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Hunt, Director of Marine Project Development at Gunder- added, “Rapp Marine has a long history in the maritime son Marine. And, the equipment, at ? rst glance, is impres- industry and we anticipate that their equipment will con- sive. The Rapp Marine equipment on each barge includes tribute to the success of these new barges for many years.” a 75 foot crane, seven winches for anchoring and mooring, To complement the new barges, HMS is also building and a central hydraulic system to supply the hydraulic users. and named two tugs. The 116 foot tugs, each being built

The on board cranes and winches will assist with moving at Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, LA, are equipped deck machinery including hoses and connection pieces dur- with two GE Tier 4 propulsion engines, for a total of ap- ing loading and of? oading procedures. The crane is speci? ed proximately 4,560 horsepower, and two John Deere Tier to lift up to 1,700 pounds. Additionally, four double drum 3 generators. These cutting edge engines reduce NOx and mooring winches and two single drum mooring winches particulate matter. As a combined articulated package, the were provided. These are designed to pull about 5 tons at four vessels embody environmentally correct and robust, ? rst layer, and provide over 25 tons brake holding force. safe equipment. Rapp Marine’s Fin Moore summed up the

Separately, the Rapp anchor winch is designed to ac- project nicely, adding, “We feel privileged to have the op- commodate 1,200 feet of 1-3/4” steel wire rope and 60 portunity to work with great organizations such as Harley feet of 2-1/8” chain, and is rated to hold over 90 tons at Marines Services, Gunderson Marine, and Elliott Bay De- ? rst layer brake holding force, and pull more than 11 tons sign Group on this project.” *All images courtesy of Rapp Marine at ? rst layer. Rapp also supplied a central hydraulic power unit (HPU) that supplies hydraulics to all of the users.

The Barges at a Glance …

The contract furthers Rapp’s efforts to grow its presence

Capacity: Depth: Hose Crane: 81,900 barrels 27 feet (1) Rapp Marine HP75-18F within the U.S. tug and barge market, ever evolving to meet

LOA: Built: Mooring Winches: or exceed new safety regulations, which translates to requir- 430 feet – 3 inches 2017 4 Rapp Double Drum ing rugged, durable equipment that will stand the test of

Beam: GRT: Mooring Winches: time. “Rapp Marine has extensive experience delivering 76 feet – 8 inches < 7,000 LT (2) Rapp Single Drum quality cranes and winches. This project for Harley Marine

Draft: NRT: Pumping Capacity:

Services is a great example that displays our capabilities of 21 feet – 8 inches < 5,000 LT 10,000 bph providing a completely integrated deck machinery solution

Pumps: IGS: Anchor Winch: (2) Detroit Diesel nitrogen gas Rapp Marine for the customer,” Fin Moore, Sales & Marketing Manager at Rapp Marine U.S. told MarineNews in April. For his part,

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