Marine Log - June 2008 - (Page 63)

TUGS&BARGES TOP TEN SEA-GOING TUG FLEETS (By number, 100 grt and above) Country TOTAL BHP U.S. 4,237,482 Indonesia 2,288,828 Japan 2,337,627 Singapore 1,596,986 South Korea 1,053,940 Malaysia 622,359 Panama 1,072,541 Russia 793,923 Italy 841,199 India 630,330 Source: Lloyd’s Register # of Tugs 1,446 1,445 817 662 419 328 325 323 312 273 Avg. Avg. BHP Age 2,930 34 1,584 15 2,861 17 2,412 8 2,515 23 1,897 12 3,300 29 2,458 24 2,696 27 2,388 18 will travel to New Orleans to be mated with a new 90,000-barrel double-hull tank barge built by Corn Island Shipyard on the Ohio River in Indiana. The Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) unit will use a JAK coupling system supplied by Beacon Finland. The coupling will be a JAK-400 model pin and socket system with eight sockets in each wing of the barge notch to accommodate varying drafts of the barge. The pneumatically operated pins are 16 inches in diameter. Propulsion for the tug will be supplied by two 16V 2,000-hp Cummins QSK60 engines with Reintjes gears turning 104 by 112-inch skewed props in Nautican Nozzles with shutter rudders. ML Mass., shipyard, which has built a steady stream of high-speed, catamarans and pilot boats over the years, delivered the Madeline to Wilmington Tug. Based on an azimuthing stern drive (ASD) design from Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, the 80-foot ship-docking tug is the Delaware-based towing company’s fifth tug from Gladding-Hearn. Shipyard. The Madeline is 80 ft x 32 ft , with a 16.7 ft draft. Propulsion for the tug is supplied by two MTU 16V4000M60 diesel engines, each rated for 2360 bhp at 1,800 rev/min, turning a pair of RollsRoyce US205MK-2 Z-drives. The power package delivers a bollard pull of 65 tonnes. An electric Markey DEPC 48, 50 hp winch is mounted on the foredeck, along with a 5 hp Burrard Iron Works capstan, and a 10 hp capstan on the aft deck. Electrical power is provided by twin 99 kW gensets. Derecktor Shipyard, Bridgeport, Conn., better known for its aluminum vessel construction, is building two Robert Allan-designed, steel-hulled tugs for Boston Towing & Transportation, Boston, Mass., a unit of the Reinauer Companies (see ML, April 2008, p. 38). PENN’S FIRST Delays in getting parts for the assembly held up the delivery of the first of five 4,000 hp tugs for Penn Maritime from Thoma-Sea Boatbuilders, Houma, La. The M/V Skipjack, originally scheduled for delivery late last year, was expected to be delivered this past May. In a near assembly-line production process the second vessel, M/V Coho, was expected to launch in May and deliver in August. The other tugs are already taking shape and will follow on a regular schedule. Following its delivery, the Skipjack www.marinelog.com DON’T TAKE A RISK insure with FISK! • Commercial Watercraft • Workers Compensation: USL&H and MEL/Jones Act • Worldwide Package Policies • Excess Liability/Umbrellas • General Liability/Ship Repair • Contractor’s Equipment Coverage: Waterborne & Submerged • Full Range of Employee Benefits: Life, Health, Disability, Dental, Vision & More John W. Fisk Company Insurance 4833 Conti Street New Orleans, LA 70119 Toll free: 888.486.5411 Phone: 504.486.5411 Fax: 504.482.1475 Since 1952 www.jwfisk.com JUNE 2008 YEARBOOK MARINE LOG 63 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/sb/ml0408/index.php?startid=38 http://www.jwfisk.com http://www.jwfisk.com http://www.jwfisk.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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