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Vessels

T-ATS

The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $144 million two-ship Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) de- tailed design and construction contract October 5.

T-ATS will provide oceangoing tug, salvage and rescue capabilities to support U.S. ? eet operations and will be a multi mission common hull platform capable of towing heavy ships. These ships will be able to support current missions, including oil spill response, humanitarian assis- tance, and wide area search and surveillance. The platform also enables future capability initiatives like modular pay- loads with hotel services and appropriate interfaces.

This award follows the Navy’s $3.6 million T-ATS func-

U.S. Navy tional design contract awarded to Austal USA in June. The shipbuilding contract award marks the ? rst steel new ship bilities. Austal USA previously announced it submitted a bid to build the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cut- construction program for the company under its new state- of-the-art enclosed steel production facility. Austal USA ter and continues to execute a Light Amphibious Warship concept studies and preliminary design contract for the broke ground on its $100 million steel manufacturing facili- ty in March 2020. The line will be ready to cut steel in April. Navy and Marine Corps. Austal’s new steel line and facility

The T-ATS award is one of several steel shipbuilding expansion also positions it well to be the follow-on Frigate yard for the U.S. Navy.

programs the company is pursuing as it diversi? es its capa-

Harvey Power platform supply vessel. The 310-foot Harvey Power is equipped to run on lique? ed natural gas (LNG), electric battery power, and ultra-low sulphur diesel, but will be primarily operated utilizing only LNG and battery power.

Harvey Gulf said it has three additional PSVs being ret- ro? tted with batteries to make them tri-fueled, yielding a ? eet of ? ve tri-fueled vessels. Conversion for the ? nal three vessels is expected to be completed by March 31, 2022.

The Harvey Power is also being out? tted with an emis- sions monitoring system that will allow the company to track the vessel’s emissions in real time. The system will provide

Harvey Gulf International Marine data showing reductions in emissions from utilization of

U.S.-based offshore vessels owner Harvey Gulf Interna- LNG as single fuel source, as well as combined fuel sources tional Marine has taken delivery of its second tri-fueled using LNG and battery power and diesel and battery power.

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