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For Boston Towing a

New RAmparts 3000 Tug of the

Boston Towing and Transportation Company has taken delivery of the first of a new pair of tugs designed by

Robert Allan Ltd., Naval Architects of Vancouver, B.C., for offshore LNG Terminal support for the Neptune

LNG LLC, Deep Water Port, offshore Massachusetts Bay.

The M.V. Justice is the smaller of the two tugs. It is a modified RAmparts 3000 Class tug which will primarily be engaged in harbor duties, but will serve as back-up for the larger tug (the ASD 39/70 Class Independence) dur- ing the latter's service periods. The RAmparts 3000 Class tug is designed for a wide range of duties including har- bor towage and ship-handling, fire-fighting and coastal towing. The vessel’s key role however, will be standing-by for tankers using the offshore mooring buoy. The M.V.

Justice was built by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilders of

Tacoma, Wash. The tug will be assigned an international loadline by ABS, and complies with the latest regulations for towing vessels issued by USCG and IMO/Marpol.

The propulsion plant comprises a pair of MTU 16V- 4000 diesel engines, each rated 2,681 hp at 1,800 rpm, and each driving a Rolls-Royce model US 255 CP

Azimuthing Z-drive steering/propulsion unit. The con- trollable pitch Z-drives provide enhanced fuel economy, operational flexibility and enable efficient operation of the 12 MN January 2010