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MaK-Propelled Container Vessel

Built For U.S.-Based Owner,

Christened "Tropic Sun7

Singapore Shipbuilding & Engi- neering Ltd. (SSE) christened BO 320, one of two 392-teu R0R0/L0L0 container vessels built for Ameri- can-based Tropical Shipping & Con- struction Co. Ltd.

Christened "Tropic Sun," the vessel was ready a month ahead of schedule and was delivered at the end of January. The vessel joins

Tropical's 12 other vessels in serv- ing 18 ports in the Caribbean, the

Bahamas and Central America from its base in the Port of Palm Beach,

Fla.

Powered by two MaK type 9M 453C, four-stroke, turbocharged and intercooled engines driving

Lohmann & Stolterfoht Navilus re- duction gears, the Tropic Sun has a service speed in excess of 15 knots.

Two Lips type 4L9/VL80, control- lable-pitch propellers, each fourblade with a 3,500 mm diam- eter, were also supplied.

Lips also supplied shafting and a bowthruster to increase maneuver- ability.

Electrical power onboard is sup- plied by two Caterpillar 3508 TA/

SR4 main diesel alternators, a Cat- erpillar 3408 TA/SR4 harbor diesel alternator and a Caterpillar 3304

TA emergency unit.

The vessel, which was designed completely by SSE's team of naval architects and engineers, was tai- lored to meet Tropical's specific op- erating requirements and service standards, with a design providing a combination of stevedoring acces- sibility, maneuverability, speed and shallow draft capability. The hull design incorporates a well-flared stern with bulbous bow, a long par- allel midbody and a streamlined aftbody and twin rudders.

The ship measures 121.2 meters with a 22-meter breadth and a 6.2- meter draft. The vessel features an open, flush-deck design with the wheelhouse forward. Two 40-ton,

O&K type KL 40-30m (aft) and KL 40-28.5m (forward) deck cranes pro- vide lift-on lift-off capabilities while a MacGregor-Navire stern ramp supports roll-on roll-off capabilities.

Classed by Bureau Veritas, the vessel also meets the new IMO 1992

Rules on damaged stability for RoRo vessels.

The contract was won against stiff

The RoRo/LoLo "Tropic Sun" competition from yards in Europe, the U.S. and Japan. Apart from this vessel, SSE has built and delivered 16 similar container vessels to Ger man, Greek, Indonesian ant

Singapore shipowners.

TROPIC SUN

Equipment List

Main Engines Krupp MaK

Reduction gears Lohmann &

Stolterfoht Navilus

Propellers Lip

Shafting Lips

Generators Caterpillar

Boiler Aalborg

Deck cranes 0&K

Stern ramp MacGregor-Navire

Deck machinery Brattvag

Main switchboard Terasaki

Bowthruster Lips

Steering gear MarinProdukter

HF0 purifier Westfalia

Lube oil purifier Westfalia

FW generator Alfa-Laval

Radar Raytheon

Gyro compass Yokogama

BOATS AND BARGES

The Kenai Explorer from Westport

Westport Shipyard To Deliver 90-Foot, 149-Passenger Kenai

Explorer This Spring

Westport Shipyard, Inc. expects to deliver the M/V Kenai Explorer this spring to Kenai Coastal Tours in Alaska. The vessel will measure 90-feet by 22-feet, and be certified to carry 149 passengers.

The vessel was designed by Jack

Sarin and built using a Westport "Monk" design hull, which is con- structed of Airex core and fire retar- dant resin.

The boat will be powered by twin

Detroit Diesel 16V92TA engines rated at 1,300 hp at 2,300 rpm.

Rudders are cast urethane "Westport" foil rudders. Propellers are Michigan Wheel 42- by 44-inch

Maxima Nibral wheels.

Shipboard power will come from two Northern Lights sets, a model

M964 30-kW, 1,800 rpm unit and a model M843, 12-kW, 1,800 unit.

The vessel's bowthruster from

Wesmar is a dual prop, 25-hp unit with hydraulic pump, driven off of one main engine.

A 220-volt heat and ventilation system is provided for the main cabin, upper interior passenger cabin, VIP lounge and wheelhouse.

The wheelhouse features Micro Com- mander single lever engine controls from MMC.

For additional information on

Westport Shipyard,

Circle 29 on Reader Service Card

KENAI EXPLORER

Equipment List

Main engines Detroit Diesel

Propellers ..Michigan Wheel

Generators ..Northern Lights

Bowthruster Wesmar

Engine controls MMC

Runyan Shipyard Appoints

Fred Y. Martin As

VP & General Manager

Ronald C. Rasmus, president of

Runyan Shipyard, Inc., of Pensacola,

Fla., announced the appointment of

Fred Y. Martin as vice president and general manager.

Mr. Martin, most recently the yard's vice president of business development and estimating, has over 27 years of management and administrative experience in the shipbuilding and repair industry.

During his career, he has worked at several shipyards, including: Bender

Shipbuilding, Mobile, Ala.;

Fredeman Shipyard, Sulphur, La.;

Gulf & Intercoastal Shipbuilding,

Lake Arthur, La.; Zigler Shipyard,

Jennings, La.; Equitable Shipyards,

New Orleans, La.; and Ingalls Ship- building, Pascagoula, Miss.

The new Runyan Shipyard com- plex with its machine shops and three marine railways, encompasses more than 15 acres on the north bank of Bayou Chico. Also known as "RUNSHIP," the new facility will revitalize and expand Runyan's tra- ditional ship repair and machine shop businesses to include new ves- sel and barge construction, and a new marine industrial park for vari- ous specialized repair businesses in

Pensacola

RUNSHIP was acquired in 1992 and is part of a group of companies which includes Admiral Towing and

Barge Company, Pensacola, and The

Great Lakes Towing Company,

Cleveland, Ohio. The group's repre- sentative in Pensacola is Captain

Mark A. Hall, vice president.

For additional information from

Runyan Shipyard,

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