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Feature

What’s in Your Workboat?

A closer look @

ACBL MARINER merican Commercial Barge Line to match what this boat.” last year welcomed its new ? agship, the twin- The numbers, by any metric, are impressive, as ACBL screw towboat ACBL Mariner. Designed by Mariner is able to push approximately 75,000 tons of cargo,

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CT Marine and built by C&C Marine and pushing up to 46 loaded barges southbound and 56 barges

Repair, ACBL Mariner is truly a beast on the river, mea- northbound. [ACBL said it plans to expand the northbound suring 200 x 54-ft., propelled by a pair of Louisiana CAT- tows to 64 barges under the right navigational conditions].

supplied Caterpillar C280-12 main engines that together “When comparing this 11,000 HP class towboat to produce 11,000 hp. smaller 6,000 HP class towboats frequently used for main-

The engines are paired with two Reintjes WAF 6755 line operations, this larger horsepower vessel will increase reduction gears from Karl Senner, LLC, while generator ef? ciency by 20% or more on both a cost per ton mile and power comes from three Caterpillar 275-kw (kW) genera- CO2 emission per ton mile basis due to the increase in tow tors. The towboat is out? tted with CT Marine CT28-SL size and tonnage capacity,” said Patrick Sutton, SVP, ACBL. nozzles housing 124-in. diameter stainless-steel, ? ve-blade With accommodations for a crew of up to 12, the vessel ? xed pitch propellers (the industry’s largest) and features incorporates a ? oating, spring-mounted [CT Marine Soft-

Twin-DIFF ? anking and steering rudder systems. MOUNT] superstructure for onboard comfort.

With scale comes ef? ciency of operation, and accord- The M/V ACBL Mariner is the most powerful and ca- ing to Randy Chamness, ACBL’s VP of vessel operations. pable towboat ever delivered to the U.S. inland river system. “When you look at it at cost per ton mile and cost per oper- Turn the page for a full view – courtesy ACBL – of this ating hour, there’s no vessel in the industry that will be able amazing new towboat.

ACBL Mariner Main Particulars • Length: 200 feet • Kort Nozzles: CT Marine CT28-SL • Width: 50 feet [built by Rice] • Draf : 11 feet • Fire Suppression: Herbert Hiller • Fuel Capacity: 135,000 gallons • Flanking Rudders: CT Marine TwinDIFF • Shipyard: C&C Marine & Repair • Generators: CAT C9.3 • Designer: CT Marine & • Steering System: Engine Monitor inc.

Hyperion Marine Group • Superstructure Isolat on: CT Marine Sof MOUNT • Engines: Caterpillar 280-12 • Fender System: Schuyler • Engine Supplier: Louisiana Cat • Search Lights: Carlisle & Finch • Reduct on Gears: Reintjes WAF 6755H • Electronics: Furuno • Gear Supplier: Karl Senner LLC • Winches: Pat erson Mfg.

• Propellers: Hung Shen, 124-in. dia. • Rivermax Facewires: Gemini www.marinelink.com MN 23|