Barge Systems

  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, a major Japanese shipbuilding company, has received a license from TBSI Limited to construct rigidly connected tug-barge units, utilizing the patents owned by Tug Barge Systems Inc., New Orleans, La., it has been announced by Edmund L. Hukill, president of Tug Barge Systems Inc.

    The TBSI System, a relatively new concept in deepsea shipping, permits an unrestricted ocean towing vessel and an unmanned barge to be joined together by employing a patented rigid connection, which permits no relative motion between the tug and the barge. The TBSI System has the added advantage of being able to disconnect the tug from the barge almost immediately.

    Mr. Hukill also stated that the primary term of the license is for a period of five years, and that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

    obtained the right to sublicense the utilization of the TBSI patents to any of the Mitsubishi affiliated shipyards located in Japan.

    Signing the agreement on behalf of Mitsubishi was T. Ishikawa, deputy general manager, Shipbuilding Business Planning Department of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo. Mr. Ishikawa said that Mitsubishi has seven shipyards throughout Japan, and that this TBSI license will be used primarily at their Nagasaki and Kobe shipyards.

    Mr. Ishikawa expressed great pleasure in signing this license agreement, stating that his company expects to use the agreement to its best advantage in expanding their sales market.

    • Letters Maritime Reporter, Aug 2003 #9

    the tug/barges now serving the Puerto Rico lane. Today the majority of the marine freight moving between the mainland and Puerto Rico moves on tug/barge systems. These tug/barge systems are newer than the self-propelled vessels. In our own case, the weighed average age of our fleet is some six years

  • by R.R. Baxter, president and chief executive officer of CF Industries (and husband of the tug's namesake), and E.L. Hukill, president of Tug Barge Systems Inc. (TBSI), New Orleans, La., licensor of the integrated tug/barge concept. The Jamie A. Baxter has an overall length of 144 feet and is powered

  • State University Ports and Waterways Institute and the Port of New Orleans. Speakers will analyze both successful and unsuccessful container - on-barge systems to determine practical future courses of action. Workshop panels will address economic, marketing, operational, and technical issues. Registration

  • . Completion of the gunboats follows recent announcement of the shipbuilder's signing of a contract for manufacture of the two largest Artubar tug/barge systems ever built. The order marks Marinette Marine's first venture as a supplier of vessels for foreign commerce. It was placed by Coordinated Caribbean

  • systems. An affiliate, Dixie Dredge Corporation, also manufactures dredges at the St. Louis facility. Federal Barge Lines, one of the larger barge systems in the United States, its subsidiary, Gulf-Canal Lines, and United Barge Co. operate fleets transporting grain, steel, coal and other commodities

  • is the hardest to analyze. With respect to resistance, this is definitely the case with barges. NavCad software offers resistance prediction for barge systems, including barge geometries, barge train arrangements and connections, effective “unit” representation for ITB tug and barge, and hydrodynamics

  • reduced the possibility of spills, but also cut the time and cost of transfer operations. In August 1990, a second major operator of integrated tug-barge systems in the mid-Atlantic approached Metritape to equip more t h an a dozen of its tank barges. The mandated vapor recovery systems were being installed

  • as an Aid to Salvage Location and Recovery," by Nigel Kelland, operations director, Sonardyne Ltd. UK. Friday, September 28 9:30 a.m.—"Tug Barge Systems into the 1990s," by Christopher Wright, president, The Mariport Group Ltd. 10:15 a.m.—"A Tale of Five Tugboats," by Robert G. Allan, president

  • commodities which comprise the neo-bulk cargo market, the Sea-Shed has been configured to a s s u r e c o m p a t i b i l i t y with the standard barge systems adopted by both the U.S. and European waterways. This container also has been sized to permit efficient handling and stowage in the large open

  • , there is a noticeable trend toward larger vessels, offering scope for cost savings through scale economies. Add to all this LASH vessels, towed barge systems and hybrid vessels (such as the "Strider" class), and the variety of shipping types competing on Middle East routes can be seen to exceed that

  • design of AT/B’s for many years. Hill’s name is, in most maritime circles – here and across the big pond – synonymous with the words “articulated tug/barge systems.”   As probably the world's most experienced designer of large articulated tug/barge (AT/B) systems, Hill’s success comes, in part, from a willingness

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    Tech Files Latest Products & Technologies MarineShaft Yanmar Hydrogen MarineShaft specializes in urgent re- Fuel Cell AIP pair/replacement of damaged rudder and Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. propeller equipment along with many (Yanmar PT), a subsidiary of Yanmar on-site repair services. MarineShaft

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    OPINION: The Final Word GAO: USCG Should Address Workforce Recruitment and Retention Challenges By Heather MacLeod, Director, GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team he Coast Guard has strug- Coast Guard established cyberspace as vessels to determine whether they meet gled for years to recruit an

  • MR Feb-24#39 15,000 TEU AMMONIA CONTAINERSHIP
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    15,000 TEU AMMONIA CONTAINERSHIP 000 TEU Containership the problematic area of adding carbon like you have with other alternative fu- “Safety has been at the els. When you start to add components center of the design, and into that, carbon is one of the most dif- it will continue to be so ? cult ones

  • MR Feb-24#36 HYBRID 
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    HYBRID 2-stroke controllable pitch propeller PTO powertrain Source: MAN Energy Solutions how the system is intended to operate, says Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development, Kongsberg Maritime. For example, a primary shaft-driven PTO rotates whenever the engine is running; a secondary one

  • MR Feb-24#35 PTI/PTO
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    PTI/PTO 30 years ago shaft generators with PTI capability kept container ships sailing at top speed. That purpose gone, PTI/PTO is making a new comeback in more cargo shipping segments, this time for reducing emissions. By Wendy Laursen etro? tting a shaft generator is not an insigni? - the ef? ciency

  • MR Feb-24#33 EAL  AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES
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    EAL AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES STACKING not forget any oil leak, big or small, can be catastrophic to the marine environment and marine life, with some EALs found to THE DECKS be only slightly less damaging than the phased-out traditional WITH BEST-IN-CLASS MARINE oils,” said VP of Business Development

  • MR Feb-24#31 EAL  AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES
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    EAL AND STERN TUBE DAMAGES “Our recommendations “A good bearing are simple. Please design is have good control over important.” your oil quality in the primary barrier, the aft – Øystein Åsheim Alnes sealing system,” Head of section for Propulsion and Steering, – Arun Sethumadhavan DNV

  • MR Feb-24#28 COVER FEATURE
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  • MR Feb-24#25 MATTHEW HART, MANAGER & PLATFORM LEADER, MARINE & STATIONARY)
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    MATTHEW HART, MANAGER & PLATFORM LEADER, MARINE & STATIONARY POWER SYSTEMS, WABTEC fuel blends up to 100% are in operation maintenance intervals to make sure that What’s the biggest challenge today, running on both biodiesel and re- our engines don’t have to be touched in your job? newable diesel blends.

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    MATTHEW HART, MANAGER & PLATFORM LEADER, MARINE & STATIONARY POWER SYSTEMS, WABTEC “Wabtec achieved Tier 4 NOx and PM without the use of aftertreatment, which sets our product apart from the competition in unlocking logistical ? exibility and life-cycle cost savings for the owner.” Photo Wabtec Matthew

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    R&D MATT HART Matt Hart, Manager & Platform Leader, Marine & Stationary Power Systems, Wabtec, offers insights on how the megatrends of decarbonization, energy transition and autonomy all inspire Image courtesy Wabtec and impact the marine power solutions from Wabtec. By Greg Trauthwein Matt, to start

  • MR Feb-24#20 MARKETS
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    MARKETS FPSO technology dominates the region’s FPS demand. duction and storage of low and zero emission energy carriers, In all, 18 countries in West and East Africa are expected such as methanol and ammonia. One exciting development to receive new FPSOs, FLNGs and FPUs between 2024 and leverages

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    MARKETS Scan the QR Code to Download the Intelatus Floating Production White Paper. Floating Production – A growing segment in transition © AdobeStock_Dolores Harvey The specialized deepwater oil & gas and ? oating offshore wind segments will share many of the same stakeholders and supply chains

  • MR Feb-24#17 METHANOL STORAGE
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    METHANOL STORAGE provals from other classi? cation societies are ongoing, said Lilp, – including accommodation.” although he acknowledges that journey from AiP to full class ap- As of September 2023, methanol had been speci? ed for 216 proval is substantive. In an area where the regulations underlying

  • MR Feb-24#16 THE PATH TO ZERO
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    THE PATH TO ZERO Methanol’s Superstorage Solution Technical inquiries to SRC Group ramped up after it received Approval in Principle (AIP) for a concept which ‘reinvented methanol fuel storage’ on board ships. Delivering the answers has seen technical talk converting into project discussions

  • MR Feb-24#15 Cruise ships can be cleaned during normal passenger)
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    Cruise ships can be cleaned during normal passenger transfer port calls. Cleanings and cargo operations can occur simul- taneously. How is this possible? The EverClean robots are small and require only a single cargo van on the pier. Multiple robots can be deployed simultaneously. Precision navigation

  • MR Feb-24#14 The Path to Zero – Sponsored
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    The Path to Zero – Sponsored EverClean The always clean performance solution • • • • Save fuel Reduce carbon Minimize downtime Maintain biosecurity Improve performance T e Four E’s of Marine Sustainability: EverClean’s Solution to Biofouling t is a new year, but the age-old problem of biofouling per-

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    down to a smaller size, and especially a smaller width relieves waterfront infrastructure footprints and costs. that issue. One may argue that one human with a bigger truck These 5-foot wide units will zip through the city much faster can deliver more cargo than one human with a smaller truck, and

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    Back to the Drawing Board Let’s Set Some Standards for Micro Cargo By Rik van Hemmen s zero carbon cargo efforts are progressing, it is becoming more apparent that the lowest hanging fruit is in the last few miles. This is where a large amount of carbon is expended in delivering small A parcels to

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    Simulation is a great example. This addressing the challenges of cultural novation, and a dedication to continuous technology offers a great avenue for and language barriers in training, the improvement, we can ensure a safer and improvement, providing realistic train- industry can not only improve

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    Training Tips for Ships Tip #56 Addressing Cultural and Language Barriers in Maritime Training By Murray Goldberg, CEO, Marine Learning Systems n the maritime industry, our inherently diverse workforce ciency. So what, speci? cally, are the issues and what can we is both a great value and a source of

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