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New & Notable

TffP BALLAST

Double-Hulled Products Carrier

For Dubai Company

In late August 2002, the Dubai Drydocks deliv- ered an innovative 148-ft. (45-m) lube oil tanker to

Gulf Agency Company of the same city, for lube oil transport and supply.

The vessel, named GAC Mumtaz was built to a design from GS. Chopra of Seatech Solutions in

Singapore. With a beam of 39 ft. (12 m), the vessel will carry up to six TEU (20-ft. equivalent unit) containers in addition to three 50 cu. m. lube oil cargo tanks. Other tankage includes 60 cu. m. of fuel and 20 cu. m. of water. The steel fabrication materials for the hull and superstructure plate ranges from eight to 11 mm. The 11-ft. (3.5-m) molded depth of the hull is built with a double skin and bottom for added safety. Accommodation is provided for 10 people.

Main engines are a pair of Cummins KTA19 M4 engines rated for 700 hp (Medium Continuous

Duty) each at 2,100 rpm. The twin Cummins engines turn into Reintjes WAF 264 marine gears.

Operational speed is 10 knots with a 12-knot max- imum speed.

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HERON Lands at Fisher Island

Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has announced that the HERON, the fourth vessel to join the Fisher Island fleet, has been delivered.

Built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama

City, Fla., the double-ended vehicle ferry was

Main Particulars

Length, (o.a.) ..120 ft. (36.5 m)

Length, (waterline) ..116 ft. (35.3 m)

Breadth, (molded) 46 ft.

Breadth, (waterline) ...37 ft. (11.2 m)

Depth, (molded) 12 ft.

Design draft 7 ft. (2.1 m)

GT .. .Less than 100

Horsepower (@ 1,800 rpm) 450 bhp, each end

Fuel oil capacity (@ 95%) ... .5,348 gallons

Automobile capacity 22

Passenger capacity 100 accepted by Fisher Island Community Association on October 9,2002. EBDG completed the upgrad- ed Contract Design and later served as Owner's

Representative during vessel construction.

The new vessel measures 120 ft. (36.5 m) over- all, with a beam of 46 ft. (14 m) and a draft of 7 ft. (2.1 m). The HERON carries 22 vehicles and up to 100 passengers.

November, 2002

According to EBDG Project Manager Will Nick- um, P.E., the HERON was "designed for mainte- nance."

Special consideration was placed on improve- ments geared towards maintenance and compati- bility with the existing fleet. According to Nick- um, "the design ground rules were fairly straight- forward: match the existing design in hull form, arrangement, appearance and handling, use proven local suppliers for equipment, and improve main- tenance of hull and equipment in every way possi- ble."

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Gladding-Hearn Delivers Fast

Ferry for Lake Erie

Gladding-Hearn has delivered Jet Express III, a new 88-ft. (26.6-m) high speed passenger ferry for

Put-In-Bay Boat Line and Put-In-Bay Township

Port Authority of South Bass Island, Ohio.

The catamaran, built to the Incat design, will transport up to 149 passengers between Port Clin- ton and South Bass Island on Lake Erie. The owner currently operates two 98-ft. high speed fer- ries, which have carried more than 150,000 pas- sengers each summer from the mainland for more than a decade.

The new Jet Express III features composite hulls and an aluminum superstructure. Gladding-Hearn built and equipped the superstructure, while TPI

Composites of Warren, R.I., fabricated the hulls from vinyl ester resins and E-glss over a balsa core, using the SCRIMP vacuum-bagging process. "The design of this boat is simple in order to keep the price, operating costs and maintenance to a minimum," said Peter Duclos, the shipyard's president. "We selected a composite hull laminate schedule that provided the best combination of cost, low weight, high impact resistance and ease of repair.

The vessel has a 28-ft. (8.6-m) beam and draws four ft. (1.3 m). It carriers 1,400 gallons of fuel, is driven by KaMeWa FF-550 waterjets and is pow- ered by twin diesel engines that deliver 1,100 bhp at 2,300 rpm, through ZF 1900 gear boxes. The waterjets have built-in interceptor-type trim tabs to optimize performance under a variety of condi- tions. The vessel's top speed, fully loaded with passengers and baggage, is 30 knots.

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Smart Strain Gauge

Level Sensor with

Generic 4-20mA Output

Use one sensor for all shipboard liquid levels

This technology has been designed specifically for surviving the rigors of ballast tank continuous monitoring. It weighs less than 2 oz. and is con- structed from 100% pure titanium. • It's the size of your thumb • Accuracy .25% of full scale • 100% Titanium • Weighs less than 2 oz. • ABS/USCG/Lloyds approved • FM Class 1, Div. 1 Intrinsically Safe • Removal without tank entry • No mercury or other contaminants • Interfaces to your existing monitoring system • One sensor for all shipboard liquids: fuel oil, lube oil, fresh water, black water, etc. • Generic 4-20 mA output • Used in 15,000 tanks worldwide

Many Options

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