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existing customers such as the New York Port Authority and the Marine Unit of the Philadelphia Police Depart- ment, we have added the 29 and 34 ft. center console

Fire-Rescue and Patrol boats to our line. Until now, when first responder agencies and departments have inquired about larger vessels, we could not fulfill the requests. By utilizing the exceptional sea keeping per- formance of the D-DC hull technology, we now have the capability to offer larger vessels, with better fuel effi- ciency, greater range and top end performance than our competitors offering similar sized boats." He added, "We believe that with the depth now of our product line, we should be able to spur additional growth within this expanding market segment."

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Contract for New Z-Drive

Harbor Tug

A contract for the Hector P., a new 4,200 hp Z-Drive harbor tug to be built by Orange Shipbuilding for South

Puerto Rico Towing Corporation was signed last month.

Bristol Harbor Marine Design assisted in the harbor tug contract negotiations along with the acting buyer's agent,

Eric Rivera from Harbor Bunkering Corporation of San

Juan, Puerto Rico. "The Hector P. is going to raise the bar for tugboats in Puerto Rico," said Rivera. "This heavy, powerful boat is just what we need on our south- ern coast." BHMD will also be serving as owner's repre- sentative throughout the duration of the project and will be responsible for project inspections and approvals.

Design of the new vessel is being completed at Robert

Allan, Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. The design draws inspi- ration from the RAmparts 3000 class tug - one of many standard series of proven tugboat designs offered by

Robert Allan, Inc. And finally Westernbank of Puerto

Rico, which has provided support to the marine industry for years, will be the financing institution for this endeav- or. The vessel's design is intended as a dedicated assist tug, but it will include capabilities for tanker escort ser- vices, fire fighting, and aft towing. The 99 x 36 x 17-ft. tugboat will be classed ABS A1 Towing Vessel (Fire

Fighting Capabilities) and AMS, as well as comply with

MARPOL regulations as required. The 4,200 hp is pro- vided by two remanufactured EMD 12-645-E7 engines along with two Schottel SPR 1212 FP 360-degree Z-Dri- ves. A 55-ton minimum bollard pull will be provided and two hydraulic powered winches - a 75,000 lb stern tow- ing winch and an 8,000 lb hawser winch - are included in the deck machinery.

The new Z-Drive tug is similar to other tugs previous- ly built at Orange Shipbuilding, which has been in con- tinuous operation since 1974. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2006. "We are eager to get started with this, the shipyard's first major project since this region was devastated by Hurricane Rita," said

Greg Beers, P.E., a Principal Naval Architect with Bristol

Harbor Marine Design, the owner's representative.

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Aker Kvaerner Wins $35M ‘Blind Faith’ Contract

Chevron with partner Kerr-McGee has awarded Aker

Kvaerner a contract for marine operations for installation of the Blind Faith platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract value is estimated to approximately $35 million.

The new contract will be executed by the Aker Kvaern- er company Aker Marine Contractors, and includes installation of a mooring system, topside transport, trans- portation and installation of the Blind Faith semisub- mersible platform as well as hook up of the risers of the

Aker Kvaerner company. In October, Aker Kvaerner secured a contract for provision of the hull and mooring system for Blind Faith, in which Aker Marine Contrac- tors plays a key role. In the new contract, Aker Marine

Contractors will perform all engineering and construc- tion activities related to transportation and installation of the Blind Faith platform. The platform will be located in the Missisippi Canyon block 650, situated approximately 162 miles southeast of New Orleans. The water depth at the field is 2,000 m. Aker Marine Contractors announced in August a five year charter agreement with Taubåtkom- paniet for the specialized offshore construction vessel "BOA Sub C" (formerly announced as "BOA Deep C

II"). This vessel will be used for the offshore installation activities for Blind Faith. "BOA Sub C" is expected to enter the market towards the end of 2006, and is a larger version of the sister vessel "BOA Deep C" which is cur- rently operating in the Gulf of Mexico. 8• MarineNews • January, 2006

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