Marine Log - October 2007 - (Page 10) Update Conrad to build Galveston ferry Conrad Industries, Inc., Morgan City, La., was recently awarded a $22.5 million contract by the Texas Department of Transportation to build a 264 ft x 66 ft x 15 ft 6 in passenger/vehicle ferry. The double ender will operate in Galveston and transport up to 70 cars and be delivered in 2009. Along with the new ferry, other recently signed contracts for deck and spud barges have grown the company’s order backlog to $103 million. In addition, Conrad is performing dry dock inspection and general repairs to the 500-passenger, aluminum hull M/V Culebra II for Puerto Rico and Municipal Islands Maritime Transportation Authority. Conrad-built deck barge in Morgan City INLAND • COASTAL • OFFSHORE • DEEPSEA Kvichak to deliver more MPF’s vichak Marine Industries, Seattle, Cummins QSM11 diesel engines, eached Wash., is currently building four rated for 660 hp at 2,300 rev/min that 40 ft MPF utility boats for the drive two Hamilton 364 waterjets via U.S. Navy. The high-speed landing ZF 325 marine gears. craft replace the Navy’s existing LCM-8 The four MPF boats will be delivered craft as part of the Improved Navy through the fall of 2007 and received by Lighterage System in support of pre- Blount Island Command Florida for positioned Marine Amphibious assault loading onto pre-positioned Military missions. These four craft were Sealift Command (MSC) ships. ordered following the delivery of 10 MPF utility boats to the Navy earlier this year. The 40 ft x 14 ft landing craft will be used to at full load carry about 30 troops, their gear and some general cargo and will be fitted with an articulated bow door for beach deployment. The MPF boats will have a loaded cruise speed of about 25 knots and a lightened flank speed of about 40 knots. Propulsion is supplied by two K knots 25 10 MARINE LOG OCTOBER 2007 www.marinelog.com http://www.giroeng.com http://www.gladding-hearn.com http://www.gladding-hearn.com http://www.gladding-hearn.com http://www.giroeng.com http://www.marinelog.com
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