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30 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News of 1990 (OPA'90), to Bouchard

Coastwise Management, Corp.,

Hicksville, N.Y.

Following the delivery of the B. No. 280, Bollinger announced the signing of the sister ship, B. No. 282. The B. No. 282 will also be built at Bollinger

Gretna, along with the previously announced 110,000 BBL, B. No. 205, a black oil barge measuring 430-ft. long, with a 79-ft. beam and a depth of 34-ft.

Additionally, Bouchard has awarded

Bollinger a 35,000 BBL barge, B. No. 233, which will be built at Bollinger

Marine Fabricators in Amelia, La.

Morton S. Bouchard III, president and chief executive officer of Bouchard

Affiliates, said "The delivery from

Bollinger of the first barge, as part of our second phase construction program, places us right on schedule with our future outlook program. Signing with

Bollinger on the sister ship to the B. No. 280 and the B. No. 233 barge is our con- firmation and commitment to our cus- tomers of our dedication to providing them with modern up-to-date equipment and services."

The B. No. 280 is a clean oil barge measuring 399-ft. long, with a 74-ft. beam and a depth of 28-ft. The barge is coupled with an existing Bouchard tug,

Rhea Bouchard, using the Intercon cou- pler system. Bollinger Algiers retrofitted the Rhea Bouchard with the Intercon system, regulatory recertification and completed a re-powering of the vessel.

New York Waterways to

Take Another "Taxi"

Gladding Hearn and Incat Crowther are teaming to provide another vessel for New York Water Taxi. Following the introduction of the Seymour B Durst and the Sam Holmes, NYWT has ordered a third vessel due for delivery in this northern summer. The vessel will be absorbed into the current fleet. The 22 m boat will be certified to carry 149 pas- sengers with 99 passengers in the main deck cabin and the remainder on the open upper deck. Like the previous ves- sels this one will have the same low wake hulls and hospital grade mufflers that are an element of NYWT's commit- ment to minimize the impact of its oper- ation on the marine environment. The vessels are also accessible to people with disabilities and will include

Gladding Hearn's Winterization Pack which features hull strengthening for operation in slush ice, deck heating and enhanced cabin insulation. The vessel will be fitted with a pair of Cummins

QSK19-M main engines each producing 800 bhp at 2,100 rpm, providing a serv- ice speed of 26 knots at full load.

New York Water Taxi's currently have a fleet of 8 vessels running commuter and tour services around Manhattan and surrounding areas.

Main Particulars

Design Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22m Catamaran Ferry

Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USCG Sub Chapter T

Construction material . . . .Marine Grade Aluminium

LOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72.1 ft. (22 m)

LWL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68.3 ft. (20.8 m)

BOA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26.5 ft. (8.1 m)

Draft (approx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.6 ft. (1.7 m)

Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Main Deck internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Upper Deck external . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Fuel capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1000 gallons

Fresh water capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 gallons

Deadweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.12 tons

Main Engines . . . . . . . . . . .2 x Cummins QSK 19-M

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x 800BHP @ 2100rpm

Gearboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x Twin Disc MGX-5145

Propulsion system .2 x 5 Bladed Bruntons Propellers

Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 knots

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Productivity, and Competitive

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