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pie speed operation. The tug will be fitted with a 36-in. hydraulic capstan and 60-hp electro- hydraulic power unit. Coastal Marine

Equipment offers a complete line of marine deck machinery, engineering and design, as well as general fabrication, precision and general machining, testing, installation, maintenance and repair services.

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Markey for Alaska Ferry

Markey Machinery completed the supply of deck machinery for the new State of Alaska

Ferry Lituya, under construction at Conrad

Shipyards. The set of equipment includes two

Markey type CEW-50 10 hp Elcctric Capstans, and one Markey type WEW-20 20 hp Electric

Anchor Windlass for 1.25-in. anchor chain.

The system features two-speed electric drives

Deck Machinery & Cargo Handling Equipment providing a wide range of performance, and marine design electrical equipment to withstand the rigors of operation in northern Alaska waters.

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Intercon Continues to Notch

ATB Success

While the market for articulated tug barges has slowed following strong activity in 2003, one of the leading names in the business, Intercon, con- tinues to report success. Island Tug & Barge

Ltd. of Vancouver, BC commissioned the barge,

Island Trader, in Vancouver. The barge was built in China and returned to Vancouver by tug.

Island Monarch. The 3,000 hp tug was retrofit- ted with an Intercon C-Series Coupler and the barge notch was fitted with Intercon ladder assemblies. The C-Series Coupler is the latest addition to Intercon's product line of articulated tug-barge couplers, sized for ATBs in the 60,000 to 100,000 BBL range.

Penn Maritime of Staten Island, New York ordered its fifth ATB to be outfitted with an

Intercon 50-in. Coupler System. The 123-ft., 6,000-hp tug and 140,000-BBL barge will be built by Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

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Techcrane Global Provides

Hose Handling Cranes

As OPA takes effect, companies are refurbishing old or build- ing new vessels to comply with double hull requirements.

Currently Techcrane is a supplier of hose handling cranes for most major fuel transport companies with their projects being completed at various shipyards along the Gulf and around the

U.S. The cranes are being tailor made to accommodate various requirements such as multi product handling, multi point lifting and a special emergency payout system to help prevent inadver- tent damage to the boom. The cranes range in capacity from 2.5 tons to 50 tons and are installed one on each side of the vessel or one in the centerline of the ship servicing port and starboard.

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