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Vessels

Janice Ann Reinauer

Senesco Marine

North Kingstown, R.I. shipbuilder Senesco Marine has Reinauer. The tug was designed to operate as an articulated built and delivered another EPA Tier 4 compliant tug, Jan- tug-barge unit (ATB) with an Intercon coupling system.

ice Ann Reinauer, to Reinauer Transportation. Upon deliv- The tug’s main propulsion system consists of two GE ery, the tug went directly to work transporting product on 6L250, EPA Tier 4 diesel engines, Lufkin reduction gears the U.S East and Gulf Coasts. and Nautican Integrated Propulsion Units including high ef-

The 4,200-horsepower vessel was designed by Ocean ? ciency nozzles, triple rudders, pre-swirl stators and propel-

Tug & Barge in close cooperation with The Reinauer op- lers. The electrical power plant consists of John Deere ship’s erations team and is the 13th tug Senesco has built for service generators including an emergency back-up generator.

Gretchen V. Cooper

The U.S.’ ? rst linehaul towing vessel powered by Tier berlands (CMT).

4 Caterpillar high-speed engines with selective cata- In March, Blakeley BoatWorks completed construc- lytic reduction (SCR) was built by Blakeley BoatWorks tion of M/V Gretchen V. Cooper, a state-of-the-art, Tier- (BBW) and is now operated by Cooper Marine and Tim- 4 inland linehaul tow boat. This 3,400-horsepower vessel is 110-feet long, 33-feet wide, and expands CMT’s ? eet to 20 vessels.

The Gretchen V. Cooper is powered by two Caterpillar

C3512E 3,400 HP Tier IV diesel marine engines operat- ing at 1,800 RPM and coupled to Twin Disc MGX5600 gears. Thompson Caterpillar also supplied electrical power with two Caterpillar C4.4 Tier III generators with RW

Fernstrum, Inc. keel coolers throughout.

A pair of Southeastern Propeller 88” x 74’ x 9” four- blade stainless steel propellers provide thrust through two

J & S Machine Works, Inc. 9” ABS Grade two propeller shafts with Cutlass shaft bearings, Thordon rudder bear- ings, and Kemel shaft seals. Gulf Coast Air and Hydraulics supplied the steering system for the two 9” main and four 8” ? anking rudders.

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