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www.marinelink.com 49Disc MGX-6848SC gears with 2.93;1 reduction, will give each vessel a 25-knot top speed and a 21-knot service speed. The vessels will be Þ tted with a pair of Thrustmaster 30TT150ML 150-hp electric tunnel bow thrusters. A pair of Cummins QSM11 250kW at 1,800-rpm generators sets will provide electrical power. Six of the vessels are being built for the Intertug subsidiary Baru Offshore Navega- ção while Senior Navegação will own the other six.A bit closer to home, the Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard celebrated its 115th anniversary with the delivery of two new 4,640HP FIFI 1 ASD tugs. Designed by Jensen Maritime Consultant, Inc., Seattle, Washington, the tugs AURA and ATLAS were built to the stan- dards of the American Bureau of Shipping. Founded by John D. Rockefeller on July 7, 1899, the company?s founding shareholders were the ma- jor industrialists at the turn of the century. Great Lakes Shipyard is a full-service state-of-the-art shipyard specializing in every kind of marine con-struction, fabrications, conversions, reÞ ts and re- pairs for all types of commercial and government vessels, tugs, supply boats, ferries, barges, ?truck- able? barges, excursion vessels, dinner boats, re- search vessels and large yachts, as well as both on- site and off-site topside work of every kind. On July 24 Strategic Marine launched the Jati Six crew transfer vessel for Malaysia?s Dinasti Jati Sdn Bhd. The superstructure was built at Strate- gic?s hipyard in Vietnam then shipped to their Sin- gapore yard for technical Þ ttings and delivery. Jati Six is 40m long, classed by ABS, and designed and built to carry up to 58 passengers. It operates with a crew of 10, and it is powered by Cummins KTA en- gines, delivering speeds up to 25 knots. The larger Jati Eight, which can carry up to 70 passengers, is scheduled for delivery at the end of this year. CTrukCTrukCTruk plans to unveil the Twin Hulled Offshore Raider (THOR) next month.Estilaleiro ETP Engenharia Ltda. Estilaleiro ETP Engenharia Ltda.Rendering of FSV UT4000, designed by Incat Crowther from its Lafayette, La., ofÞ ce. Twelve will be built at Estilaleiro ETP Engenharia Ltda. in Rio de Janeiro for two owners. MR #8 (42-49).indd 49MR #8 (42-49).indd 498/1/2013 9:51:15 AM8/1/2013 9:51:15 AM