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STENA IMAGINATION: Carl-Johan Hagman, Chairman of the Board, Stena Bulk; Jin Lichao, Vice President, GCI; Godmother Lourdes Torgersen, Jan Torgersen, Zhang

Dalei, Deputy Director of European Department, CSTC; Li Hongmei, Deputy Director of Business Development, GSI; Erik Hånell, President and CEO, Stena Bulk.

SHIPBUILDING

Photo: Silverbullet modi? ed to increase the installed propul- ble Skin 510A. Primarily tasked with sion power, allowing her to manage the towing petroleum barges engaged in the

Isuzu Maru strong currents encountered in the har- North Atlantic coastwise trade, Philadel- bor’s entrance. To minimize disruption phia is the ? fth of eight 4,200-hp, model to the local ecosystem, an anti-turbidity bow tugboats contracted by Vane Broth- valve has been ? tted on the over? ow to ers through St. Johns Ship Building in reduce air bubbles and visible plumage Palatka, Fla. The ? rst in the series, the in the water. Additional features include Elizabeth Anne, was delivered in Janu- an indication package to measure soil ary 2016, while the sixth in the series, density. This allows the suction pipe to the New York, is scheduled for comple- be angled precisely for accurate opera- tion this summer.

tions. The dredging process will be made The DS-510A, with a 53,000-barrel even more ef? cient by the installation cargo capacity, is the second new-build of the navigational dredging aid, Nav- asphalt barge delivered to Vane Brothers

Guard, indicating the area and quantity by the Conrad Deepwater South ship- of substrate dredged. yard in Amelia, La. The ? rst was the DS-

Capable of dredging to depths of 15 509A, which was put into service in July m, the dredger has been built with self- 2015.

emptying capabilities with bottom doors Designed by Entech Designs, LLC, for dumping and the choice of either a Philadelphia measures 100 x 34-ft. with

Tommy Norton bow connection or rainbow expulsion a 13-ft. draft. It uses two Caterpillar for beach reclamation work. In order to 3516 Tier 3 (“A” Rated) engines, each increase the vessel’s payload capacity generating 2,100 hp at 1,600 rpm. Two when dredging sand with a high speci? c John Deere PowerTech 4045, 99 kW density, Damen has reduced the free- generators deliver service power to the board of the vessel and applied a dredge boat; a third John Deere 4045 drives the mark. Intercontinental DD200 towing winch.

All Elizabeth Anne Class tugs feature the newest Simrad Electronics package

Vane Brothers Tug & Barge

Marine transportation provider Vane installed by Rhodes Electronics. Com-

Brothers has added two newly construct- fortable accommodations are available ed vessels to the company’s growing for up to seven crewmembers.

? eet: the 4,200-hp tugboat Philadelphia With an overall length of 361 ft. and

Damen NYK and the purpose-built asphalt barge Dou- a 62-ft. beam, the DS-510A double-hull 78 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MAY 2017

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