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Tug Tommaso Onorato

Delivered

Boluda Shipyards – Union Naval Va- lencia S.A. recently delivered a unique tug dubbed Tommaso Onorato. The ABS- classed vessel is power by a Caterpillar 3516B diesel engine, driving Voith

Schneider propulsion units.

Builder . .Boluda Shipyards – Union Naval Valencia S.A.

Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tug Series UNV 755 VS

Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ABS

Main Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caterpillar 3516B

Power . . . .2000 kW "C-rating" at 1600 rpm 100% MRC

Propulsion units . . . . . . . . . .Voith Schneider 28R5/210-2

Generators2 x Volvo Penta D9 MG KC/UCM 274G-1 diesel engine 239 KwM + a 145 KVa 400V, 50Hz

Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stamford

Firefighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x Jason Eureka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MM602-EED-V-01 monitors . . . . . . . . . .2 x FiFi pumps KVAERNER OGF 250x350

Gearboxes . . . . . . .Kvaerner Jason SRG C-255 UK CW;

Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.5 m

Length, b.p. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 m

Breadth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 m

Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 m

Draft, molded baseline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5 m

Draft, max. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8 m

Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

GT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

Net tonnage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Capacities

Gas oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 cu. m.

Fresh water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 cu. m.

Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 cu. m.

Foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 cu. m.

Ballast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 cu. m.

Speed/Pull Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 knots

Bollard pull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 tons

Anchor windlass . . .1 x Ibercisa MAN-E/H/20,5-22-D/2

Towing Winch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 x Ibercisa

Drum capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150m of 80mm rope

MF/HF radiotelephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SAILOR

EPIRB & radar transponder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kannad

NAVTEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JRC NCR-330

VHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SAILOR RT4800

Echo-sounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JRC

Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . .JRC JMA-5310/6 with antenna 6"

Liberty Promise Joins

U.S. Flag RoRo Service

Liberty Global Logistics LLC, of Lake

Success, New York, announced the inau- guration of a three ship U.S. flag RoRo service from the U.S. to the Middle East and Asia. The announcement was made in connection with a naming ceremony to be held at the Charleston Naval Weapons

Station in South Carolina of the vessel the M/V Liberty Promise.

Liberty Promise was delivered to its owners in March 2010 in South Korea and is on its maiden voyage. The ship will be loading military equipment and other cargo in Charleston, as well as other

U.S. ports, for delivery to the Middle East for Liberty’s customers and to support our armed forces overseas. The ship was designed to transport commercial vehi- cles, rolling stock and project cargo, as well as military wheeled and container- ized equipment such as M ATVs,

HUMVEEs, MRAPs, armored personnel carriers, tanks, helicopters and unit equipment. When used to carry commer- cial cargoes, the vessel is capable of car- rying up to 6,500 cars on 12 decks. “We are proud to welcome the Liberty

Promise to the Liberty family and espe- cially to have the opportunity to support

U.S. military personnel abroad,” said

Philip J. Shapiro, President of Liberty

Global Logistics LLC (LGL).

The Liberty Promise is the sister ship to the M/V Liberty Pride, delivered in

September 2009 and will be operated by

LGL together with the M/V Alliance

New York (2005 built) to provide world wide service for the carriage of military and commercial cargoes.

DSV Caballo Maya Hits the Water

Strategic Marine launched the first of two 143 m Dive Supports Vessels, Ca- ballo Maya (Hull 156) in Vietnam. The vessel was launched on of April 5, 2010, with the second vessel (Hull 157) ap- proximately 90% complete and eight weeks from completion. “We were originally awarded the con- tract for Hull 156 in late 2006, and were engaged to exclusively carry out the steel fabrication works on the vessel,” said

Managing Director Mark Schiller. In late 2007 the Vung Tau based shipbuilder was awarded a contract for an additional ves- sel (Hull 157). “Around mid-2008, our client took the decision to change the ship design from a direct drive to a diesel electric configuration.

Amidst all of these variations to design, we later tendered for the outfit contract for Hull 156, and were successfully awarded the contract in late 2008,”

Schiller said.

As originally planned the Caballo

Maya will be transferred to Singapore, so that cranes and other machinery can be installed.

Ferry Launched by

Incat Crowther

Incat Crowther launched the 29m ferry

Freedom Monarch, built by Aluminium

Marine/Reefmaster Boats. It will be op- erated out of Rosslyn Bay in Queensland,

Australia, by Freedom Fast Cats, servic- ing the Keppel Islands. The main deck

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