Campbell Industries, P.O. Box 1870, San Diego, Calif. 92112, recently delivered the Biehl Traveler, second of two offshore tug/ supply ships built for Biehl Offshore, Inc. of Houston, Texas. Her maiden voyage will take her to the Gulf of Alaska, where her sistership the Biehl Trader is now in service.
The Biehl Traveler is 209 feet 8 inches long (63.91 meters), with a beam of 42 feet 8 inches (13 meters) and a design draft of 17 feet 5-3/4 inches (5.327 meters). Her displacement is 2,707 long tons, with a gross tonnage rating of 1,181 registered tons (484 net). Cruising speed is approximately 15.7 knots.
Fully U.S. Coast Guard-certified, the Traveler carries the following ABS designations: + A-1 ABS Ice Strengthening Class C, E, +AMS, +ACCU.
Propulsion for the new ship comes from two DeLaval Enterprise DMR-46 diesels, each producing 3,656 bhp at 450 rpm. They drive a pair of LIPS 4-blade cunial controllable- pitch propellers through Kuypers 2.23:1 reduction gears. The 114-inch-diameter propellers are set inside fixed nozzles. Auxiliary power is supplied by four Stork-Werkspoor Type R-156 6-cylinder diesels, each with an output of 205 bhp at 1,200 rpm. The ship also features a 315-horsepower Orenstein & Koppel "Tornado" bow thruster, 6 feet in diameter.
The towing winch for the Biehl Traveler is a Van Der Giessen three-drum type, rated at 350,000 pounds. The ship has a bollard pull rating of 100 short tons. She has a stern roller that is 8 feet in diameter and 16 feet 5 inches wide. Her two Van Der Giessen capstans are each rated at 7.5 metric tons.
The vessel's "mud" system is made up of five Halliburton tanks with a combined capacity of 6,275 cubic feet, along with two Quincy W-5105 air compressors.
Other ship's capacities include net deadweight, 1,077 long tons; fuel oil, 141,500 gallons; drilling water, 151,000 gallons; potable water, 29,600 gallons; and deck cargo, 500 tons (deck area is 34 feet wide and 110 feet long).
Navaids and other electronic gear aboard the Biehl Traveler include two Decca radars, Decca Loran C, Decca-Arkas autopilot, Sperry gyrocompass, Simrad depth sounder/ recorder, Benmar ADF, CAI 40-channel 1,000-watt SSB, two Hy-Gain 55-channel VHFs with remotes, Drake emergency receiver, Stoner-Goral emergency SSB, Standard hand-held VHF radiotelephone, ITTMackay emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB), emergency tone generator (ETG), ITT-Mackay lifeboat transmitter, a color television, and a stereo AM/FM/ 8-track unit.
Towage and Salvage Company of IJmuiden, Holland, recently took delivery of the new oceangoing tug Typhoon. The tug is the first of two being built by Van der Giessen-de Noord shipyard at Alblasserdam, Holland. The second tug, which will be delivered in March, has been christened Tempest. These tugs
two 12,000 gt ferries to serve the traffic between the Scottish mainland and Shetland. As previously demonstrated by Irish Ferries' introduction of the van der Giessen-de Noord-built vessels Isle of Innisfree and Isle of Inishmore, commissioned in 1995 and 1997, the latest investment in carefully conceived
of yards is also bidding for the Nedlloyd order. Alsthom Chantiers de l'Atlantique of France, West Germany's HDW and Bremer Vulkan, and Van der Giessen de Noord of the Netherlands have formed a consortium in hopes of winning the first batch of orders due to be placed next month. Portugal's
towing and anchor- handling system has equipment arranged under cover for protection from Arctic weather. The towing system includes an 80-ton Van der Giessen towing winch and a friction brake capable of up to 390 tons of holding power. Anchor handling will be carried out with a double-drum, waterfall ty
. Hcinry Company, American Export Lines, Bureau Veritas, and the American Bu- reau of Shipping. Two B&W-Powered Product Tankers Ordered From van der Giessen-de Noord Nedlloyd Bulk B.V., Rotterdam, a member of the Nedlloyd Group, has ordered two product tankers of 38,650 dwt from van der Gies- sen-d
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and an- chor-handling system has equip- ment arranged under cover for protection from Arctic weather. The towing system includes an 80-ton Van der Giessen towing winch and a friction brake capable of up to 390 tons of holding power. Anchor handling will be carried out with a double-drum,
built at Finnyards; two ferries for Magna Holding, being built at Schichau Seebeckwerft; and a ferry for an Irish owner under construc- tion at Van der Giessen-de Noord. For more information on Fr. Fassmer Circle 22 on Reader Service Card Sperry To Introduce Vision 2 J 00 At SMM SPERRY MARINE
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Built By Dutch Yard A derrick barge, designed for operation in good and bad weather, was recently delivered to Santa Fe International Corporation by Van der Giessen-De Noord NV shipyard in Hol-land. The outstanding feature of the barge is the highly mobile twin-hull design. In derrick barge and pipe-laying
Isbrandtsen, Ber-muda, has ordered three full con-tainerships for 400 containers each from the Dutch shipyards N.V. Scheepswerf "De Hoop", Lobith, and Van der Giessen-de Noord N.V., Krimpen aan den IJssel. Two of these vessels will be built by Van der Giessen-de Noord and one by Scheepswerf "De Hoop." The ships
Volvo D5 and D9 main engines. Damen’s propulsion system is incorporated which comprises two manganese bronze propellers in high perform- ance Van der Giessen Optima noz- zles. The nozzles are lined with stain- less steel. The vessels maneuvers well with two streamlined double-plate rudders with
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. Both companies are listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. IHC has specialized in serving the oil & gas and dredging industries, while Van der Giessen has made its name in the more traditional ship- building sector, where it is notori- ously difficult to turn a profit. Currently on order
effi- ciency and speed compared to tra- ditional propulsion systems. Two similar vessels using Contaz propulsors are currently building at van der Giessen de Noord in the Netherlands for German owner DFO. Kamewa, Aquamaster's parent company, has supplied S112 water- jets to the SuperSeaCat
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 40) OWNER OPERATOR COUNTRY SO SHIPYARD COUNTRY SB TYPE SUBTYPE No TEU DWT GT DELIV PR I SEALION SHIPPING U.K. VAN DER GIESSEN NETHERLANDS MULTI-PURPOSE SUPPORT — 1 — 3,830 — 3 HERMAN BUSS KG GERMANY H PETERS GERMANY MULTI-PURPOSE — 1 624 1998 KLAUS BRAACK GERMANY
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ALSTOM Awarded Contract By Van der Giessen de Noord The marine and offshore division of ALSTOM Drives & Controls has been granted a contract for provision of its duplex dynamic positioning system for a new cable ship built by Van der Giessen de Noord.Chosen for its higher levels of reliability
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