)Marine Log - January 2008 - Infodirect (Page 39)Marine Log - January 2008 - ML Marketplace (Page 40)Marine Log - January 2008 - ML Marketplace (Page 41)Marine Log - January 2008 - ML Marketplace (Page 42)Marine Log - January 2008 - ML Marketplace (Page 43)Marine Log - January 2008 - Letters (Page 44)Marine Log - January 2008 - Letters (Page Cover3)Marine Log - January 2008 - Letters (Page Cover4)Marine Log - January 2008 - Letters (Page AdAlert)http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com

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