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GREAT SHIPS of 2017

Image: Vigor

First complex liquef ed

Harvest & ammonia transport barge built in the U.S. for Jones Act trade since 1982

Abundance igor is histori- Vigor’s capabilities in large vessel con-

Barge Main ParticularsBarge Main Particulars cally one of struction with decades of experience

Length: 508’ the busier U.S. building complex structures like nuclear commercial containment devices, dam lift gates and

Beam: 96’ yards, and it bridges. It’s proof that the industrial arti- launched ear- sans who are a huge part of the Portland Depth: 51’ lier this year and SW Washington economies are the

Draft (Full Load): 26.6’

VThe Harvest, reason we are nationally competitive.” the ? rst complex lique? ed ammonia The connecting tug, Abundance, was Cargo Tank Capacity: 22,000 ST @ 96% transport barge built in the U.S. for Jones constructed and delivered by Washing-

Cargo Tank: Type A Prismatic Tank, (4)

Act trade since 1982. The 508 x 96-ft. ton-based Nichols Brothers Boat Build-

ATB tank barge was built to support the ers and is also classed by ABS. The ves- Cargo: Refrigerated Liquid NH3 carried at –27 degrees F operations of The Mosaic Company, a sel will support the Jones Act trade of

Onboard re-liquefaction system for cargo maintenance producer and marketer of concentrated Tampa Port Services, LLC, a subsidiary phosphate and potash. The Harvest will of The Harvest is the ? rst complex liq- GENSETS: 4X940kW, 1X163kW be operated by a subsidiary of Savage ue? ed ammonia transport barge built in

Fuel Storage Capacity: 27,250 Gal

Companies as part of an articulated tug the U.S. since 1982. Built to the high- and barge (ATB) unit. “The NH3 barge est ABS and U.S. Coast Guard safety

Articouple Connection System project brings our vision to life,” said standards, the ? rst-in-class Harvest was

USCG and ABS approved Ballast Water Treatment System

Vigor CEO Frank Foti. “It combines completed on an aggressive timeline.

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