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Premier Miller Supports

Offshore Oil Development

Voicing his support of the develop- ment of the offshore oil and gas industry on the coast of British Columbia, Pre- mier Dan Miller stated that he is "not opposed to the lifting of moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration." Dis- cussed at a luncheon during a business summit held by the Mayor and City

Council of Prince Rupert this past Janu- ary, Miller added that "clearly, there are some benefits to be realized from the development of the industry."

The Business Summit also recom- mended that a Canada/British Columbia offshore petroleum board be established with decision making capabilities mod- eling those established in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. As it stands, there is both federal and provincial legislation preventing offshore oil and gas explo- ration of Canada's west coast.

MV Paul J. Martin Christened

At Port Weller

Canada Steamship Lines christened

M.V. Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin at Port

Weller Drydocks at the Lake Ontario entrance to the Welland Canal. The ves- sel is the newest addition to Port

Weller's fleet joining CSL Niagara as one of two Seamax vessels - the largest

Canadian ships ever constructed for the

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence.

Paul J. Martin is the second part of a forebody trio to be built by Port Weller as part of a $100 million fleet reinvest- ment program by CSL.

Measuring 740 x 78 x 48 ft. (225.5 x 23.7 x 14.7 m), the vessel required 6,000 tons of steel, and a new hull was constructed and joined to the engine room portion of M.V. H.M. Griffith.

Paul Martin is designated as the second ship to be constructed to the St.

Lawrence Seaway's new maximum size allowances, and boasts the most techno- logically driven, self unloading system available. The vessel holds the ability to unload cargo rates up to 5,445 tons per hour. The third vessel of this $100 mil- lion contract is scheduled for a 2001 delivery. CSL holds options on two additional vessels with Port Weller Dry- docks delivery in 2002 and 2003.

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Construction Contract Awarded

For New Z-Drive Tug

Brusco Tug & Barge, Inc. of

Longview, Wash, has awarded a con- struction contract for a new 78 ft. (23.8 m) Z-drive tug to Diversified Marine,

Inc. of Portland, Ore.

This new tug is the seventh in the series of the ASD 23/35 high-perfor-

May, 2000 mance, low-manning tug design devel- oped by Robert Allan Ltd. (see illustra- tion page 57), and incorporates several new features reflected in the ongoing development of this class of modern high-performance ship assist tug. The most significant change to the design is the increase in power installed in this tug design since its initial development more than 20 years ago. As a conse- quence of the higher power, the beam of the tug has been increased to provide greater stability, and the fendering sys- tem has changed significantly to reflect both the higher power, and changes in fender and hawser technologies. During the two decades of development and refinement to this particular Robert

Allan Ltd. design, six tugs were built and are presently operating in Canada and the U.S. The tug is powered by two

Detroit Diesel Model 12V4000 diesel engines, each rated at 1,800 bhp driving

Ulstein Model 1350H Z-drives. Markey

Machinery Co. is supplying the hydraulic towing winch, which has a "render recover" feature.

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