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www.marinelink.com 91series, Ocean Sky, has been christened in Houston, which formally welcomes the third dynamic positioning (DP) tugboat to the company?s expanded ocean tow- ing ß eet. The Ocean Sky, which features DP2 technology, is part of a feature-rich, four-vessel family of tugs suited to work with Crowley?s new 455 series high- deck strength barges, which measure 400 x 105 ft. All four tugboats are de- signed to have a minimum bollard pull of 150 metric tons and a range of approxi-mately 12,600 nm at 15 knots free run-ning. They are out Þ tted with twin-screw, controllable-pitch propellers in nozzles and high lift rudders for a combination of performance and fuel economy. Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., recently won a contract for six ad-ditional USCG Sentinel Class Fast Re-sponse Cutters (FRCs). The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) awarded a $255 million contract option to Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., July 23, 2014 for the production of six more Sentinel-Class FRCs, bringing the total number of FRCs under contract with Bollinger to 30, with a current contract value of $1.4 billion. The FRCs are scheduled to be delivered in 2017. In June 2014, Bollinger Ship-yards delivered the USCGC Raymond Evans, the 10th FRC to the USCG in Key West, Fla. The Sentinel-class is re- placing the Coast Guard?s Island-class 110-ft. patrol boat. The FRC uses an in- service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol 4708. It can operate at speeds over 28 knots and is armed with one stabilized, remotely-operated 25mm chain gun and four crew-served .50 caliber machine guns. Eastern Shipbuilding said that Har- vey Gulf International Marine, Inc. (HGIM) and Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) entered into a con-tract to construct a new Robert Allan, Ltd. (RAL) RAmpage 6400 Multipur- pose Field Support Vessel (MPFSV) at Eastern?s Panama City, Florida facilities. The RAL design is designated RAm- page 6400 and Eastern Hull No. 234; the vessel will begin a 10-year charter when delivered in April, 2016. Harvey Gulf is Eastern?s long term offshore ves- sel client; now contracting its 14th off- shore vessel over the past 13 years. The RAmpage 6400 (MPFSV) will measure 212 x x 59 x 25.6 ft., power by a pair of GE Marine 12V250MDC IMO II, EPA Tier 4i marine propulsion diesel engines ? 0,06 - 315 kW delivery from stock ? ATEX approved motors at competive prices ? Single phase motors? Brake motors AC/DC? High Voltage motors also EX ? 2-speedmotors? Special motors to speci? cation ? High ef? ciency motors ? Synchronmotors? IP 23 to IP 68? All voltages and frequencies? Build in motors? Complete documentation, test protocols etc.Bevi is offering quick deliveries from stock from more locations in Scandinavia.Besides being well known motor supplier, BEVI also have an extensive range of frequency inverters and soft starters.BEVI MOTORS for industry and marineSTRONG MOTORS, STRONG PRICES, FROM A STRONG SUPPLIERBaldersbuen 14, DK2640 HedehusenePh: +45 39 67 36 05 Fx: +45 39 67 56 60 E: [email protected] ? W: www.bevi.dk Bevi MR Aug14.indd 16/19/2014 10:13:58 AMThe U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) awarded a $255 million contract option to Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., July 23, 2014 for the production of six more Sentinel- Class FRCs, bringing the total number of FRCs under contract with Bollinger to 30, with a current contract value of $1.4 billion. McAllister Towing marks its 150th anniversary this year, and the company?s  eet includes more than 75 tugs serving the U.S. East Coast from Maine down to Puerto Rico. Pictured are Buckley McAllister, President; Brian McAllister, Chair- man; and Eric McAllister, Chief Operating Of cer. MR #8 (90-97).indd 91MR #8 (90-97).indd 918/8/2014 4:49:05 PM8/8/2014 4:49:05 PM