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McAllister Towing building Tier IV ASD Tractor Tugs enhanced ship docking abilities in addition to direct and indirect escorting. The tug has been designed and simula- tor tested to assist new Post-Panamax and Ultra-Large Ves- sels. Towing machinery will include a Markey asymmetric render-recover winch on the bow and a Markey tow winch with a spool capacity of 2,500 ft. of 2¼” wire on the stern.

Upon delivery in early 2017, McAllister plans to name the ? rst tug the Capt. Brian A. McAllister after the company’s

McAllister Towing has announced that Horizon Ship- Chairman. The second tug will be named the Rosemary building, Inc. of Bayou La Batre, AL, will build 100 x 40- McAllister, after his wife. The tugs will be the 31st and ft. Escort/Rescue tugs for the company, vessels powered 32nd tractors and the ? rst Tier IV tugs in McAllister’s ? eet. by 3516E Tier IV Caterpillar engines with Schottel SRP- The tugs have been designed and simulator tested to assist 4000FP units producing 6,770 hp and 80 metric tons bol- new Post-Panamax and Ultra-Large Vessels. Towing ma- lard pull. The tugs will be classi? ed with ABS as Maltese chinery will include a Markey asymmetric render-recover

Cross A-1 Towing, Escort Service, FiFi 1 and Maltese Cross winch on the bow and a Markey tow winch with a spool

AMS. The hull has been designed by Jensen Maritime for capacity of 2,500 ft. of 2¼” wire on the stern.

Rodriguez Tow Boat For Mid-River

Over the years Rodriguez triple-screw shallow-draft tow- boats have won a following in the shallow waters of the

Mississippi River estuary. Many of these boats are the dis- tinctive aft-cabin Lugger-type of vessel. Recently Mid-Riv- er Terminals of Osceola, Arkansas has taken delivery of a new design towboat from Rodriguez. With a conventional forward-house pusher con? guration, the new 70 by 30- foot M/V Dianna Lynn utilizes the same propulsion as the

Lugger tugs. This is composed of three in-line 6-cylinder

Cummins QSK19 engines, each delivering 660 HP. Each engine turns a 66-inch stainless steel propeller through ZF by wheelhouse levers with mechanical shafts through the gears with 6:1 reduction. The combination gives the 1,980 houses and connected to the hydraulic actuator valves

HP-towboat an eight-foot operating draft. The wheel- in the upper engine room. A set of push knees and deck house has a full 360-degree view with large windows and winches with cheek blocks facilitates barge work. A pair is set atop two accommodation decks and a half deck that of 55 kW gensets meets the boat’s electrical requirements.

also serves for bridge electronics support. This gives the Zero discharge tanks, built integral to the hull, provide towboat a 31-foot eye-level, with full tanks, for working storage for treated sewage and all drains. A separate tank high barges. Steering and ? anking rudders are controlled handles waste oil.

And So the Fleet Grows

Blessey Marine has a long history of growing one of the largest ? eets of towboats and petroleum barges on Ameri- can inland waterways. The owner, Walter E. Blessey, Jr., takes pride in using the naming ceremony for each new boat to honor a long time employee or an industry-sup- porting politician. The newest boat in the ? eet, built at

Verret Shipyard in Plaquemine, LA, is the M/V Tom Cot- ton, named for recently elected Senator and military vet- eran from Arkansas. At 38, he is currently the youngest serving member of the Senate.

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