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NEW & NOTABLE

Caillou Island Towing, Houma, La., recently took delivery of a like-new boat that emerged from the charred remains of a 16-yr. old hull. "We replaced ribs and hull plating," said

Rory Dupre, operations manager. "We totally rebuilt the house; it's basically a brand new boat."

For power, the company chose a pair of six- cylinder Cummins KTA 19M engines, turning

Guido Perla Provides Engineering

Services

Guido Perla and Associates (GPA) is develop- ing contract drawings, specifications and relat- ed bid documents for construction of two 300-ft. (91.4 m) U.S. flag coastal passenger vessels for

Delta Queen Steamboat Company, subsidiary of

American Classic Voyages.

Designed by GPA as state-of-the-art versions of turn-of-the-century period coastal packet steamers, the vessels will operate as inland and

Halter Delivers Second SDM

Halter Marine Group has delivered St.

Johns, the second in a series of three revolu- tionary Ship Docking Modules (SDM) to Hvide

Marine, Inc. Now in service at Tampa Bay, Fla., the vessel follows the first Halter-built SDM,

New River.

The patented 90 x 50 ft. (27.4 x 15.2 m)SDM design, which requires only two crew members to operate, was conceived by Erik Hvide, chairman and president of Hvide Marine, Inc., and refined by the Elliott Bay Design Group.

The double-ended, 4,000 hp harbor tug has skegs mounted on each end, featuring Z-drives mounted forward and aft and offset 6.5 ft. from the center to provide 100 percent of its bollard pull in any direction. It can move sideways with a maximum draft of 16.2 ft. (4.9 m), or just 5.2 ft. (1.6 m) on the hull and 11 ft. (3.3 m) on the skegs.

Two Caterpillar 3516BTA diesel engines, developing a total of 4,000 hp at 1,600 rpm power St. Johns. They turn the Z-drives with 86 in. diameter propellers in nozzles. Maximum speed is 11.5 knots, with a service speed of nine knots.

The ship's service power is provided by two 75 kW Detroit Diesel 4-71 generator sets. A

Markey DYSF-39 hawser winch is located on the deck and a 3,000 gpm remote-controlled fire monitor is mounted atop the pilot house.

Protecting the saucer-shaped SDM is a 45,000 lbs. Schuyler model SR3D fender system.

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Tug Delivered to Caillou Island Towing shallow-pitched 62 x 42 in. open wheels. The 1,200 hp tug is 62 x 24 ft. (18.9 x 7.3 m), and carries a full slate of Simrad electronics in the wheelhouse, including radar, autopilot and

GPS/Loran combination.

With accommodation for six, the vessel is involved with inland rig moving and offshore pipe barge movements. She is equipped with electric deck winches for rigging face wires to push equipment and H-bitts aft for soft line towing of barges.

The boat is also equipped with a pair of

Cummins four-cylinder, B-series, 3.9-liter, 35 kW gen. sets.

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Crowely Acquires Tioga

Vessel Manage- j- ment Services UMiSBpw*—•> (VMS), a Crowley BH

Maritime

Corporation sub- -' • sidiary, has pur- chased 85-ft. (25.9 m), Z-drive, 4,000 ^^^Hf—Z-jjK hp tug Tioga, through vessel bro- ^H^HK^* kers Marcon jj^gj^

International, of

Coupeville, Wash.

VMS has entered into a long-term bareboat charter of

Tioga to Crowley

Maritime Services (CMS).

Built in 1994 by Tri-Star, Seattle, Wash., for ship assist work; CMS will employ Tioga for ship assist and escort work in and around Los

Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. "Tioga is yet another vessel employing the best achievable technology that will meet or exceed our customers' needs," said Jim

Macaulay, CMS regional manager of Marine

Operations for the Pacific Fleet. "It supple- ments Crowley's fleet revitalization program and furthers our commitment to having the most advanced, capable tugs."

Tioga is powered by Caterpillar 3516D1TA diesels and propelled by Ulstein 1650H Z-drives located aft. She develops a bollard pull of approximately 106,000 lbs., and a free running speed of approximately 13.5 knots.

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Vessel Specifications

Length: 300 ft. (91.4 m)

Beam: 50 ft. (15.2 m)

Mean Draft,

II Load: 12.5 ft. (3.8 m)

Displacement,

II Load: 3,000 It

Passengers: 224

Crew: 7

Cruising Speed: 13 knots coastal passenger vessels in domestic and interna- tional waters.

The successful ship- yard will be selected based on competitive cost and schedule criteria, to be developed from the design documents. A for- mal bid opening has been selected for September 11, 1998. Contract award is expected in October. Delivery of the first ves- sel will be June 2000, with the second vessel due October 2001. The optional third vessel delivery will be negotiated.

An integrated diesel electric system will pro- vide power for general ships' services, hotel and propulsion through four 1,800 kW generators.

Propulsion will be provided by two 1,800 hp, 360-degree azimuthing Z-Drives with a 1,000 hp tunnel bow thruster for added maneuver- ability in tight docking situations.

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Gladding-Hearn Delivers First

Commuter Ferry

Vessel Specifications

Name: Millennium

Hull Type: Catamaran

Length: 121 ft. (36.9 m)

Beam: 33 ft. (10.1 m)

Draft: 5 ft. (1.5 m)

Passenger Capacity: 350

Main Engines:(4) Cummins KTA-38M2 diesel engines

Gears: ZF BW450D

Water Jets: MJP-500S

Gensets: Cummins/

Onan MCGDA 70 kW

Hydraulics System: . .Bird-Johnson

Radar: (2) Furuno FR 8051

VHF: (2) Furuno FM2610

GPS: Furuno GP 80D DGPS

Depth Sounder: Datamarine

DDM 600

Fuel Capacity: 2,800 gal.

Fresh Water Capacity: .. .200 gal.

Sewage Holding: 300 gal.

Speed (loaded): 33 knots

Speed (light): 37 knots

The first of two high- speed passenger catama- rans for Boston-based

Boston Harbor Cruises was delivered by

Gladding-Hearn

Shipbuilding, The Duclos

Corp. These vessels will join two other, smaller, high-speed passenger fer- ries on Boston Harbor, which were also delivered by Gladding-Hearn.

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