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Crowley Subsidiary Christens ATB

Crowley Maritime's Vessel Management Services, Inc., christened the first of four

Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB) tank vessels on April 25 in New Orleans — the 9,280- hp tug Sea Reliance and the 155,000-barrel barge 550-1.

Intrepid Ship Management, a subsidiary of Marine Transport Lines, will charter the

Halter Marine-built ATB from Vessel Management Services and operate it. Marine

Transport is a Crowley subsidiary and part of its Contract services segment.

The ATB tank vessel was jointly designed by Vessel Management Services and Hal- ter Marine to incorporate the latest advances in environmental and safety while addressing increased efficiencies in hose handling, anchoring, mooring, discharge and loading of product. The barge 550-1 was built at Halter's Port Bienville shipyard in

Pearlington, Miss., and the Sea Reliance at its Moss Point Marine shipyard, in

Escatawpa, Miss.

The 550-1 is double hulled and the tug is double sided for maximum environmental protection and safety. The barge, built, documented and maintained to the require- ments of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) SafeHull, has an inert gas system as well as an enhanced cargo system and a fully redundant ballast system.

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