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VESSELS of new builds that will enhance shipdocking on the East MBTA’S GLADDING-HEARN BUILT FAST FERRIES

Coast for years to come. The vessel, built by Horizon Ship- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority building, is notably the ? rst EPA Tier IV tug on the U.S. (MBTA) has received the ? rst of two new 150-passenger,

East Coast. She is powered by 3516E Tier IV Caterpil- high-speed catamarans from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuild- lar engines with twin Schottel SRP4000FP units. Packed ing, Duclos Corporation. Funded by a grant from the Fed- into her 100’ x 40’ hull is 6,770 horsepower and over 80 eral Transit Administration (FTA), the vessels will operate metric tons of bollard pull. Combining that power with a year-round commuter service in Boston Harbor. Designed

Markey class III escort winch on the bow and a Markey 2 by Incat Crowther, the all-aluminum ferry is 90 feet LOA, 1/4” wire winch on the stern puts the tug in a class of her 28.8 feet abeam, and draws approximately four feet loaded. own. State of the art remote controlled ? re monitors and The vessel is powered by twin Caterpillar C-32, 12-cylin- deluge systems (ABS FiFi certi? ed) complete the package, der, EPA-rated Tier 3 diesel engines, each delivering 1450 making the tug a total Escort /Shipdocking/Rescue vessel Bhp at 2100 rpm. The engines turn a pair of Hamilton unique to any East Coast port, let alone New York Harbor. HM 571 water-jets through ZF 3050 gearboxes. The ferry’s

The tug is named after the company’s Chairman. She is the top speed is 29 knots with a fully-loaded deadweight of 31st and most powerful tractor tug in McAllister’s ? eet. more than 19 tonnes. The two engine rooms each house an

RA Mitchell 47kW generator. Compliant with the United

HARLEY MARINE’S FIRST U.S. EPA TIER 4 TRACTOR TUG States Access Board’s accessibility guidelines for passenger

Harley Marine Services this accepted delivery of its new- vessels (PVAG), the boat is designed for boarding passen- est tractor tug, Earl W Redd. The ? rst-of-its-kind, the Earl gers from the bow at integrated MBTA facilities.

W Redd is equipped with Caterpillar’s Tier 4 emissions technology and enters the ? eet as one of the most ef? cient METAL SHARK EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL REACH WITH and environmentally conscious vessels in the world. The LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN DELIVERIES

Earl W Redd will not only meet but exceed the tough- Louisiana-based boatbuilder Metal Shark announced est marine EPA standards. The vessel is a true testament several new contracts with Latin American and Caribbean to Harley Marine’s commitment to a cleaner tomorrow. operators, further expanding the company’s presence in the

Harley Marine Services is an environmentally conscious region. At a recent ceremony in San Juan, the Puerto Rico leader within the maritime industry and consistently raises Police Department (PRPD) of? cially commissioned its ? rst the bar in an effort to practice ever stronger “green” busi- three Metal Shark 36-foot Fearless-class center console pa- ness practices. Built at Diversi? ed Marine of Portland, trol boats. The welded-aluminum offshore center console

Oregon, the Earl W Redd measures 120 feet by 35 feet, vessels have been designed to operate at speed in the large with a loaded draft of 19 feet 3 inches. The tug features ocean swells prevalent off the Puerto Rican coastline. Fea- twin Cat 3516 Tier 4 Final main engines that will each turing high performance ventilated stepped-bottom run- produce 2,675 horsepower at 1,600 rpm. Each of the en- ning surfaces and powered by triple 300-horsepower Mer- gines is paired with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) cury Verado engines, the PRPD’s new patrol boats achieve after treatment system. SCR uses a urea-based solution to speeds up to 55 knots. Additional vessels for the PRPD are reduce NOx contained in diesel exhaust down to nitro- currently in production at Metal Shark’s Jeanerette, Loui- gen and water vapor. The main engines will be paired with siana production facility. Metal Shark has also announced

Rolls Royce US 255-P30-FP azimuth thrusters delivering the Colombian National Police (CNP) as a new customer. an expected bollard pull capability of 75 tons. After working closely with the agency through an exten-

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