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NEWS VESSELS

KTK Takes Delivery of their First

Stan Tug 4011 “Orca VI”

On April 2, 2010, R.J. Lopez Ramirez, Managing Di- rector of CPA/CPT, accepted on behalf of Kompania di

Tou Korsou (KTK) the Damen Stan Tug 4011 Orca VI in the port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, Indonesia. With its 70 metric tons of bollard pull and autonomy, the Orca

VI should give a boost to KTK’s capabilities in the in- ternational towing and salvage business. Its first desti- nation will be Panama.

Modernized Ships Return to

Northern Fleet

After modernizing by Severnaya Verf shipyard, a part of United Industrial Corporation, the ship “Vice-admi- ral Kulakov” returned back to Northern Fleet. The first ship was modernized at OPK’s shipyards, and in the middle of April was scheduled to be tested for further activity in Northern Fleet. To improve conditions of life, it was necessary to change some armament complexes and life-support system.

One additional ship “Admiral Chabanenko” is sched- uled for modernization.

Vice-admiral Kulakov Dimensions

Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6930 tons (normal), 7570 tons (full);

Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163.5 m

Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 m

Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.9 m

Max speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 knots

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 miles

Complement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 persons (including 29 officers).

Bollinger Delivers to Beemar

In April Bollinger Shipyard delivered the first of its 234-ft. class of Cummins-powered Platform Supply Ves- sels (PSVs) to Bee Mar Inc. The shipyard started build- ing this series of vessels in 2008 and delivered the first in the series to the newly formed Bee Mar LLC in June of 2009. The Bee Mar newbuild fleet will consist of five 210-ft and three 234-ft American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classed DP 2 PSV's. Each vessel has high cargo carrying capacities and meets or exceeds the customer requirements and demands for offshore marine support applications. The five 210-ft PSVs, including the M/V

Busy Bee and M/V Worker Bee, have already been de- livered and put to work in the Gulf of Mexico. The newly delivered 234 x 56-ft M/V Bumble Bee will add significant cargo capabilities to the Bee Mar fleet. The new Bee has capacities that include 598.1 cu. m. for fuel, 1,430.9 cu. m. of liquid mud, 169.9 for dry bulk and 98.4 cu. m. for fresh water. Loaded to a draft of 14.9 in., the vessel will have a dwt of 3,048.2 mt (3000 Lt).

The 53.3 x 14.3 clear deck has a maximum cargo ca- pacity of 2,032.1 metric tons. Main propulsion power for the Bumble Bee is provided by a pair of Cummins

QSK60-M engines each delivering 2000 hp at 1800 rpm through Twin Disc MG5600 gears with 5.76:1 reduction to 81x68-in. propellers. Three Cummins QSM11 en- gines power the three 300 kW main generators. The

Bumble Bee’s 85 kW generator is also Cummins pow- ered. The two 750 bhp Schottel, controllable pitch bow thrusters each have their own Cummins KTA19 drive engines. A 350 bhp stern thruster is powered by variable speed electric motor.

Bibby Acquires Dive Support Vessel

Bibby Offshore Limited, the Aberdeen-based provider of subsea construction and offshore management serv- ices, acquired the dive support vessel (DSV), Bibby

Sapphire, from the vessel’s present owner, Volstad Sub- sea AS. A $52.5m loan facility has been provided by

Standard Chartered Bank to fully fund the acquisition.

Standard Chartered Bank will act as sole lender in the transaction. www.bibbyoffshore.com (Larry Pearson photo cour tesy of Cummins Marine)