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14 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? APRIL 2013 Bourbon Liberty 151First of 15 in the innovative Bourbon Liberty 150 Series to operate for Maersk Oil in QatarOne year after taking delivery of its last Bourbon 200 ves-sel and first Bourbon Liberty 300 vessel, Bourbon has extended its range of services with the Bourbon Liberty 151, the first vessel in a se-ries of 15 PSVs. The first Bourbon Liberty 150 series vessel will operate for Maersk Oil in Qatar. Bourbon has been investing in a range of next gen-eration built-in-series vessels since 2008. By the end of 2014, the group will be able to provide a series of 111 standardized Bourbon Liberty vessels devoted to offshore activities. Includ- ing the Bourbon Liberty 151, Bourbon now has 85 Bourbon Liberty vessels operating worldwide. The entire se- ries of 54 Bourbon Liberty 200 AHTS vessels, the entire series of 22 Bour- bon Liberty 100 PSVs, eight Bourbon Liberty 300 AHTS vessels (20 on or- der) and the first Bourbon Liberty 150 PSV (15 on order). ?Bourbon Liberty vessels operate in inter-tropical areas such as Asia, Mediterranean, the Middle East, Bra-zil, Mexico and West Africa,? said Rodolphe Bouchet, Bourbon Vice President Business Management, Ma-rine Services. Bourbon Liberty 150 vessels are an extension of Bourbon Liberty 100 vessels suited for drilling operations and provide clients with additional facilities such as larger deck space (up to 400 sq. m.) and a larger cargo capacity for liquid mud and bulk. Bourbon asserts the Bour- bon Liberty series provides oil and gas clients (majors, contractors, natu-ral oil companies, etc.) with high stan-dards of quality and performance.EPD supplied the integrated EOS (Engine Operating Station) House which houses the electrical propul-sion systems, fire fighting systems and main switchboards for power dis-tribution and control for these DP-II/FiFi-I ABS classed vessels. EPD also provided all the motor control centers (MCC?s) for control/operation of ves- sels onboard equipment and material handling systems. The new series is designed to feature:- exceptional maneuverability and station keeping with five thrusters and class two Dynamic Positioning System;- greater reliability due to equip-ment redundancy (multiple thrusters and three main generators) with the support of Bourbon?s maintenance network- large and flexible cargo capacity (30% more cargo capacity than tradi- tional vessels);- versatility for deep sea and shal-low water operations; and- low fuel consumption due to die-sel-electric propulsionwww.bourbon-online.com NEWSVESSELSBourbon Liberty151Main ParticularsLength, o.a. ....................................................61.8 mBreadth .............................................................14 mDepth, molded .................................................d5.8 mDraft, max. ......................................................4.9 mDWT ...........................................................1700 mtSpeed, service .............................................12 knotsMain generator................r3x CUMMINS K50-DM, ...................Tier 2 EA rated 1210ekW @ 1800 rpm Emergency generator .....................r240ekW@1800Engine Operating Stations (EOS) ....................EPDPropulsion aft ......t2 azimuth STEERPROP SP 10D, ............1 Þ xed STEERPROP SP10, rated 843kW@ ..............................................1040rpm L drive each Bow Thruster .............r2 x560kW FP, variable speed Accomodation ......................................................24Dynamic Positionning System .....................Class 2Free Cargo Deck Area .............................400 sq. m.Deck Cargo ...................................................630 mtFuel oil ...................................................579 cu. m.Drill/Ballast Water ..................................587 cu. m.Fresh Water .............................................r354 cu. m.Liquid mud..............................................d674 cu. m.Bulk cement ............................................t180 cu. m.Cargo Discharge Pumps Fuel Oil ..............................150 cu. m./hr. at 70 mic Liquid mud.....................d2x150 cu. m./hr. at 70 mic Fresh water .........................r150 cu. m./hr. at 70 mic Ballast/Drill water ..............r150 cu. m./hr. at 70 mic Bulk Cement 4 tanks, Compressor 50 mt/hr. at 60 m tClass .....ABS+A1, Offshore Support Vessel, Circle E +AMS+ACCU+DPS-2,Fir Fighting Vessel Class 1 Houston: +1 713 923 1191 | Asia: +86 514 8752 7700 | Singapore: +65 3156 3646 | Brazil: +55 21 3736 3070 | www.epdltd.comElectronic Power Design, Inc. (Houston), EPD Asia Group (China), and EPD do Brasil (Rio de Janeiro) are considered among the top design/ engineering and manufacturing companies in the world for marine diesel/ electric power systems. With the expansion of EPD Singapore Services (Singapore) and the new EPD South Africa (Cape Town), the EPD group of companies manufacture and support customer equipment worldwide?. EPD is proud to be a member of the Detroit Brasil Ltda / Starnav Serviços Marítimos Ltda PSV-4500 new build project team.14 with AD.indd 1414 with AD.indd 144/5/2013 3:02:35 PM4/5/2013 3:02:35 PM