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Hitachi Completes Combination

Cargo Carrier For Galleon Shipping

The 19,403-dwt cargo ship Gal- leon Emerald (shown above) was delivered recently to her owner,

Galleon Shipping Corporation, the

Philippines. Constructed at Hi- tachi Zosen's Hiroshima Works (Innoshima), she is the last of three sister ships delivered to

Galleon Shipping by Hitachi. The first in the series, Galleon Di- amond, was completed in Decem- ber 1980, also at the Hiroshima

Works. The second ship, Galleon

Agate, was delivered in January this year by the Setoda Shipyard of Naikai Zosen, an affiliate of

Hitachi Zosen.

The Galleon Emerald is de- signed to carry general cargo, containers, lumber, and bulk car- go between the Philippines and

North America. As the vessel will be used to carry tobacco, coconut products, and hemp, all cargo holds are fitted with dehumidi- fiers. Three 16-ton cranes are provided for handling general cargo; one 50-ton, twin-type crane will handle heavy lifts such as construction vehicles.

Her Hitachi / B&W main en- gine, type 6L67GFC, is a constant pressure turbocharged, long- stroke diesel, newly developed by

Hitachi to lessen fuel consump- tion. It has a maximum contin- uous output of 11,200 bhp at 145 rpm; trial speed was 19.703 knots.

The 13,886-gt ship has a length between perpendiculars of about 498.7 feet, beam of 75.8 feet, depth of 46.26 feet, and full load design draft of 34.48 feet. Cargo hold capacity is 28,727 cubic me- ters. She is classed by the Amer- ican Bureau of Shipping.

USCG Guidelines For

Integrated Tug-Barge

Combinations Published

The Coast Guard has published inspection guidelines for inte- grated tug-barge combinations.

Titled "Navigation and Vessel

Inspection Circular No. 2-81,

Coast Guard Inspection Guidance

Regarding Integrated Tug Barge

Combinations," dated February 25, 1981, the guidelines are in- tended to provide uniform guid- ance concerning the application of statutes and Coast Guard reg- ulations to tug-barge combina- tions that use specially designed connection systems.

Free copies may be obtained by requesting NVC 2-81. Write:

Commandant (G-MP-4'14), U.S.

Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593.

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