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Maritrans had even thought about joining Maritrans, the compa- ny, which had been led by former CEO Stephen Van

Dyck, was well on its way to the distinction of being a premier owner of tank barges and tugs. It was Van

Dyck, whom Doherty hails as his "mentor," who for the past 28 years with Maritrans, worked to revolution- ize the company.

With the passing of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA 90), the tank barge industry found many owners sweating the fact that vessels would have to be decommissioned, forcing them to scrap single hull fleets and invest mil- lions in new double hull units. Maritrans had a strategy though to overcome this dilemma. The company, which already had constructed its barges in the 1970s and 1980s "to exceed requirements," developed a plan that was both economical and efficient - refit the exist- ing barge fleet for approximately one-half the price of ordering a new vessel.

The company, whose headquarters were based in

Philadelphia, Pa. at that time, called upon Tampa Bay

Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Tampa. Fla., to perform the first-ever double hull refit on its Maritrans 192. Made possible by advances in CAD/CAM technology, the single hull Ocean 192 was rebuilt at Tampa Bay with an internal double hull to comply with the OPA 90 requirements. Since then, Maritrans has contacted

Tampa Bay for work on several of its barges, specifi- cally the Maritrans 244, which was completed in 2000, the 252 finished in January 2002, and the 254 complet- ed in November 2002. According to Doherty,

Maritrans expects an additional vessel, Ocean States to enter Tampa Bay's repair yard sometime during Q3 for yet another refit job. Using Maritrans' patented double hull manufacturing process, which involves modular internal hull sections fabricated with computer-aided design, the company will refit this vessel with a 30.000 bbl mid body to comply with OPA 90 double hull requirements.

Doherty takes the

For the past 75 years,

Maritrans has main- tained a high level of customer satisfaction due to its constant vig- ilance regarding safety and performance. In order to instill and maintain these efforts, the company has always been quick to pursue individuals who can maintain this level of excellence.

Most recently with

Phil Doherty, who took over the head post at the Tampa, Fla.-based company this past April I, 2003.

No April Fool's joke here, as Doherty, who credits his passion and commitment to Maritrans and the offshore industry, has big plans for the tug and tanker company - the fate of which now lies within his hands. — By Regina P. Ciardiello. managing editor elm at

While Maritrans' business platform may have begun on its 75-year traditions, the company has never balked at the opportunity to embrace new technology. Before the company's newly-appointed CEO. Phil Doherty 5301 Shilshole Avenue NW, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98107-4021 206.782.3082 f 206.782.3449 • [email protected] • www.ebdg.com keeping up with

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