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March 2005 59 progress with their self-construction of a

RAmparts 3000 Class tug. Foss Rainier

Shipyard in Oregon are building another two of their Dolphin Class 4,670 bhp

ASD tugs for Foss Maritime LLC, fol- lowing the successful delivery of the first of Class Mikioi to Hawaiian Tug &

Barge in 2004. This is one of several projects for which Robert Allan Ltd. have provided a complete 3-D structural model for NC parts cutting and erection, using ShipConstructor software.

Upriver in Portland, Oregon, Diversified

Marine Inc. are building another ASD 23/45 Class tug for Brusco Tug &

Barge, Inc., a sister ship to the Wynema

Spirit built in 2002, having just complet- ed two RAmparts 2500 Class tugs, the

Tim Quigg, and John Quigg for Harley

Marine Services, Inc. The latter tugs are now successfully operating in Long

Beach and San Francisco respectively.

In addition to these construction proj- ects, early in the New Year the following

Robert Allan Ltd. design projects will be going out to shipyard bid in the US, or worldwide: • 65.6 ft. (20 m) Fast Response

Fireboat for the City of Philadelphia 85.3 ft. (26 m), Fire/Patrol vessel for the City of Portland, Maine RAmparts 2500 Class Tug for

Wilmington Tug, Inc. RApier 1100 Class Fast Patrol

Boats for the New York City Police A 492 ft. (150 m), 20 knot Ulysses

Class Trailer Ferry

South America

Following the successful completion of three RAmparts 3000 Class ASD tugs last year, including the Rebras Jaú (Figure No. 13), REBRAS of Rio de

Janeiro are planning the construction of a series of RAmparts 2500 Class tugs.

Construction is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2005.

Astromarítima Navegação S.A., also of

Rio de Janeiro, have also accepted two 3,420 kW versions of the RAmparts 3000 Class tugs over recent months.

Sulnorte of Brazil have just completed construction of the ASD 24/40 Class tug

S/N Jaua for their own fleet. In Manaus, a long way up the Amazon River, two

Robert Allan Ltd. designed ASD 26/50

Class tugs are also under construction.

Based on the above, 2005 promises to be an extremely active year for Robert

Allan Ltd., building on an incredibly busy and successful 2004.

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