Marine Log - June 2008 - (Page 18)

Update Bollinger builds two OSV series on spec ollinger Shipyard’s Lockport, La., facility recently delivered Slap Shot to Rigdon Marine, Houston, Tex. Slap Shot is the eighth in Rigdon’s dieselelectric series. With the price of steel increasing steadily, shipyards are finding it difficult to keep cost at a minimum when constructing a vessel, especially one that will take several months to build. According to Robert Socha, Bollinger’s executive VP of sales and marketing, it is virtually impossible to predict what it will cost to build a vessel at the outset of a project. With that in mind, Bollinger is taking on a series of boats that will be built on spec. The company currently has two designs under construction. The first series will be a Gulf of Mexico class 193 x 40 x 15 ft DP1 OSV and will consists of two vessels. The second series will feature six vessels. Each will be an internationally classed SOLAS DP2 OSV, which will measure 210 ft x 56 ft x 18 ft. B Each vessel, in these two series, will run on Cummins Tier 2 engines. For the Gulf of Mexico class series, the pair of vessels will have two Cummins KTA50 mains rated at 1,600 hp each at 1,800 rev/min and turning 78 x 66 inch propellers through Twin Disc MGX5600 gears with 5.76:1 ratios. A Tier 2 Cummins QSK19 engine will power the single 600 hp Schottel bow thruster for the DP1 boat. Two Tier 2 Cummins QSM11 engines will power a pair of 250 kW generators. The six vessels in the SOLAS series, will be powered by two Tier 2 Cummins QSK60 engines rated at 2,000 hp at 120 rev/min and will turn 80 x 72 inch propellers through Twin Disc MG5600 gears with 5.76:1 ratios. The two 750 hp Schottel bow thrusters on the DP2 vessel will each be powered by a Cummins QSK19 engine. An additional QSK19 will power the Crane Demming fire pump for the 1,900 GPM Stang monitor for all vessels in these two series. Maersk Line Limited will host maritime cadets Maersk Line, Limited (MLL), Arlington, Va., announced that it will host cadets from every U.S. maritime academy aboard its ships in 2008 and 2009. The cadets will sail in the deck and engine departments aboard 34 different U.S. Flag ships that are owned or operated by MLL between now and March 2009. According to Ed Hanley, VP of Labor Relations for MLL, “We recruit cadets from all the maritime academies each year. Together with the American Maritime Officers, Marine Engineer’s Beneficial Association and the International Order of Masters Mates and Pilots, our maritime labor partners, we have developed quite a few captains and chief engineers over the years that started out with MLL as cadets. This investment in our future and support of cadet shipping is very valuable to the long term success of our industry.” The cadets will be fully integrated into the vessel’s deck or engine departments and experience the duties of a junior and senior officer. The assignments will help the cadet become familiar with the industry. 18 MARINE LOG JUNE 2008 YEARBOOK www.marinelog.com http://www.boatlife.com http://www.boatlife.com http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - June 2008 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Innovation Needed to Meet Crew Shortage Optimism Abounds Despite Slowing Economy Can Shipping's Shopaholics Keep Up the Buying Binge? Can Congress Keep Navy Shipbuilding Off the Rocks? Fitting the Ultra-deepwater Pieces Together Generation Next Higher Demand, Higher Prices Demand Up For Large Combination Vessels The Dirty Truth About Emissions SSAS: Realizing Its Potential Fuel Saving Technology Newsmakers Tech News Contracts Events Buyer's Guide Website Directory ML Marketplace Tech Talk

Marine Log - June 2008

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