Page 12: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (April 2, 2010)

NEWS 12 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News

Bollinger Algiers, L.L.C., and Bollinger

Amelia Repair, L.L.C., two Bollinger

Shipyards, Inc. companies, have redeliv- ered the double hull asphalt Barge B. No. 235, a 133,000 barrel (BBL) Oil Pollution

Act of 1990 (OPA’90) compliant tank barge and accompanying tug, J. George

Betz, a 6140-hp oceangoing tug, back into service for Bouchard Transportation

Co., Inc., Melville, NY as an Articulated

Tug/Barge (ATB) unit. Bouchard con- tracted with Bollinger Shipyards to up- grade both the tank barge B. No. 235 and the oceangoing Tug J. George Betz to bet- ter serve Bouchard’s customer base, in- creasing the safety and efficiencies of the barge and tug as an articulated unit. The

Barge B. No 235 was taken out of service and delivered to Bollinger’s Amelia facil- ity to install the Intercon connection sys- tem and upgrade the barge with a full ballast system. During the conversion process, the barge also completed its reg- ulatory docking and permitting process prior to successfully completing builder’s trials. Returning to full service as an ATB asphalt capable tank barge, the barge measures 483 x 80 x 36.2 ft. without the tug coupled into the notch. At the same time that the Barge B. No 235 was taken out of service, the accompanying tug, J.

George Betz, was delivered to the

Bollinger Algiers facility to install the In- tercon connection system, upgrade the vessels electronics systems as well as complete regulatory docking and permit- ting with The American Bureau of Ship- ping. When returned to service, the 127 x 37 x 20-ft., 6140-bhp tug will be able to lock into the barge sailing as an articu- lated unit.

Canada Proposes Arctic

Traffic Zone Rule Changes

Canada’s Transport Minister John

Baird said that as part of Canada’s

Northern Strategy, the federal gov- ernment is proposing a regulated Arc- tic traffic zone, requiring certain vessels to report information to au- thorities as they pass through

Canada’s northern waters. They are intended to replace the current volun- tary reporting system and ensure that the most effective services and infor- mation are available to manage cur- rent and future marine traffic in the

Arctic. “Mandatory vessel reporting will help keep maritime traffic moving safely and efficiently,” said Baird. “Knowing the positions and move- ments of vessels, for example, will make it easier to respond quickly to an oil spill. This information will be- come more important as vessel traf- fic rises due to development in the

Arctic.” The proposed regulations would require vessels to report in- formation such as identity and in- tended route before entering, while operating within and when leaving Canada’s northern wa- ters.

Bollinger Redelivers

ATB to Bouchard

Bulk Carriers 02/10/10 BEAUTY JUNO 18,315 96(14) $10.4 02/23/10 SELETAR HOPE 18,320 00(10) $11.7 02/23/10 ATARAXIA 21,289 82(28) $2.3 02/08/10 THOR TRIBUTE 23,120 85(25) $3.4 02/16/10 NEERA NAREE 25,309 86(24) $6.1 02/08/10 CLIPPER MELODY 26,500 97(13) $13.5 02/23/10 OCEAN LEADER 26,583 87(23) $6 02/08/10 HANJIN ISTANBUL 27,369 97(13) $16 02/23/10 UBC SVEA 31,828 99(11) $20.4 02/16/10 UBC SALVADOR 31,923 99(11) $28.4 02/08/10 EAST SUNRISE GUANGZHOU 38,030 84(26) $7.4 02/23/10 ATERMON 38,888 86(24) $8.7 02/16/10 SILVER BIN 38,925 86(24) $6.5 02/23/10 YICK ZAO 39,804 83(27) $5.5 02/23/10 YICK LEE 39,925 82(28) $5 02/23/10 AVIONA 41,634 85(25) $8.1 02/08/10 STELLAR DREAM 44,831 91(19) $10.2 02/23/10 VERGO 45,320 95(15) $16.5 02/08/10 SERASIH 45,877 85(25) $9 02/08/10 OCEAN KING 47,314 01( 9) $24.3 02/16/10 ANNIKA 52,050 06( 4) $31.7 02/16/10 MEDI DUBAI 52,523 01( 9) $25.8 02/16/10 MEGA STAR 61,636 81(29) $6.5 02/08/10 SILVER YANG 63,800 82(28) $6.8 02/23/10 CAPTAIN GEORGE L 63,880 84(26) $7 02/16/10 ERMIS 64,379 84(26) $8 02/23/10 THEODOROS P 64,954 80(30) $4.7 02/08/10 SEALINK 65,020 81(29) $5.9 02/16/10 ANNA A 65,077 81(29) $5.6 02/10/10 SOUTH FORTUNE 69,071 95(15) $21 02/10/10 MAJA VESTIDA 70,213 94(16) $21.5 02/08/10 QUESA UNO 70,312 93(17) $20.5 02/08/10 CEMTEX ORIENT 71,435 90(20) $15.1 02/08/10 WAIMEA 73,049 97(13) $25 02/16/10 FD GENNARO AURILIA 74,414 07( 3) $36.5 02/23/10 FD SALVATORE POLLO 74,475 07( 3) $38 02/08/10 ANNA 75,592 99(11) $28.3 02/08/10 MARVELLOUS 75,746 02( 8) $32 02/16/10 ORANGE TIARA 75,846 02( 8) $22.7 02/08/10 NORTH KING 127,907 81(29) $7.6 02/10/10 CONSTANTINOUPOLIS 128,150 81(29) $7.8 02/16/10 MARINE CORONA 139,496 82(28) $7.2 02/08/10 OCEAN COMFORT 149,477 92(18) $19.5 02/10/10 LOWLANDS BRILLIANCE 169,631 02( 8) $48.5 02/23/10 CAPE OLIVE 69,963 96(14) $27 02/10/10 ORIENTAL COSMOS 179,764 10( 0) $71

Chemical Carriers 02/23/10 AEGINA 9,268 92(18) $3 02/10/10 GAN-SKY 17,006 09( 1) $20 02/10/10 CHEMSTAR EAGLE 19,362 00(10) $15.2

Containerships 02/08/10 SHANGHAI BRIDGE 67,164 02( 8) $20 02/08/10 LONG BEACH BRIDGE 67,164 02( 8) $20 02/10/10 CMA CGM KESSEL 83,400 09( 1) $45

Gas Carriers 02/10/10 GAS PIONEER 1,508 92(18) $1.2 02/10/10 GAS ETERNITY 2,998 98(12) $7.5

Passenger Ferries 02/10/10 NEW HIYAMA 649 91(19) $3

Reefers 02/10/10 ALTARA CARRIER 6,404 82(28) $1.2

Tankers 02/23/10 ALGOMA DARTMOUTH 3,569 07( 3) $9.6 02/10/10 EISHIN MARU NO. 17 4,998 99(11) $1.5 02/16/10 DYNAMIC EXPRESS 42,253 93(17) $10 02/23/10 SUN RIVER 62,127 93(17) $10.3 02/08/10 HESNES 68,157 90(20) $8 02/23/10 WHITE DOLPHIN 72,345 03( 7) $32.5 02/23/10 TENACITY 86,549 96(14) $14.7 02/23/10 NEW ACE 88,878 87(23) $5.6 02/08/10 MAGNITUDE 96,136 92(18) $6 02/08/10 VALIANT 96,136 92(18) $6 02/10/10 TANGO 150,096 08( 2) $67 02/10/10 WALTZ 150,393 08( 2) $67 02/16/10 SHINYO SAWAKO 275,616 95(15) $16 02/16/10 NAMUR 298,552 00(10) $58.5

Tweendecker 02/23/10 ARCTIC SEA 4,706 91(19) $2.3 02/10/10 NEMTAS 3 6,266 92(18) $4.3 02/23/10 MARINA STAR 7,264 90(20) $2.5 02/23/10 REBORN 8,295 76(34) $ .4 02/16/10 PIROS 17,169 80(30) $1.8 02/23/10 TASMAN INDEPENDENCE 23,853 89(21) $6.2

Recent Ship Sales (Source: Shipping Intelligence, New York, NY)

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