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62 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? MAY 2013 NEWSVESSELSUlstein PSV to Kuma Shipping Kuma Shipping ordered two new P128 ships, a design developed to serve the general PSV market related to work-over barges and jack-up rigs. ?This is a design that combines low fuel oil consump-tion with high carrying capacity at an attractive price,? says Ove Dimmen, area sales manager in Ulstein Design and Solutions. ?We wanted to come up with a design for a smaller PSV that could sup- port barges and rigs in a more economical way than the traditional offshore support vessel, both in terms of building cost and opera- tional costs.? Dimmen and his team developed the Ulstein P128 with input from Kuma Shipping, amongst others. The Hong Kong- based company ordered the basic design from Ulstein, and the ves-sels will be constructed at a Chinese shipyard with sufÞ cient expe- rience. The vessels are planned for delivery in 2014. The vessels measure 71.5 meters by 15 meters, and have a deadweight of ap-proximately 3,000 tons. The 610 m2 work deck can accommodate four lengths of 12 m casing pipes and is enclosed by plate covered crash barriers providing increased safety for crew and cargo. The discharge systems have been designed for safe and ef Þ cient load- ing and discharging of several dry and wet bulk cargoes simul- taneously. DP2 and automation system for machinery and cargo handling will contribute to safe and efÞ cient vessel?s operation. Third Austal-Built JHSV Delivered Austal christened USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) on at its shipyard in Mobile, Ala- bama. USNS Millinocket is the third of 10 Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy as part of an overall 10-ship contract worth over $1.6 billion. More than 600 naval and shipyard guests attended the ceremony, which was held underneath the ship, between the iconic twin hulls of the USNS Millinocket. Vice Ad- miral William R. Burke, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems, was the principal speaker at the event.The ship?s sponsor, the Honorable Karen Gordon Mills, was sworn in as Administra- tor of the Small Business Administration in April 2009. A Maine resident, Mills served in the President?s Cabinet since January 2012, where she is a key member of the President?s economic leadership team reß ecting the im- portant role that small businesses and entre-preneurs play in our nation?s long-term eco- nomic growth and prosperity. The 338-foot catamaran was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus after the Maine towns of East Millinocket and Milli-nocket.Tugboat Christened in Montreal Océan Remorquage Montréal Inc. christened its new-est tug, the Ocean Pierre Julien, which was built for $10.6 million at Ocean Industries shipyard on Isle-aux-Coudres. This is the third of the Intrépide series to be built at Ocean Industries. The 25-meter tug is equipped with a Þ reÞ ghting system with water cannons that have an output capacity of 1,200 cu. m. per hour. It is powered by two omnidirectional Z- Drive propellers and two engines that can reach 4,000 BHP. The traditional christening ceremony was held in the presence of the President and First VP and GM of Ocean, Messrs. Gordon Bain and Jacques Tanguay, Ms. Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Author- ity, Mr. Pierre Julien, Executive Vice President - Special Projects at Ocean, and his wife, Ms. Nicole Gagné, the ship?s godmother. The vessel?s construction was made possible, in part, due to the Þ nancial support of Industry Canada through its Structured Financing Facility program. This contribution, granted to Océan Remorquage Montréal Inc., represents close to 15% of the construction cost.MR #5 (58-65).indd 62MR #5 (58-65).indd 625/2/2013 2:43:57 PM5/2/2013 2:43:57 PM