Marine Log - October 2007 - (Page 8) Update SMIT to expand subsea services Dutch company SMIT will expand its subsea activities following the acquisition of all of the shares of GB Holding B.V., the parent company of GB Diving B.V. and GB Diving - Inshore B.V. GB Diving is a Dutch company that provides ROV (Remote Operated Vehicles) and diving services, including project management, project engineering and related services for the high end of the oil and gas market. GB Diving will be integrated into SMIT in a new business unit named SMIT Subsea Europe. SMIT already operates SMIT Subsea Africa and SMIT Subsea Middle East. INLAND • COASTAL • OFFSHORE • DEEPSEA Boston Towing to build two LNG terminal support tugs B ACL acquires EBDG oston Towing and Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Company will build a pair LNG terminal support tugs for the new Neptune LNG LLC Deepwater Port in Massachusetts Bay. Designed by naval architectural firm Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, Canada, the largest of the two will be an ASD 39/70 Class tug, which will be the first of its kind built and operated in North America. It will be 128 ft 4 in x 44 ft 4 in x 19 ft 5 in, with a gross tonnage of less than 300. The second vessel will be a modified RAmparts 3000 Class tug, which will primarily be engaged in harbor duties, but will serve as the back-up vessel for the larger tug during service periods. The primary role of the tugs will be standing by tankers using the offshore mooring buoy. Both vessels will be built at Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Conn., and will be classed by ABS. Main Propulsion for the ASD 39/70 comprises a pair of MTU 16V-4000 diesel engines, each rated 2000 kW at 1,800 rpm, each driving a RollsRoyce model US 255 CP azimuthing Z-drive propeller. American Commercial Lines Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind., has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of naval architectural and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group, Ltd. , Seattle, Wash. Rich Mitchell, ACL senior vice president Corporate Strategy, said, “Elliott Bay Design Group LLC will significantly enhance the design of equipment we build and operate in the future and will provide a valuable resource to help our customers solve their transportation issues through new vessel design and engineering.” ACL also owns Jeffboat shipyard, Jeffersonville, Ind., a major builder of barges. Old cat still purring The little cat that started it all is turning 30 years old. The MV Jeremiah Ryan was the first vessel to be designed and built by Australian high-speed aluminum vessel pioneers Philip Hercus and Robert Clifford. The two went onto to develop the iconic Incat brand that has produced more than 200 high-speed vessels operating worldwide. Jeremiah Ryan was built and delivered in 1977 to Robert Clifford’s Sullivans Cove Ferry Co. to operate across Hobart’s Derwent River, following the 1975 collapse of the Tasman Bridge. Its design featured wide boarding gates to minimize turn around times, an isolated superstructure to reduce noise and vibrations and proved to have low wash making characteristics. The vessel was recently bought by Hobart, Tasmania-based Capt Fells Historic Ferries and is undergoing modifications. http://www.eagle.org
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