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The Shearer Group Bunker Barge Design

The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) has recently completed the design of a double skin bun- ker barge for a Gulf Coast marine fuel supplier. The barge features below deck piping for cleaner and safer deck operations. Above deck are ? ve (5) oil tanks and one potable water tank.

Boksa Marine Design Awarded Design of 78’ RV

Boksa Marine Design has signed a contract with an oceanography institute for the design and engineering of a new coastal class research vessel. The new boat will replace an existing vessel which has been used as a ? oating labora- tory for scientists and students studying in the waterways of the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas for more than 35 years. The overall goal of the design will address the limita- tions of a vessel that was originally built in 1968 and has become increasingly more expensive to maintain. Similarly, the design will ensure the vessel meets the known and antic- design will offer the new vessel more working space, includ- ipated requirements of varied research missions in the years ing separated wet and dry labs, a larger work deck, separate to come. At 78’ in length and 26’ at the beam, the new galley and more comfortable arrangements for berthing.

ship will be both longer and wider than its predecessor. The

Eastern to Build 4 Tugs for Bay-Houston

Eastern Shipbuild- currently servicing ships calling the Port of Houston. With ing will build four new eight z-drive tugs already in service, these four additional z-drive tractor/ASD tugs will provide Bay-Houston’s ? eet a total compliment of tugs for Bay-Houston 22 harbor tugs servicing the Ports of Houston, Galveston, towing Co. The new Texas City, Corpus Christi and Freeport, Texas.

tugs will utilize the

Bay Houston’s ASD Tugs at a glance … popular and proven

Z-Tech 2400 series

Length: .................................................................80 feet designed by naval ar-

Draft: .................................................................16.9 feet chitect Robert Allen. The new builds are currently under

Beam: .............................................................38.25 feet

Engines: ......................................Tier 3 Caterpillar 3516C construction with the delivery of the ? rst tug scheduled in

Design: ..........................................................Robert Allen

December of this year. The tug’s compact pro? le is needed

Propulsion: ...............................Schottel SRP 1215 Z-drives to work in the tight con? nes of slips in the upper reaches of

HP: ...................................................................2,575 x 2 the Houston Ship Channel. In addition, the in? nite thrust

Speed: ....................................................................12 kt angles from the z-drives combined with the large skeg en-

Rope system: .......................................500’, 9” circ HMPE

Hawser Winches: ..................................Markey DEPCF-48S able the tug to perform power indirect and direct maneuvers

Bollard Pull: .............................................................60 mt that are required for escort service. The four new Z-Tech

Winch Braking Capacity: ..................................542,143 lb.

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