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M/V Al Sloss Delivered to Canal Barge

Vessels

C&C Marine and Repair delivered the M/V Al Sloss to Canal Barge Company, the ? rst vessel in a four-boat newbuild series currently under construction for the New

Orleans-based operator. The 2,600-horsepower, 87- x 34- ft. towboat was designed by C&C Marine and Repair’s in- house engineering team and built on an accelerated sched- ule, with delivery completed in approximately six months.

C&C Marine “This project marks the ? rst new-construction towboat we’ve ever built for Canal Barge Company, and we wanted zon VHF communications, along with supporting bridge to put our best foot forward,” said Tony Cibilich, Owner instrumentation and sensors. In addition, the towboat is of C&C Marine and Repair. M/V Al Sloss is powered by equipped with two Carlisle & Finch 1,000-watt search- two Mitsubishi S12-R main engines, supplied by Laborde lights, two Wintech 40-ton winches, and a Wintech 5-ton

Products, and is equipped with two FPT generator sets. vertical capstan.

The propulsion package includes Reintjes WAF 665 re-

M/V Al Sloss Main Particulars duction gears, provided by Karl Senner, LLC. Eagle Con-

Owner Canal Barge Company

Builder C&C Marine and Repair trol Systems, Inc. furnished the vessel’s steering, alarm, and

Length 87 ft.

Breadth 34 ft.

monitoring systems. Accommodations aboard the M/V Al

Power 2,600 hp

Engines (2) Mitsubishi S12-R mains

Sloss include eight berths, out? tted with a soft-core joiner

Engine Supplier Laborde Products system supplied by Kern Martin to enhance comfort and im-

Gears Reintjes WAF 665 gears

Gear Supplier Karl Senner, LLC prove ? re protection. The vessel’s navigation and commu-

Radar Furuno

VHF Standard Horizon nications suite, supplied by GMENI Marine Electronics

Marine Electronics Supplier GMENI Marine Electronics

Searchlights Carlisle & Finch and Supply, includes Furuno radars, AIS, a satellite com-

Winches Wintech

Berths 8 pass, bridge alarm system, loudhailer, and Standard Hori-

Seaspan Inks Deal with Bollinger, Rauma for USCG ASC Program

Seaspan’s MPI design ... originally designed for the Ca- nadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) long-range, multi-mission operations in extreme Arctic conditions ... was developed in partnership with Aker Arctic Technology Inc. of Finland (Aker) and under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), is ready for production enabling construction on the ASC program to begin immediately.

Seaspan

Design and engineering of the MPI was completed al- most entirely in Canada, and the supply list to date in-

The quest to rebuild the U.S. iceabreaking ? eet contin- ues to move at lightening speed, with Seaspan Shipyards cludes: BCS Automation, Techsol Marine, Sperry, Ad- (Seaspan) signing agreements with Bollinger Shipyards vantec, Mackay Marine, Glamox, Northrop Grumman,

Konsberg, L3, Siemens, ABB and D.R. Benton.

(Bollinger) and Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (Rau-

Arctic Security Cutters Main Particulars ma) to provide its Multi-Purpose Icebreaker (MPI) de-

Length, o.a. 328 ft.

sign and associated supply chain packages to enable rapid

Breadth, molded 67 ft.

Desgin Waterline/Draft 21 ft.

construction and delivery of up to six vessels for the U.S.

Power Plant Diesel Electric, Variable speed with DC-Bus

Coast Guard’s Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) program.

Installed Power 10,100 kW

Rauma will build up to two vessels in Finland with de-

Displacement 9,000 tons

Max speed (ice) 4 knots in 1m ice livery expected in 2028 under the contracts formally an-

Range 12,000 NM nounced by the U.S. Coast Guard last week. Bollinger will

Power 7,200 kW

Complement 85 construct up to four cutters in the U.S; the ? rst U.S.-built

Gross Tonnage 7,606 vessel is expected in 2029.

Classi? cation Lloyd’s Register Polar Class PC4 42 |

MN January 2026