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Annual 2011Issue #148450FeaturesCatching a ride with a (slow) recovery................................ 4New tugs just keep on coming............................................ 81832Cover:Showing off her best angleswith New York City skylinein the background is the new1,500-hp tug Crystal Cutler,introduced earlier this year byPoling & Cutler, Freehold, N.J.Photo by Brian Gauvin.2846Review of new tugboatsOcean WaveCrowley Maritime................................................................ 10Crystal CutlerPoling & Cutler................................................................... 18Dana CruzFoss Maritime..................................................................... 24Hunting CreekVane Brothers..................................................................... 28Chesapeake CoastDann Marine Towing........................................................... 32Ken Boothe Sr.Donjon Marine................................................................... 42Mary Ann MoranMoran Towing Corp............................................................ 46Seaspan RavenSeaspan Marine Corp......................................................... 48Ocean Yvan DesgagnesOcean Group..................................................................... 50Teddy MeyerLeBeouf Bros. Towing........................................................... 52MakoPenn Maritime.................................................................... 55OSG HorizonOSG America ................................................................... 56Delta LindseyBaydelta Maritime .............................................................. 58Crimson VictoryCrimson Shipping ............................................................... 60Beverly B.E.N. Bisso & Son................................................................ 62MarathonMarathon Petroleum ............................................................ 65Reinauer TwinsReinauer Transportation ....................................................... 66Tables of interestTractor tugs in North America.......................................... 38Articulated tug-barge units in service in North America......... 682 American Tugboat Review 2011

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Catching a ride with a (slow) recoveryby Greg WalshThe slow pace ofrecovery withinthe U.S. and globaleconomies still has muchof the North Americantugboat industry workingon a slow bell. But businessoperators remain optimisticand investments in thefuture continue to be made,albeit at a modest pace.The prevailing attitudeamong tug and bargeoperators seems to be thatthings are soon to get better— maybe even coming closeto the way things used to be.“The markets are gettingstronger with the economyas a whole, and certainlyour view of the future isa positive one,” said JohnWitte, executive vicepresident of Donjon Marine,which recently acquired ashipyard and is busy withintroduction of a new10,800-hp tug and matchingbarge at the shipyard.“But how long it will takefor things to get back tosome of the higher marketconditions that we had afew years back is anyone’sguess,” he added.“I think we’ve seen theworst of it so far, and thingsare definitely going toturn around,” said RobertDann Jr., vice presidentof engineering with DannMarine Towing of Maryland,which just introduced a new100-foot coastwise towingvessel for U.S. East Coastservice. “We’re going to betowing or pushing anythingwith her that we can get ourhands on: cement, oil, coal,dump barges, aggregate,anything,” said Dann.Like all businessmen,tugboat operators can’thelp but be optimistic,particularly as signsof economic recoveryare plentiful. This isparticularly true in regardsto movements of containersat U.S. and Canadianports. Seagoing containersgenerally don’t movewithout tugboat assistance,so reports of containermovements constitute arelevant indicator of thehealth of at least the shipassistsector of the tugboatbusiness. The good news isthat containers are on themove everywhere.Sharp gains in both U.Simports and exports forthe first quarter of 2011gave a boost to containermovements at many ports,according to industryreports. Resurging businessactivity, gains in domesticemployment, increasedconsumer buying and afalling U.S. dollar werecontributors to those gainsin international commerce.4 American Tugboat Review 2011

Courtesy Canaport LNGHandling of LNG tankers,such as this onebeing berthed at the newCanaport LNG facility atSaint John, N.B., Canada,has become a growingsource of new business forthe tugboat industry. Tugsat work here are those ofAtlantic Reyser, built inCanada specifically forthis purpose.For the first quarter U.S.imports were up 19 percentwith exports increasing by11.6 percent, according tothe Journal of Commerce.Reflecting these numbers,many North American portsare reporting increasedvolumes of container traffic.In addition to most of thebig West Coast ports, othercontainer destinationsaround the country werealso reporting increased“The marketsare gettingstronger withthe economyas a whole,and certainlyour view ofthe future is apositive one.But how longit will takefor things toget back tosome of thehigher marketconditionsthat we had afew years backis anyone’sguess.”- John Witte,Executive Vice PresidentDonjon MarineAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 5

DO YOU NEEDA CUSTOMIZED ORA PROVEN DESIGN?Wärtsilä now offers the marine industry totalsolutions that cover everything from designto lifecycle service. This makes our solutionsuniquely efficient and environmentally sound.Read more about what we can do for you,wherever you are: wartsila.com.WÄRTSILÄ® is a registered trademark.volumes this year. NewOrleans reported morethan 40 arriving containervessels at its Port of NewOrleans facilities for eachof the first few months ofthis year, after containervolume set a record of427,000 TEUs in 2010.On the East Coast thePort of Baltimore reportedrecord volume (by a slightmargin) of 632,500 TEUsfor all of 2010. Officialsattributed the recoveringlevel of container trafficto improved economicconditions in that region.Materials exportedfrom U.S. ports in thefirst quarter occupiedmore than three millioncontainers, according tocommerce reports. That’s alot of containers.West Coast ports of theUnited States and Canadareported sharply increasedvolumes of containertraffic for both 2010 andthe first quarter of thisyear. Canadian ports likeVancouver also reportedsurging export shipmentsof bulk commodities,particularly coal and grain.Of course not all tugoperators are involved withmovements of containervessels. An increasingnumber of North Americantugs are involved withmovements of LNG tankersin and out of specializedCompanies with the meansto do so have continued toinvest in new equipmentsuch as this 60,000-bblclean oil barge, B. No. 264,being delivered recentlyfrom Bollinger MarineFabricators in Louisiana toBouchard Transportationof New York. The manned,350-foot barge is beingpushed by the Bouchardtug Evening Tide.Courtesy Bollinger Shipyardreceiving terminals. Withseveral new terminalsopened in the past fewyears, and with moredue to open in the nearfuture, this is certainlya potentially lucrativegrowth area for companieswith the right equipment.Another big sector of theindustry is movements ofpetroleum products wherethe outlook may not be souniversally optimistic.While the United Statesis still a vast oil-consumingmachine, the overall levelof refined oil consumptionin America has beenstable or trending slightlydownward in the last fiveto 10 years. The recentrecession combined withthe more-recent surge inoil prices has also limitedrecovery levels in someaspects of the business.“I don’t see volumes ofoil movements increasinghere in the New Yorkarea,” said Gary Cutler, coownerof Poling & CutlerMarine Transportation,which recently introduceda new 1,500-hp tug with6 American Tugboat Review 2011

a new gasoline barge forwork in the New York area.“Volumes may actually bedeclining, considering someof the recent economicfactors,” he added. “Butdespite the downwardpressure on volumes, we findthat we are able to sustainour market share and keepour own volumes at healthylevels, probably as a resultof good customer service,”he said.In many otherindustries the effects ofthe recent recession havebeen far reaching withdepressive effects on awide range of businessesthat might be users of tugand barge services.In the case of manysmall operators in nichebusiness segments, workingto simply survive is still acommon sentiment.Donjon Marine is hardlya small business, but thewords of Witte are reflectiveof hard times that almost allbusinesses have experiencedin the past few years. “Whileindications are that weare certainly staying thesame, and probably gettingstronger, it could also bethat in this kind of economyeven holding our owncan be seen as a positivetrend, rather than goingbackwards,” said Witte.Even with the economyimproving, the recent risein diesel fuel prices hasadded one more hardshipfor tugboat operators,particularly those whohave no means of passingon costs to customers inthe form of surcharges.Still, investments innew equipment continueto be made, althoughmostly by the largestoperators who have themeans and the cashflow to support a capitalimprovement project. Inthis issue of AmericanTugboat Review and againin next year’s, the resultsof investments by some ofthe largest tug companiesin North America will bedocumented, along withthose of smaller operatorsand innovators, as they areintroduced. •American Tugboat Review 2011 7

New tugs just keep on coming...No matter what the state of the economy, it seems there are always tugs and towboats — andtheir barges — being built at the various shipyards of America. Represented here are a smatteringof new tugs recently introduced while an additional 17 or more tugs are featured elsewherein the magazine.Although some shipyards have been working through their order books over the past year, andsome may face some challenging marketing tasks during the months ahead, we can alreadycount a similarly sized hatful of new tugs presently under construction for coverage in the 2012edition of American Tugboat Review.Left, Pass Christian,towboat for KirbyInland Marine,America’s largestoperator of inlandtowboats. Raymond& Assoc., of Bayoula Batre, Ala.Above, GeraldMajors, 6,000-hp towboat forPine Bluff Sand& Gravel, of PineBluff, Ark., GulfIsland Fabricatorsof Houma, La.Jeff YatesRight, Tristan K., ASD tug for LNG tanker assiston Gulf Coast; Bay Houston Towing, Houston,Texas; Washburn & Doughty, East Boothbay,Maine.Below left, San Brooklyn, towboat for BuffaloMarine Service, of Houston, Texas, for bunkeringwork along Texas coast; Sneed Shipbuilding, ofChannelview, Texas.Below right, AEP Future, new 6,000-hp towboatfor AEP River Operations, Chesterfield, Mo.; GulfIsland Fabricators, Houma, La.Courtesy Buffalo MarionJeff Yates Courtesy Washburn & Doughty

Jeff YatesMac MakayAbove, Fjord Eternité returned from Europe recently tojoin other ASD tractors working for Rio Tinto-Alcan atPort Alfred, Quebec, on the Saint Lawrence River. EastIsle Shipyard, Prince Edward Island, Canada.Below, Shushwap, 3,200-hp ASD tug for SamsonTugboats, British Columbia, Canada. Sylte Shipyard,Maple Ridge, B.C.Courtesy Samson Tugboats9

Ocean WaveCrowley Maritime, Jacksonville, Fla.Crowley keeps building thembigger and better Story and photos by Brian GauvinCourtesy Crowley MaritimeSince Crowley Maritime beganits fleet modernization programin 2002, size, performance andimpact on the environment of eachnew class of vessel have grown bigger,grown faster and grown greener.First out were four of the550-series of ATB units, followed bythe 650-series in 2006, with the 10thand last, Vision-10, expected to bedelivered later this year. Nowthe Jacksonville, Fla.-basedcompany has started the750 series, three ATBunits that areexpectedtobe thebiggestand fastestof theirkind in thecountry.Even better, fortugboatenthusiasts and potential customers,construction began this yearon the first of four Ocean-class tugsthat the company expects will markit as leaders in the ocean-towing fieldfor some time.Courtesy Jensen Maritime ConsultantsThe 127-foot, 550 ATBs, beginningwith Sea Reliance and followed bySound Reliance, Ocean Relianceand Coastal Reliance are9,280-hp tugs propelled byCaterpillar 3512-B diesels,Reintjes reduction gearsand Rolls-Royce12-foot diameterpropellers.Thesetugspushdedicated512-foot,155,000-bblbarges at speedsup to 12 knots.The first two tugsand barges were built at Halter Marine,in Moss Point, Miss. After Halter wentbankrupt, the last two boats were builtat Marinette Marine in Wisconsin, andLegacy, top, first of three 750-class ATBtugs, nears completion at Dakota CreekIndustries. Below, Ocean Wave, in conceptdrawing, is under construction atBollinger Marine Fabricators.OCEAN WAVEOwner/Operator: Crowley MaritimeJacksonville, Fla.Builder: Bollinger MarineFabricatorsNaval Architect: Jensen MaritimeConsultantsDimensions: 146 x 44 x 21Tonnage: 1,600 gross tonsDesign/type: Twin-screw offshoretowing SOLAS, FiFi-1,A-1 towingEnginesu Caterpillar C-280-12dieselsu 5,440 hp each at1,000 rpmu Caterpillar auxiliarygeneratorsu Two shaft generatorsu 150 tons bollard pullPropulsionu 4-blade CP propellersu 154-inch diameter, innozzlesu Reintjes gearsu Free running speed15 knotsu Working range:12,000 milesu Berg electric 850-hpbow thrusterDeck Equipmentu Intercon waterfallstyle winch,u Hydraulic winchpower;with aux. wire drumu Hydraulic deckcapstanu Triplex pins, jaws,rolleru Two deck cranesu Schuyler RubberfenderingSPECIFICATIONSNAVIGATION GEARu Furuno radars,GMDSSu Northstar GPS systemu Robertson gyro/autopilotu Furuno radiosu Sailor satellite commsTank capacitiesu Diesel fuel: 251,000gallonsu Potable water:16,000 gallonsType & Area ofoPErationu Ocean transport, towing,barge work10 American Tugboat Review 2011

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Crowley’s fleet of Invader-class tugs, likeStalwart, pictured here, are true displacementhulls with loaded draft of 20 feet, a pair of20-cylinder EMD engines generating 75 tonsof bollard pull. Stalwart can be seen here withmore than 50 large tires for fendering.the barges were constructed at BayShipbuilding, in Sturgeon Bay, Wis.Halter subsequently went througha few restructurings and emergedas VT Halter Marine, after whichCrowley signed them to build the 650series of tugs and barges.In 2006, the 650-class was introducedwith the 127-foot PacificReliance and Gulf Reliance, pushing587-foot, 185,000-bbl barges. “Webuilt the boats in this series identicalto the first four boats,” said EdSchlueter, vice president of vesselmanagement services for Crowley.Schlueter explained that theylengthened the barges for the 650s,and increased their capacity to185,000 barrels by adding an extratank to the center of the 155,000-bblbarges.Then, for the next eight boatsin the series, Crowley switchedto heavy-fuel oil (HFO) Wärtsiläengines to take advantage of themuch lower cost of that fuel. Thosetugs, in order of delivery, are Resolve,Integrity, Courage, Commitment, Pride,Achievement, Innovation and soon,Vision. However, all of the HFO boatshave the ability to switch to light fuelsin order to comply with near-coastoperations and port entry regulations.12 American Tugboat Review 2011

Heavy fuel is cheap, but buildinga boat to HFO requirements is not.More tankage is needed to store differentbatches of the thick fuel, aswell as having tanks for the low sulfur,light fuel. There is also a great dealmore complexity involved in the processingof HFO that requires equipmentto heat the oil and atomize itfor burning. Extra crewing also comesinto play.“In order to get that done, welengthened the boats to 135 feet toget the HFO support systems intothem. But the barges remained identical,”said Schlueter. All of that extramoney was justified, he said, becausethe company has realized significantfuel cost savings as a result.Both the 550s and the 650semploy an IntercontinentalEngineering (Intercon) couplingsystem to lock the tug into a notchin the stern of each barge. The couplerhas a 50-inch diameter pin thatengages with ladders built into theside of the barge notch.The newer ATBs in the 650 serieshave pins that are narrower thanthe earlier ones that, when rotated,can move up and down in the notchwithout disengaging from the barge.The modification was made becauseCrowley’s ATBs are often lighteringa ship at sea or transfering fuel atcertain docks that require the tug toremain in the notch. The new styleof pin allows the tug to keep a staticposition as the barge rides higher orlower in the water as the tanks areemptied or filled.By late this year, Vision, the lastof the 650s, will lock into the notchof its barge and head out to sea.Each barge is named with a dash andnumbered to correspond with thesequence of tug deliveries. Althoughall of the 14 tugs and barges in eachseries are married to each other, theyare interchangeable if they are separatedfor whatever reason. But thoseof the first two classes are not compatiblewith the 750 series.“The 750s are very large, so muchbigger, with the 330,000-bbl barges,that they’re not interchangeable withthe other series,” said Schlueter.In late 2011, the first of three750-class ATB units, Legacy, a 148-foot tug with 60 foot beam, coupledto a 600-foot, 330,000-bbl barge isscheduled to join the Crowley fleet.Legend and Liberty will follow. Thetugs are being built at Dakota CreekIndustries, in Anacortes, Wash. andthe barges are being built at VTHalter Marine, in Pascagoula, Miss.The 16,320-hp tugs, designed byNaviform in Vancouver, B.C., havetotally separate engine rooms, essentiallya power train housing that iscalled a propulsion pod. Each podcontains an 800-hp Wärtsilä C32HFO-capable main engine, Wärtsiläreduction gears, and a shaft generatorand shaft running aft to a controllable-pitch(CP) propeller. The tugs willhave redundant steering systems andover-sized rudders. They are expectedto achieve a speed of 15 knots.“We’re one of the first companiesAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 13

to get an ABS redundant engine roomrating, an R2 rating, on such a vessel,”said Schlueter. The three JonesAct ATBs will also meet SOLAS andfull ABS requirements.While under way, the vessel’s electricalrequirements will be supplied bythe shaft generators. While in port, athird generator will supply the hotelpower. Intercon has built a larger,64-inch pin coupling system to handlethe bigger barges.All of Crowley’s ATBs are builtunder the ABS SafeHull program forenvironmental protection. This programputs the vessel design throughan exhaustive review to identifystructural loads and strengthen thevessel structure.The barges for the 750s aredesigned to carry petroleum products,heated cargoes and EZ chemicals.They will have a fixed cleaning systemfor handling the cargo changesand a dual-mode inert gas and vaporcollection system.All this attention to safety andthe environment and crew safety andcomfort is not a haphazard process. Itis driven by a desire to get ahead ofexpected, and costly, future regulations.And, according to Schlueter,Crowley is basing everything on runningthe boats for the next 30 years.“When you look back 10 or 25years ago and realize what the environmentalissues were, then you fastforward to today and try to figure outwhat the situation is going to be 30years from now, it’s just going to bestaggering,” said Schlueter. “There’sa lot of educated guessing — emissions,noise pollution, water pollution.We’re trying to get out in frontof the curve.”Which brings us to Crowley’s latestambitious building program: fourOcean-class tugs, designed by theCrowley subsidiary company, Seattlebased,Jensen Maritime Consultants,and under construction at BollingerMarine Fabricators, of Amelia, La.The first, Ocean Wave, is scheduledfor delivery by late 2011, followed byOcean Wind, Ocean Sky and OceanSun in 2012. The 10,880-hp tugs willbe among the most powerful tugs inthe U.S.The boats are expected to workprimarily in the Gulf of Mexico, andare ideally suited to Crowley’s 455series of 400-foot ocean barges. ButSchlueter points out that they aregeneral-purpose tugs that will becalled upon to tow anything anywhereover the course of their lives. He wenton to explain that Crowley’s customerswere looking for a minimum of 120tons of bollard pull, enough muscleto tow their drilling rigs, barges anda variety of deck loads needed forassembling deepwater rigs offshore.Crowley went further and set agoal of 150 tons minimum bollardpull in order to remain competitiveover time. When finally introduced,the tugs are expected to have asmuch as 165 metric tons of pull,according to Crowley. Producing allthat pull are two Caterpillar C-280-12 diesels, with Reintjes LAF 5666If you think it looks good on paper,wait ‘til you see it on the job.Jensen has unique insights into the way workboatsneed to perform in the real world.206-284-1274www.jensenmaritime.com14 American Tugboat Review 2011

eduction gears and 154-inch, fourblade,CP propellers.The tugs will have sophisticatedsoftware that provides preferentialload sharing for running the firepumps, shaft generators, bow thrustersand CP propellers at the same time.“The scariest thing is that all of thecapability of that software comes in alittle box the size of a cigarette package,”said Schlueter.Industry regulation is not expectedto diminish, so the company choselight fuel diesel engines to hedgeagainst increasing air pollution rulesin the future. The Caterpillar enginesare Tier II, as required now, but theyare configured to allow for upgradingto Tier III and Tier IV as regulationsare stiffened in the future.“There is enough room designedCrowley’s fleet of Invaderclasstugs could ultimately bereplaced by Ocean-class tugs,now under construction,shown at right.F/V Pacific JourneyTug Operators Choose Imtra.Shouldn’t You?When tugboat operators are in search of a helm chair, they look for totalvalue – a combination of quality, comfort and durability. That’s why theyturn to Imtra for NorSap helmsman and operator chairs. NorSap chairsare proven performers that are well suited for tugs of all types and sizes.Imtra’s full selection of NorSap seats allows us to deliver the right productwith a wide range of features, such as deck rails and arm rests withcontrol mounting options. We back up our product selection with a deepknowledge base and customer service that makes operators feel ascomfortable as the chairs! Contact Imtra today at 508-995-7000 or visitus at www.imtra.com.Chosen by owner/operators worldwide.NorSap 1000 Helm ChairSee our full product range at www.imtra.com

into the boats so that when the technologyis available we can take off thestacks and pull out the silencers, andinstall the new equipment that willget us to Tier III and eventually toTier IV,” said Schlueter.The vessels are double-hulledand designed to prevent overboarddischarges of fuel or fluids. They willbe DP-1 and FiFi-1, as is becomingexpected in the oil field service market.Intercon, based in Kansas City,Mo., still manufactures its winchesand couplers in the heartland. Thecompany has a long and solid relationshipwith Crowley, and is buildinga whole new winch system forthese four tugs. Although based ontheir 600-hp, hydraulic, DW275Hdouble-drum waterfall winch, somedramatic modifications are beingmade, not the least of which isreversing the drums in order to lowerthe vessel’s center of gravity.The winch weighs 114 tons with4,200 feet of 2.75-inch wire on thetowing drum, typically the upperdrum, and 3,000 feet of 2.25-inchwire on the second drum, typicallythe lower drum. The reverse waterfallwinch flips the weight distribution byplacing the towing drum on the bottom,thereby contributing to a lowercenter of gravity. The reverse waterfallis also under-wound as opposedto over-wound on the standard unit.The result is that the wire runs offthe drum closer to the deck, resultingin a straighter vertical lineupwith the shark jaws and other towinggear. The towing winch has a pullingpower of 500,000 pounds accordingto Intercon.Crowley also chose a waterfall styleof winch rather than a side-by-sidedouble-drum arrangement becausethe wire runs straighter off the drumthrough the shark jaws and towingpins straddling the centerline of theaft deck. With each ship-set, Interconis also supplying an ESW-125D windlassmooring winch and a 21-inchcapstan for the bow. Another modification,intended to keep crewmembersaway from wires under tension,is installation of wheelhouse winchcontrols that also have a touch screeninformation panel.“We take the comfort of the crewvery seriously,” said Schlueter. “Theboat is a home. If we can provide abetter place, they will take a lot moreinterest in the boat and the boat’smaintenance. We try to get the bestpeople so we try to get them the bestboat.” To that end, the engines haveresilient engine soft mounts, the stateroomshave extra padding and eachcrewmember has his own flat screentelevision and Internet access.Crowley expects the new vesselswill establish them as industryleaders for many years, keeping thecompany competitive as much as itsInvader class has for several generations.“They were our signature boatsfor years. So we’re looking to theOcean class to be our signature boatfor the next 30 years. We’re going tobe proud of these boats 30 years fromnow,” said Schlueter. •HIGH-PERFORMANCE TUG SOLUTIONS | RIVER/BARGE LINES | EMERGENCY TOW LINES | LOCK LINESSamson’s Ultimate Towing SystemABRASION HAS MET ITS MATCHSAMSON’S SYSTEMATIC APPROACH PROVIDES YOU WITHTHE ULTIMATE IN PERFORMANCE AND VALUESATURN-12 MAINLINE: Samson’s newest rope made with Dyneema ® and enhancedwith Samson’s proprietary abrasion-resistant coating> substantially reduces internal and external abrasion> increases residual strength by 20%> extends service lifeQUANTUM-12 BACKER LINE: One of Samson’s patented DPX technology products> high coefficient of friction for good gripas it wraps on the winchDYNALENE CHAFE GEAR: Made with 100% Dyneema ® fiber> added protection from abrasion on areas of high contact> very light weight> easy inspection without removal> excellent durabilityVisit SamsonRope.com for more information.Dyneema ® is a registered trademark of Royal DSM N.V.Dyneema is DSM’s high-performance polyethylene product.16smith|walkerDESIGN&PHOTOGRAPHYAmerican Tugboat Review 2011client: SAMSONproject: 1/2-page Horizontal Adjob number: 107948date/proof: 5/23/11 FINAL

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CRYSTAL CUTLERPoling & Cutler, Freehold, N.J.New York’s Polingcompany reborn withnew owners andnew equipmentBrian Gauvin photosnew barges recently and chartered in agood-sized tug from Florida to handle thebiggest one.Poling & Cutler was founded in1995, roughly the same time as theformer Poling Transportation went out ofbusiness. Founders of the new companyare Ed Poling, whose grandfather startedShe is a small but noteworthy tugplaying a big role for a companywith a name long connected withNew York Harbor.The 70-foot, 1,500-hp twin-screwtug Crystal Cutler has been pushing andoccasionally towing a 15,000-barrel cleanoil barge since the tug was introduced in2010. The tug places a high demand onher captains and crews as she venturesinto shallow rivers and estuaries, movingabout in a highly dynamic harbor withloads of gasoline, fuel additives or heatingoil for small oil terminals.The conventionally powered tug isoperated by Poling & Cutler MarineTransportation, a modern, indirectdescendant of the former PolingTransportation Company which, fordecades, conducted similar transportationwork around New York Harbor and theNortheast. The company, based today inNew Jersey, has also introduced severalAbove, Crystal Cutler, the newest tug tobegin work in New York Harbor, passes infront of the Manhattan skyline on her wayto pick up the 15,000-bbl clean productbarge Patricia E. Poling. Both are newvessels in the fleet of Poling & Cutler.Right, Crystal Cutler makes regular useof her JonRie InterTech towing winch forboth pushing and towing.18 American Tugboat Review 2011

the former Poling company, and GaryCutler who spent years working in thefinancial world before getting involved intugboating.The tug Crystal Cutler was designedby naval architect Frank Basile andcolleagues at Entech & Associates, ofHouma, La. The tug was built at G&SMarine, Lockport, La. She first arrived inNew York Harbor early last summer.The tug was designed as a shallowdraft,deep-V version of the model bowtugs that are so commonaround the near-coastal watersof Louisiana and the Gulf ofMexico. With a low bow andminimal sheer, the three-decktug also has a reasonablyelevated pilothouse to provide28-foot height of eye, goodvisibility when pushing a lightbarge around busy New YorkHarbor. Engine power comesfrom a pair of Cummins diesels while thetug can tow barges, when necessary, witha JonRie InterTech single-drum towingwinch with up to 1,700 feet of wire rope.Last of her kind,the 77-year-oldcoastal tanker KristinPoling, shown herein Newtown Creek,below, is due to beretired from servicethis summer, whilethe new 235-footclean product bargePatricia E. Poling wasrecently introducedto service.The notch of the 15,000-bbl bargePatricia E. Poling was designed to fit thetug’s bow as she was built by TrinityIndustries of Madisonville, La. The 235-foot double-hull tank barge is engagedmostly with gasoline deliveries withCummins pump engines, Byron Jacksondeep-well pumps and Bergan cargogauging and alarm systems.New as they are, however, these twovessels are no longer the newsmakersat Poling & Cutler. In late March,Trinity Industries also launched the new30,000-bbl barge Edwin A. Poling. Thetug Kimberly Poling (ex-Jaguar) was toAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 19

head south to the Gulf to pick up thisnewly-outfitted barge and tow her backto New York. This 3,000-hp, 15-year-oldtug was acquired from Mobro Marine inFlorida in 2006. The same tug and bargeare expected to be matched up in cleanoil service for the foreseeable future,according to the company.Poling & Cutler also has an 80,000-bbl barge, Eva Leigh Cutler, built recentlyby VT Halter Marine and currentlymatched up with the 3,000-hp tug Comet,under charter from Dann Ocean Towingof Tampa, Fla. This is a big vessel withelevated pilothouse and set up for oceantowing as appropriate for an 80,000-bblbarge. The pair are currently on longtermcharter to a regular client, accordingto Cutler.“Yes, it’s a lot of big investments forDennis Stark, one of two captains of thenew tug Crystal Cutler is shown at thecontrols, above, while crewmembers andstaff are shown at right: From left to rightare Gary Cutler, owner; Pete Bilderback,mate; Dave Manger, engineer; MatthewThomas, port engineer; Edwin Poling,owner; Dennis Stark, captain; and WilliamReuben, tankerman.20 American Tugboat Review 2011

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any company,” said Cutler. “For the pasttwo years we’ve been on a growth andreplacement campaign and it’s beena very capital intense time for us. Butwith OPA’90 deadlines looming andoil companies really tightening theirrequirements for double hulls, we haveno other choice but to either update orget passed by.” Cutler also mentionedthat the past few years have also been atime when many Gulf Coast shipyardshave been more than willing to negotiateover terms of a building contract, due toeconomic conditions.While the company did buildone new tug — Crystal Cutler — theemphasis in the building programhas been on getting in new bargeequipment, said Cutler.“Barges are the big investments,” hesaid. “We chose to focus on our carryingcapacity as we want to build our marketshare and capacity. If you have workfor the barges, then the tugboats willfollow,” he added.Poling & Cutler was founded withacquisition of several old vessels eitherdirectly from the Poling TransportationCompany or at auction as it wentthrough bankruptcy. Today the companyemploys 43 mariners and administrativeprofessionals, all based in New Jersey.Company vessels, most of them fairlynew, are often seen at the piers ofCaddell Dry Dock & Repair on StatenIsland, N.Y.In 15 years of quiet but steadygrowth, the company has changed fromoperations involving aging motorizedtankers with one small oil barge to itspresent form of being a pure tug-andbargeoperation.The last of the company’s coastaltankers, the 281-foot Kristin Poling, is dueto be retired this summer. Ed Poling, nowperhaps the last person named Polingworking in the New York maritime world,began work decades ago aboard KristinPoling as a summer deck hand while ateenager, and held one of his last jobswith Poling Transportation as captain ofthe same vessel.While most such coastal tankershave long since retired, the 77-yearoldKristin Poling sails on — at leastfor a few more months. Vessels likeKristin, really a motorized barge,used to be commonplace aroundNew York and along coastwise watersfrom New Jersey to Maine. Anothermotorized tanker inherited from PolingTransportation Company, Coral Queen,was recently scrapped.“It will be sad to see the old Kristingo,” said Poling. She has a lot of historyand most of the folks who have beenaround this harbor for a while arefamiliar with her and with others likeher. They are a part of New York’smaritime history.”Even though the old tankercould continue operating until theend of 2014, the costs of regularinspections and necessary upgrades andmaintenance are prohibitive, said Poling.Now 62 years old, Poling has lethis own U.S. Coast Guard licenselapse as his time is largely taken up by22 American Tugboat Review 2011

management of his new company.While the company vessels have longdelivered gasoline and oil to small terminalslocated on relatively narrow rivers like theHutchinson River and Newtown Creek, toname just two, owners Poling and Cutlerdrew the line recently about servicing anoil terminal inside of the East RockawayInlet, located not far from JFK InternationalAirport. Tidal currents running at anglesto the channel and shifting sand bars wereknown to have contributed to a history ofgroundings at East Rockaway, most withoutserious oil spill, but the risk is judged to betoo much in today’s ‘zero tolerance’ workingenvironment. The soon-to-retire KristinPoling, in fact, grounded at East Rockawaytwo or three times over the years and oncespent several days stuck there in the sand.“Our position is that we will no longerrun that inlet,” said Cutler. “East Rockawayis unforgiving and a number of vessels inthe past have not had good outcomes atthat location. So, we feel that our companyis worth more than the business of that oneparticular job.”Tankers and tank barges from a numberof companies still call at small oil terminalson the infamous Newtown Creek, however.This river which flows out of the heart ofBrooklyn and empties into the East Riverjust south of Roosevelt Island, has longattracted freighters, tankers and bargessupplying the needs of industry. Hardly aday goes by, actually, without a Poling &Cutler vessel going up the creek to delivergas or oil to one of several marine terminalslocated there.And the newest of this company’s tugs,Crystal Cutler, will likely attract the mostattention as she delivers her cargoes of fuelto New York’s ever-thirsty oil terminals. •For additional pictures, go to:professionalmariner.comCrystal CutlerOwner/Operator: Poling & Cutler, N.J.Builder: G&S Marine,Lockport, La.Naval Architect: Frank Basile,Entech & Assoc.Dimensions: 70 x 26 x 10Tonnage: 99 gross tons ITCWheelhouse height of eye: 28 feetDesign/type: Twin-screw model-bowtugEnginesu Cummins QSK-19;u 1,500 hp at 1,800rpmu John Deere aux.power generatorsPropulsionu Twin Disc 6:1 reductiongearsu Stainless 6-inch propshaftsu Rolls-Royce 66 x 584-blade propellersOtherspecificationsu JonRie InterTechsingle-drum towingwinchu Spectra push/steeringlinesu Smith Berger decksheavesu Quincy air compressorsu Ahead sanitationsystemu Viking canister liferaftu Ameron exteriorpaint systemu Perko searchlightsu Fendering: M&MBumperSPECIFICATIONSNAVIGATION Gearu Furuno radarsu Furuno electronicpackageu Furuno radios, AIS,etcu West Marine loudhaileru Cummins elect.engine controlsTank capacitiesu Diesel: 21,000 gallonsu Lube oil: 300 gallonsu Waste: 300 gallonsType & Area ofOperationu Transport clean oilproducts New Yorkareau matched with15,000-bbl bargeu Barge built by TrinityIndustries 2010u 235 x 40 x 15u Pump engines:Cumminsu Deep-well pumps:Byron Jacksonu Cargo gauging &alarms: BerganMassachusetts Maritime Academyoffers the USCG approvedAdvanced Shiphandling Training inManned-Models course.This training assessesall STCW 95 competenciesfor Management LevelDeck Officers.OUPV/100 Ton MasterOPA-90 Qualified IndividualtSTCW Basic Safety TrainingFast Rescue Boat/Tankerman PICGMDSS/Radar ObserverARPA/BRMAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 23

DANA CRUZFoss Maritime, Seattle, Wash.Photos courtesy Foss MaritimeFoss introduces new Arctic waterstug and hybrid ASD conversionOne look at the 92-foot tugDana Cruz and you mightthink that she will spendall of her time in the inland watersof Alaska. After all, she is built withan extreme shallow draft and pushknees on the bow. But almost as ifto demonstrate her versatility in theAlaskan theater of operations, thelittle tug took on a job at the far endof the Aleutian Island chain thispast summer, that is about 600 mileswest of Dutch Harbor. You can’t gomuch farther west without shipping aRussian translator within your crew.This little 1,800-hp tug has alreadyproven her versatility with projects ina variety of Alaskan scenarios beforespending the winter months restingup in Seattle. Dana Cruz, with steelhull and aluminum superstructurewas built by Fred Wahl Marine ofReedsport, Ore. The summer 2010season was her first.Alaska-based Cruz Marine andSeattle-based Foss Maritime teamedup to build Dana Cruz, the firstof a series of shallow-draft, icestrengthenedtugboats, known as theKing River class, for service in Alaska.A sister ship, Millie Cruz, waslaunched from the same shipyardearlier this year and will be workingdirectly for Cruz Construction, whileDana Cruz is on three-year bareboatcharter to Foss, intended to supportconstruction and engineering projectsThe new Foss tug Dana Cruz hasproven to be as versatile at towing orpushing barges as landing a barge ona remote Alaskan beach to support aconstruction project.24

in remote and/or shallow-draftenvironments.These two tugs are shallow-draftdesigns intended to work Alaska’swestern rivers and coastline. Thissummer’s assignments could see thesturdy tug operating on the Yukonor any of Alaska’s western rivers oralmost anywhere in near-coastalwaters of the Bering or Chukchi Sea.In typical operation she has beenoperating with a 150-foot to 200-footmulti-purpose barge.Dana Cruz, with propulsion geartucked away within her tunneldesignbottom configuration, ispowered by three Caterpillar C-18diesels generating a total of 1,800hp. She also has Cat auxiliary powergenerators. In normal ballast, the tughas draft of only 3 feet 9 inches.Cruz Marine, a unit of CruzConstruction Inc., is part of acompany founded in 1979 by DaveLeading by design.www.ral.caYvan DesgagnesHercules Seaspan Ravenand Dana Cruz. The companyprovides heavy construction services,remote logistics and tundra transportin some of Alaska’s most difficultenvironments. Previously thecompany made heavy use of a 25-foottug combined with a 150-foot barge.Along with construction of thesetwo new tugs, the company is alsoaccepting delivery of a new 200-footDANA CRUZOwner/Operator: Foss Maritime,Authorization:Seattle, Wash.Cruz Marine, AlaskaBuilder: Fred Wahl Marine,Reedsport, Ore.Naval Architect: A.G. McILWain,Vancouer, B.C.Barge Design: Elliott Bay DesignGroup, SeattleDimensions: 92 x 36 x 4Gross Tonnage: 199 or lessTug Displacement 1,867 tonsDesign/type: Triple-screw push tugpaired with 200-footdeck bargeEnginesu Caterpillar C-18diesel enginesu 1,800 total hpu Cat 99-kW auxgeneratorsPropulsionu Twin Disc 3.48:1marine gearsu Osborne 50-inchpropellersu Aquadrive softmounts & thrustbearingsOtherequipmentu Zodiak Pro 12-personutility boatu Palfinger hydraulicdeck craneu Schuyler Rubberfenderingu Markey single-drumwinches fore & aftu Markey anchorwinchu Nabrico face wirewinchesu Hutchison Hayeswater/fuel filtrationsystemsu Furuno radaru Smith Berger towpinsTank capacitiesu Diesel Fuel: 22,000gallonsu Potable water: 2,000gallonsu Lube oil: 300 gallonsType & Area ofOperationu Western Alaksacoastal waters andriversSPECIFICATIONSJim:________________Mike:_______________Ken:________________Rob:________________26 American Tugboat Review 2011

The Foss tugDana Cruzwas builtat the FredWahl Marineconstructioncompany, ofReedsport, Ore.She is 92 feetlong with 1,800hp from triplescrews.gel-cell storage batteries that weighabout 18,000 pounds, accordingto design specifications. Companyengineers report that they have sincefound ways to reduce the number ofrequired batteries and found waysto save space and weight, thus beingable to fit the same equipment intothe relatively confined engine roomspace of Campbell Foss. However,the original hybrid tug conceptrepresented by Carolyn Dorothyinvolved the use of smaller and lightermain engines which are CumminsQSK-50 diesels with Cumminsauxiliary power generators.The newly converted CampbellFoss will retain her Cat main enginesand generators while making roomfor about 80 storage batteries, twoSiemens motor-generators (one foreach carbon fiber shaft) and a largeswitchboard and DC bus housedbetween the two main power plants.•ramp barge for service in the samearea.In other Foss news, the companyis currently in the midst of upgradingand converting one of its Dolphintugs with the same hybrid technologywith which it outfitted its hybridpowertug Carolyn Dorothy in 2008.The 78-foot Campbell Foss wasintroduced in 2006 with 5,080-hpworth of straightforward Caterpillarpower with Rolls-Royce z-drives.As part of her conversion, CampbellFoss will keep her main engines whilebeing equipped with about 80 newstorage batteries, motor generators,and sophisticated control equipment.The power train uses the mainengines to power propeller shaftsdirectly when necessary, but also toturn motor generators that produceelectricity and send it to storagebatteries for additional modes ofpropulsion. The control system ties allthe systems of direct power, electricalgeneration and electrical use together.Conversion of the Campbell Fossis being done with a grant from theCalifornia Air Resources Board andwith assistance from the Port of LosAngeles and the Port of Long Beach.While a number of U.S.and Canadian companies haveannounced plans for hybrid or ‘green’propulsion in new tugboats, so faronly Foss Maritime, working withits engineering partners, has foundthe right formula to actually get onebuilt and working, with another onenow being converted to the samepropulsion scheme.The company’s original hybridtug was outfitted with 126 12-volt,Innovative flexible couplingsfor marine applications.• USA based production• Over 20 unique designs• Over 16 million sold• Torsional Vibration experts• Carbon Fiber Driveshaft LeadersTrust CENTA – The Global InnovatorSince 1970American Tugboat Review 2011 27

Hunting creekVane Brothers, Baltimore, Md.Jim Demske, left, is supervisingcompletion of the last tugs in VaneBros. building program. Demskeemphasizes comfort and workabilityin upper wheelhouse design.Shipbuilding in Maryland, and thatwill mark the end of a program thathas kept Vane’s port captain, JimDemske, totally busy for the past sixor seven years.Demske admits that he has beenhaving trouble keeping track of allthe new barges, but the tugboats,those that he has nursed into life atevery stage of the program, he knowsthem down to the last detail.In all there have been 15 new tugsfrom Thoma-Sea Boat Builders inFinal new tug in Vaneexpansion beginswork this summerThe very last boat is in the slipway,ready for delivery. It’s theend of a long building programfor Vane Brothers of Baltimore, Md.,involving at least 20 new tugs and apassel of barges from several differentshipyards.The 94-foot tug, Hunting Creek, isset to begin her service life this summerafter delivery from ChesapeakeBrian Gauvin photosHunting CreekOwner/Operator: Vane Brothers,Baltimore, Md.Builder: ChesapeakeShipbuildingNaval Architect: Entech & Assoc.Dimensions: 94 x 32 x 13Displacement 270 tonsDesign/type: Conventional twinscrewtugEnginesu Caterpillar 3512Cdieselsu 1,500 hp each at1,800 rpmu Twin Disc 6:1 marinegearsu John Deere aux.power generatorsPropulsionu Rolls-Royce 87-inchpropellersu Troost propellerdesignu 12.5 knots freerunning speedOtherSpecificationsu JonRie InterTechtowing winchu JonRie InterTech deckcapstanu Huber hydraulicsteeringu Kobelt enginecontrolsu Vibracon enginemountsu Duraweld keelcoolersu International Paintcoatingsu Owens Kleen Tanksanitationu Lapeyre pilothouseladderu Revere life raftu Freeman doors andhatchesu M&M BumperfenderingNavigation gearu Furuno NavNet 3Delectronicsu Furuno radiosu Sirius satelliteweather infou Carlisle & FinchsearchlightsSPECIFICATIONSTank capacitiesu Diesel fuel: 50,000gallonsu Potable water: 4,000gallonsType & Area ofOperationu Petroleum transportand bunkering,u U.S. East Coast ports28 American Tugboat Review 2011

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Nothing but wake.ZF technology —the intelligent choice.www.zfmarinepropulsion.com/atrThe 3,000-hptug CharlesBurton,launched lastAugust, is oneof the newSassafrasclass,94-foottugs built atChesapeakeShipbuilding.You want your vessel off and running through the water, getting you to the job athand. When it comes to integrated propulsion packages and shaftline systems,ZF Marine is your best choice in durable and robust products for your commercialcraft needs.With ZF Marine’s complete line of commercial thruster products, you can enjoyquality solutions that offer superior maneuverability backed by ZF Marine’sunparalleled customer service and after-the-sale support. Our strength ofexperience in marine propulsion technology results in a more comprehensiveresource just for you.For all types of vessels. In every type of water.There’s ZF Marine.www.zfmarinecc.com/atrLouisiana and another six tugs fromthe Chesapeake yard plus more than20 new barges and a pair of ATBunits that are the largest in the fleetof this century-old company.The 15 Patapsco-class tugs built inLouisiana between 2004 and 2009 areall muscular looking 100-foot, 4,200-hp coastwise towing vessels withconventional twin-screw propulsion.Then came six of the Sassafras-class94-foot, 3,000-hp tugs designed morefor bunkering work and pushing bargesinto the shallow rivers and creeksof the Eastern Seaboard. Those tugs,including the last two, Oyster Creekand Hunting Creek, are named forcoves, rivers and small tributaries ofthe Chesapeake Bay area.All are Caterpillar powered withJonRie InterTech towing winches andcapstans and designed by Frank Basileand his team at Entech & Associatesof Houma, La.During these years, Vane has alsobeen taking delivery of eight new52,000-bbl barges built by Jeffboatin Indiana, and 12 new 30,000-bblbarges built by Trinity Marine.In 2007 Vane Brothers also tookdelivery of the first of two new140,000-bbl ATB units, with the tugsBranywine and Christiana, and withboth tugs and barges built by BayShipbuilding of Wisconsin.Most of the new tugs can begrouped into two categories: the100-footers from Louisiana and the94-footers from Maryland. Demskesaid that these identical class boatsare making work life easier for VaneBrothers crewmembers.“Most companies don’t have theopportunity to build so many boats allin the same way,” he said. “The identicalnature of the boats gives crewmembersat all levels an advantagein moving from boat to boat. This isespecially true for engineers who findthat all of the machinery spaces areall laid out the same way.”Those identical layouts can be ahuge comfort when you’ve got to geta boat up and running at three in themorning on your first night aboard,he added.30 American Tugboat Review 2011

Aside from being slightly smallerand less powerful, the newerSassafras-class tugs are also differentfrom the Louisiana boats in havingopen-wheel propellers withoutnozzles. These were consideredunnecessary and an actual detrimentto maneuverability on boats thatare involved in bunkering and bargetending in confined areas.Darren Grover, a Vane Brotherscaptain who was recently skipperingone of the Sassafras-class boats,said the absence of propeller nozzlesmakes a huge difference.“With these open propellers youhave so much more maneuverability— you have more speed, more backingand less singing in the wheels.You can flank a barge right into a slipand she’ll hold out at a 90. Plus theyare Troost wheels, set up for speedand backing and we have larger barndoor rudders.”Demske added that nozzled propellerscan act like vacuum cleanerswhen operating in shallow water. “Inshoal areas, the nozzles tend to suckup everything within reach and pullit right into the water stream goingthrough there,” he said.With the newer Sassafras-classboats, Vane has also endeavored tomake pilothouse improvements forboth crew comfort and operatingefficiency. Pilothouse windows aretaller and there are more of themthat open, according to Demske.Plus the angle of forward-facing windowshas been increased to reducenighttime reflections. In addition,an improved style to pilothouseoverhang and installation of beefiersupport stanchions give the overallpilothouse a more substantial look, hesaid. As with other recent newbuilds,the company continues to use theunique-looking Lapeyre-style of ladderfor access to the pilothouse.“We’ve tried to make it a placewhere the captains and the matesare happy to spend their time,” saidDemske. “After all, on some jobs youcan end up spending endless hours upthere, so it’s important to make it ascomfortable as possible.” •BURRARDHEAVY DUTYDECK MACHINERYBURRARD IRON WORKS LIMITED220 Alexander Street Vancouver, B.C. V6A 1C1Telephone: (604) 684-2491Fax: (604) 684-0458E-mail: sales@burrardironworks.comBurrard Model HJDBdouble drum towingwinch supplied toFoss Maritime, Seattle,for The Marshall Foss■ Towing Winches ■ Mooring Capstans ■ Hydraulic Drives■ Cargo Winches ■ Anchor Windlasses ■ Electric DrivesAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 31

chesapeake coastDan Marine Towing, Chesapeake City, Md.New Danntug blendsseveraldesigns,but she isno compromiseStory and photos byBrian GauvinPerhaps the most unusual boatthis year, or in many years forthat matter, is Chesapeake Coast,a Dann Marine Towing (DMT) tugboatnearing completion at Main Iron Worksin Houma, La. The design is a modelbow, 100-foot-long conventional tugboat,but with two massive push kneesthat rise 25 feet above the water, obscuringthe deep-V bow.“There have not been any kneesbuilt that big before,” said RobertDann Sr. on a recent tour of the boatwith his son Robert Jr. The knees areNew tug Chesapeake Coast for DannMarine Towing shows off massivepush knees that rise to 25 feet abovethe water. “It’s a pushboat that cantow, but we just call it a tugboat,”said Robert Dann Jr.faced with a hefty thickness of M&MBumper rubber.The designer, Frank Basile of Entech& Associates in Houma, calls it a combinationboat, designed and equippedto push and pull barges. But other thanhaving a towing winch on the stern, thetowing aspect of the boat is not so obvious.“In the water it looks like a pushboat,”said Robert Jr. who works with hisfather, Robert Sr., and two brothers, J.C.and Christopher, at DMT’s headquartersin Chesapeake City, Md.“But when it comes out of the water,people are going to be shocked to seethe shape of that hull. It’s a pushboatthat can tow. It’s really a model bowpushboat, but we’re just going to call ita tugboat.”The design concept came from32 American Tugboat Review 2011

Push knees are an integral part of the hullstructure, which includes the deep-V bowconfiguration and hard chine bilges.within the DMT fleet, where a coupleof small tugs with push knees welded totheir model bows had worked out wellfor the company. “We just increased itand added other features to the boatthat we thought would work out in ourline of business for some of our customers,”said Robert Jr.Those other features include anIntercon single-drum towing winch,model SD175, with 2,000 feet of 1.75-inch wire, and equipped with a warpinghead. In yet another departure from thenorm, there is only one wheelhouse,with a 50-foot height of eye.“We’re going to be pushing biggerand bigger barges most of the time andthat makes a lower wheelhouse redundant,”said Robert Jr. “And we’ll onlyneed one set of steering controls andelectronics. So, it’s one wheelhouse, butit’s up in the air.”The propulsion and equipmentaboard Chesapeake Coast are much thesame as the company’s last two conventionaltugboats, Treasure Coast andAtlantic Coast.Chesapeake Coast is the 18th boatin the fleet, and other than Zeus, builtin 1974, they are all named after specificcoasts. The hull for a second boatidentical to Chesapeake Coast, namedAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 33

ocean_tug50isl.indd 25/19/11 2:52 PMDiscovery Coast, is on the slipway andexpected later in the year.“We’re going to be towing or pushinganything with her that we can getour hands on: cement, oil, coal, dumpbarges, aggregate, anything,” said Dann.“We try to keep our boats and crewscapable of handling all the differentproducts out there, and we handle all ofour products as if they were oil. That’sthe safest way.”To maintain control and higherspeeds, Robert Jr. said they will pushbarges as much as possible, pulling themprimarily when the weather deteriorates.The crew will make up the tow by runningface wire through sheaves on theaft deck then forward out to the cornersof the tow, the same rigging used forany tug facing up to a barge for pushing.Two 60-ton Nabrico push winches onthe fore deck will be used in a typicalface wire tow.“With those wires out to the corners,we should be able to push in some prettynasty weather,” said Robert Jr. “But wehave a couple of onshore/offshore dredgingjobs where sometimes we’ll have toput the barges on the hawser.”Another interesting feature of thepush knees is that they will fit into thebiggest notch that one of DMTs cus-1994 1996 2003 2005CHESAPEAKE COASTOwner/Operator: Dann Marine TowingChesapeake City, Md.Builder: Main Iron Works,Houma, La.Naval Architect: Frank Basile, Entech &Assoc.Dimensions: 100 x 34 x 14Design/type: Model bow pushboatSPECIFICATIONS2005 2006 2006 2007Enginesu Caterpillar 3512-Bdieselsu Reintjes 6:1 gearswith shaft brakesu 1,500 hp each at1,800 rpmmountsu East Park grid coolersu Revere life raftu Sherwin Williamsexterior coatingsu Accommodations: 6to 10 crew2007 2007 2008 2010Successful AT/B tugs...raise your towers!Just a sample really. Our designs have helped our clientssee the way ahead since 1994. From the leader in AT/B design.OCEAN TUG & BARGE ENGINEERING CORP.258 MAIN ST. SUITE 401 MILFORD, MA 01757 508-473-0545WWW.OCEANTUGBARGE.COMPropulsionu Hung Shen propellersu Rice nozzles withtriple-vane ruddersu Free running speed11.5 knotsu Fuel consumptionworking: 136 gphOtherspecificationsu Caterpillar aux.power generatorsu Intercon single-drumtow winchu JonRie InterTech bowcapstanu Nabrico 60-ton deckwinchesu Nabrico decksheavesu Fendering: M&MBumperu Chockfast engineNAVIGATION Gearu Furuno radarsu Furuno complete navpackageu Simrad autopilotu Boatracs nav chartingu Standard VHF radios,ACR/EPIRBu Icom SSB radiou Lorex Tech. securitycamerasTank capacitiesu Diesel fuel: 72,000gallonsu Potable water:18,800 gallonsType & Area ofOperationu General barge work,U.S. EasternSeaboard34 American Tugboat Review 2011

Four members of the Dann familylook like happy bosses at MainIron Works, of Houma, La., prior tolaunching. They are, from left toright, Robert Dann Jr., J.C. Dann,Christopher Dann, and RobertDann Sr.Iron Works commented last fall, whenChesapeake Coast was still on the slipway,that the push/tow combinationdesign was the first one like it he hadencountered. “But they will work a lotbetter offshore with that V-hull andthe push knees,” said Molaison. “Thebarges won’t stray from side to side (asthey might with a tow made up on amodel bow), and if it gets really roughthey can just put them on the string.These are the first of a kind for us.”Dann Marine Towing is locatedin the historic Canal Place complexof buildings on the north bank of theChesapeake & Delaware Canal, intomers has on its biggest barge. “Wedesigned the knees so that they willtake the weight of the barge on theirshoulders and sides,” said Robert Jr.The knees will either fit into or span allof DMT’s fleet of barges as well as thebarges in their customer’s barge fleets.The engines are Caterpillar 3512-BTier II diesels with Reintjes 6:1 reductiongears and internal shaft brakes. Thepropellers are provided by HS MarinePropulsion, a new company based inPascagoula, Miss., that has distributionrights for Hung Shen propellers inNorth America. The propellers are inRice nozzles with triple-vane rudders.“The triple rudder is another featurethat we took off Atlantic and Treasurethat will make it very maneuverable,”said Robert Jr.“The boat will be fuel-efficient whenpushing because there’s less drag on theboat, and there will be more comfortin the ride for the crew because you’regoing to be cutting through the waterinstead of pounding into it,” he said.The upper wheelhouse is being fittedout with the signature Spanish cedarthat Main Iron Works has becomefamous for. The South American woodis also used as trim throughout the tug.The console in the wheelhouse is positionedso that the helmsman can movein front of it, right up to the forwardwindows, a much safer configurationgiving the helmsman a clear and straightline of sight to the foredeck of the tugand farther ahead over the barge.The late LeRoy Molaison of MainAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 35

Chesapeake Coast gets its propulsionpower from a pair of Hung Shenpropellers encased in Rice nozzlesand Rice triple-vane rudders.Chesapeake City, Md. The companyhas a five-generation history in thetowing business, stretching back to the1870s in Florida.Robert Sr. had his first new build tug,Ocean Tower, built at Main Iron Works in1968. Capt. Robert as he was known, alongwith his wife Joan, later formed the RobertDann Company, which was later changedto Dann Marine Towing.DMT’s fleet, ranging in horsepowerfrom 1,100 to 4,200, operates on the U.S.East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, andSouth America, as well as on the GreatLakes. The company also has a fleet ofjumbo hopper barges, deck barges and twoself-unloading cement barges.When Chesapeake Coast joins the DMTfleet, the push/tow combination tugboat willbe fully-classed with ABS for ocean service.“It’s not a requirement,” said Robert Jr., “butwe’re just doing it. We did it on the last twoboats, so we’re going to do it on these two.It just holds your boat to a higher standardand hopefully keeps us ahead of the curvewhen new rules come out.” •For additional pictures, go to:professionalmariner.comWorld-class Simulator Based Research andTraining for the LNG SectorFlag State Approved STCW Programs• Extensive Library andBuild Capability forShip / Tug Modelsand Geographic AreaDatabasesSpecialized Mariner Training:• Harbor and Docking Pilot Training• Conventional & Tractor Tug Training• Bridge and E/R Resource Management• LNG Ship, FSRU, FPSO, FSO, andMooring Buoy Training• Emergency Shiphandling• Management Level CoursesResearch Areas:• Port and Waterway Assessment• LNG Terminal Design Evaluation• Human Factors Studies• Accident Recreation & Investigation• Extensive Library and Build Capabilityfor Ship / Tug Models and GeographicArea Databases• ISO 9001:2008 CertificationTelephone: (800) 341-1353www.maritimesimulation.orgEmail: info@marsim.orgA division of the United States Maritime Resource CenterLocated in Scenic Newport, Rhode Island36 American Tugboat Review 2011

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OperatorTugboat Year Length Builder HP Propulsion/Company Engine38Manufacturer of MarineAir Conditioning, Refrigeration• Custom Engineering On Site• Fast Delivery• We ship world wide• Water Cooled Self Contained Unitsfor boats from 24 feet to Cargo Vessels• Specialist to the Military, Shipbuilders• Air-Cooled Marine Package ACfor Pilot Houses• Chillers• Oil Rigs• Marine Load BankOn Site Manufacturing since 1993Contact Us Now Toll Free 1 866 227 7773Phone: 772 220 0038 Fax: 772 220 0260email us at: obr@oceanbreezeac.comVisit us online at: http://www.oceanbreezeac.comOcean Breeze 1305 SE Dixie Highway, Stuart, Florida 34994t r a c t o r t u g s i n n o r t h a m e r i c aAmak Towing, Ketchikan, AlaskaBrian T (ex-Escort Eagle) 1995 109 ft Nichols Brothers 3,100 z-drive aft/Aquq CatAmNav Maritime Services, San Francisco (Marine Resources Group/Foss)Liberty (ex-Peter Foss) 1999 96 ft Conversion 3,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatRevolution 2006 78 ft Foss/Rainier 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatPacific Combi 1967 95 ft z-drive added fwd 3,600 Combi-tug EMDSandra Hugh 2008 78 ft Foss/Rainier 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CaPatricia Ann 2008 78 ft Foss/Rainier 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatIndependence 2007 78 ft Foss/Rainier 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatAmerican Tugs Inc., San Juan, Puerto RicoMarilin R (converted) 2003 85 ft American Boat Co. 3,600 z-drive aft/Schottel MTUAlejandro (converted) 2010 117 ft American Boat Co. 3,900 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDArcelorMillal Mines Canada, Port Cartier, QuebecBrochu 1973 100 ft Star Shipyard 3,600 cycloidal/Voith AlcoVachon 1973 100 ft Star Shipyard 3,600 cycloidal/Voith AlcoAtlantic Reyser, Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaAtlantic Beaver 2008 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,360 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatAtlantic Bear 2008 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,360 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatSpitfire III 2009 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,360 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatAtlantic Towing Ltd., Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaAtlantic Spruce 1998 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Aqua CatAtlantic Hemlock 1996 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Aqua CatAtlantic Willow 1998 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Aqua CatAtlantic Larch 1999 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Aqua CatAtlantic Aspen 1966 85 ft Former U.S. Navy 1,300 cycloidal/Voith DDAtlantic Oak 2004 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls CatAtlantic Fir 2005 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls CatAtlantic Cedar 2005 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls CatBaydelta Maritime, San FranciscoDelta Billie 2009 100 ft Nichols Brothers 6,850 z-drive aft/Rolls CatDelta Catherine 2009 100 ft Nichols Brothers 6,850 z-drive aft/Rolls Cat(seven others chartered out to Foss, Crowley, Signet Maritime & Hawaiian Tug & Barge)Bay-Houston Towing, HoustonMatthew K 2000 100 ft Main Iron Works 4,300 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDWilliam M (ex-C-Tract#1) 1992 102 ft Purchase from Chouest 4,200 z-draft fwd/Ulstein CatWesley A 2007 98 ft Main Iron Works 6,300 z-drive aft/Schottel CatLexie M/Hunter M 2008/9 98 ft Orange Shipbuilding 6,300 z-drive aft/Schottel CatTristan K 2011 98 ft Washburn & Doughty 6,300 z-drive aft/Schottel CatRosemary McAllister 2008 96 ft (McAllister charter) 6,000 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDJanet M. (McAllister) 2001 96 ft (McAllister charter) 4,650 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDBisso Towboat, New OrleansCecilia B. Slatten 1999 100 ft Main Iron Works 4,300 z-drive aft/Aqua EMDAlma S 2006 100 ft Main Iron Works 4,300 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDMichael S 2009 100 ft Main Iron Works 4,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatUnnamed 2012 100 ft Main Iron Works 4,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatBoston Towing & Transportation, Boston (Unit of Reinauer Transportation)Freedom 2003 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatLiberty 2003 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatIndependence 2009 128 ft Derecktor Shipyard 6,000 z-drive aft, CP props MTUJustice 2009 98 ft Martinac Shipbuilding 5,400 z-drive aft, CP props MTUBrusco Tug & Barge, Longview, Wash.Wynema Spirit 2001 78 ft Diversified Marine 3,600 z-drive aft/Ulstein MTULulapin 2005 78 ft Diversified Marine 4,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatCanadian Navy (Glen series of Voith Schneider tugs)Glendale, Glendyne 1975 1,750 Cycloidal/Voith-SchneiderGlenbrook, Glenevis, Glenside 1977-78 1,750 Cycloidal/Voith-SchneiderCape Fear Towing, Wilmington, N.C. (Unit of Moran Towing)Fort Bragg 1999 91 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatC.H. Cates, Vancouver, B.C. (Division of Seaspan Int’l./Washington Marine Group)Charles Cates I 1983 78 ft Allied Shipbuilders 2,400 z-drive aft/Niigata DDCharles Cates II 1986 78 ft John Manly Shipyard 2,400 z-drive aft/Niigata DDCharles Cates III 1988 78 ft Allied Shipbuilders 2,400 z-drive aft/Niigata CatCharles Cates X 1990 60 ft Allied Shipbuilders 1,450 z-drive aft/Niigata CatColle Towing, Pascagoula, Miss.Natalie Colle 1994 85 ft Main Iron Works 3,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDDaniel Colle 2002 82 ft Colle Shipyard 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDJohn Colle 2008 98 ft Colle Shipyard 4,500 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatCook Inlet Tug & Barge, Anchorage, Alaska (unit of Foss Maritime)Stellar Wind 1993 84 ft Tri-Star Marine 3,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CumminsGlacier Wind 1997 65 ft Tri-Star Marine 2,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein CumminsCrescent Towing, New Orleans (Unit of Cooper T. Smith)Point Clear 1999 105 ft Thoma-Sea Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein GESavannah 2003 105 ft Bollinger Shipyards 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatBulldog 2006 98 ft Washburn & Doughty 6,500 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce GELisa Cooper 2010 98 ft C&G Boat Works 5,300 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce GEJ.K. McKlean 2011 98ft C&G Boat Works 5,300 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce GECrowley Marine Services, SeattleTioga 1994 85 ft Tri-Star Marine 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatProtector, Guard 1996/7 120 ft Nichols Brothers 5,500 cycloidal/Voith CatMaster, Captain, Guide 1998 105 ft Nichols Brothers 4,800 cycloidal/Voith CatLeader, Scout, Chief 1999 105 ft Nichols Brothers 4,800 cycloidal/Voith CatNanuq, Tan’erliq 1999 153 ft Dakota Creek 10,000 cycloidal/Voith CatAlert, Aware, Attentive 1999 140 ft Dakota Creek 10,100 z-drive aft/CP/Aqua CatResponse 2003 129 ft Marco Shipyard 7,260 cycloidal/Voith Cat

OperatorTugboat Year Length Builder HP Propulsion/Company EngineGoliath (ex-S/R Mare Is.) 1997 105 ft (Baydelta charter) 4,400 z-drive aft/Aqua CatResolute (ex-Angel Is.) 1996 110 ft (SeaBulk charter) 6,800 z-drive aft/Aqua WärtsiläValor, Vigilant 2007/8 100 ft (Baydelta charter) 6,850 z-drive aft/Rolls CatDunlap Towing, Everett, Wash.James Dunlap 1995 101 ft Hansen Boat 4,300 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDEastern Canada Towing (Ectug), Halifax, Nova Scotia (Unit of Svitzer)Pointe Comeau 1976 100 ft Marystown Shipyard 3,600 cycloidal/Voith AlcoPoint Halifax 1986 110 ft McTay Marine 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein RustonPoint Chebucto 1993 110 ft Halifax-Dartmouth 4,300 z-drive aft/Aqua CatPoint Valiant 1998 80 ft AML-Ocean-Indust. 4,000 z-drive aft/Niigata MitsubSvitzer Bedford 2006 105 ft Asenav, Chile 5,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatE.N. Bisso, New OrleansJosephine Anne 2007 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 4,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatBeverly B. 2009 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 4,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatElizabeth B. 2010 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 4,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatEdison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, La.LOOP Responder 1992 155 ft North American Shipyard 7,300 cycloidal/Voith CatC-Tractor 2 - 5 1992 102 ft North American Shipyard 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDC-Tractor 6 - 11 1994 90 ft North American Shipyard 2,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatC-Tractor 12 1996 105 ft North American Shipyard 4,000 z-drive fwd/Ulstein CatC-Tractor 13 1996 105 ft North American Shipyard 4,000 z-drive fwd/Ulstein CatC-Tractor 14 1999 105 ft North American Shipyard 4,000 z-drive fwd/Ulstein CatC-Tractors 15-18 2007 110 ft Gulf Ship 5,500 z-drive forward CatC-Tractors 19-22 2009 110 ft Gulf Ship 5,500 z-drive forward CatExpress Marine, Camden, N.J.Duty & Honor 2007/8 102 ft Patti Shipyard 3,000 z-drive aft/SteerProp CatFoss Maritime, Seattle (Marine Resources Group)Brynn Foss 1982/07 100 ft Tacoma Boatbuilding 5,000 cycloidal & z-drive EMDAndrew Foss 1982 107 ft Tacoma Boatbuilding 4,000 cycloidal/Voith EMDArthur Foss 1982 95 ft Tacoma Boatbuilding 4,000 cycloidal/Voith EMDPJ Brix 1982 87 ft Marine Industries 3,000 z-drive aft/Niigata CatHenry Foss, Wedell Foss 1982/05 100 ft Tacoma Boatbuilding 5,000 cycloidal & z-drive EMDLindsey Foss 1993 155 ft Trinity Marine 8,000 cycloidal/Voith EMDDaniel Foss 1998 96 ft Conversion 3,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatMarshall Foss 2001 98 ft Halter Marine 6,250 z-drive aft/Ulstein MTULynn Marie 2001 98 ft Halter Marine 6,250 z-drive aft/Ulstein MTUGarth Foss 1994 155 ft Trinity Marine 8,000 cycloidal/Voith EMDCampbell Foss (hybrid) 2006 78 ft Foss/Rainier 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatPacific Escort (ex-Indep.) 2007 78 ft Foss/Rainier 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatAmerica 2008 98 ft (Signet charter) 6,220 z-drive aft/Niigata MTUPacific Star 2008 98 ft (Signet charter) 6,220 z-drive aft/Niigata MTUAlta June 2008 78 ft Foss/Rainier 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatCarolyn Dorothy (hybrid) 2008 78 ft Foss/Rainier 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CumminsDelta Lindsey 2010 100 ft (BayDelta charter) 6,850 z-drive aft/Rolls CatOrion (ex-America) 1982 87 ft Mid-Coast Marine 3,000 cycloidal/Voith EMDLeo 2008 78 ft Foss shipyard 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatFournier Tugs Inc., South Portland, MaineFournier Tractor 1984 85 ft ex-McAllister Tractor 3,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDWinslow C. Kelsey 1986 95 ft Eastern Marine Inc. 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDGreat Lakes Towing (Puerto Rico Towing & Barge Co., San Juan)Z-One 1996 94 ft Halter Marine 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatHarbor Fuel Services, San Juan, Puerto RicoDon Alfredo 2004 94 ft Orange Shipbuilding 4,400 z-drive aft/Schottel CatHarbor Docking, Lake Charles, La.Ted & George (2) 2008/9 105 ft Main Iron Works 6,140 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDHarley Marine Services, Seattle (Millennium Maritime)Gyrfalcon 1995 105 ft Marco Shipyard 4,000 z-drive aft/Aqua CatZ-Three 1999 94 ft Halter Marine 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatZ-Four 1999 94 ft Halter Marine 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatZ-Five 1999 94 ft Halter Marine 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatMill. Falcon 2000 105 ft Marco Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatMill. Star 2000 105 ft Marco Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatMill. Dawn 2002 108 ft Marco Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatMill. Maverick 1996 100 ft Trinity/Halter 4,000 z-drive aft/Aqua EMDTim Quigg 2004 80 ft Diversified Marine 4,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce MTUJohn Quigg 2004 80 ft Diversified Marine 4,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce MTUHawaiian Tug & Barge, Honolulu (Marine Resources/Foss)Eleu 1989 73 ft J.M. Martinac 2,600 z-drive aft/Niigata CatMamo 1996 78 ft Trinity Marine 3,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatMikiala II 2002 100 ft Conversion to z-drive 3,300 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatMikioi 2004 78 ft Foss Rainier shipyard 4,700 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatPi’ilani 2005 78 ft Foss Rainier shipyard 5,080 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatPacific Explorer (ex-Delta Carey) (BayDelta charter) 4,300 z-drive aft/Aqua CatMarine Towing of Tampa, Tampa, Fla.Florida (SDM) 1999 80 ft Halter Marine 4,200 z-drive inline/Ulstein Cat/WärtsiläEndeavor (SDM) 2000 80 ft Halter Marine 4,200 z-drive inline/Ulstein Cat/WärtsiläIndependent 2004 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatFreedom 2005 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatLiberty 2007 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatMcAllister Towing & Transport Co. Inc., New YorkPatrick M. McAllister 1974/02 102 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 5,150 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDBeth M. McAllister 1974/03 108 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 3,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatStacy McAllister 1970/05 95 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatRobert E. McAllister 1970/05 108 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel Catt r a c t o r t u g s i n n o r t h a m e r i c a39

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McAllister 1970/02 108 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 3,000 z-drive (1)/Schottel/CP EMDBrooklyn McAllister 1986 115 ft Offshore Shipbuilding 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDErin McAllister (ex-Z-Two) 1996/01 95 ft Halter Marine 5,100 upgraded to Tri-Z CatVicki M. McAllister 2001 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 4,650 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDEmily Anne McAllister 2003 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 4,650 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDA.J. McAllister 2003 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 5,150 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDSteven McAllister 1963/07 108 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatMargaret McAllister 1970/06 108 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatDorothy McAllister 1971/06 108 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatEllen McAllister 1966/07 108 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatTimothy McAllister 1970/06 108 ft Conversion, ex-YTB 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatShannon McAllister 2004 96 ft Chartered to Sud/Young 5,150 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDRainbow 2004 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatAndrew McAllister 2008 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 6,000 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDGregg McAllister 2008 82 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatReid McAllister 2008 82 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 4,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatMinette Bay Ship Docking, Prince Rupert, British Columbia (unit of Smit HarborTowage)Smit Skeena (ex-TP 1) 1984 99 ft Vitto Steel 4,000 z-drive inline/Niigata AlcoSmit Nass (ex-TP 2) 1984 99 ft Vitto Steel 4,000 z-drive inline/Niigata AlcoSmit Orleans (ex-TP 3) 2009 100 ft Nichols Brothers 6,850 z-drive aft/Niigata CatMoran Towing, New Caanan, Conn.Drum Point 1966/97 98 ft z-drive added forward 3,000 Combi-tug DDTown Point 1968/98 98 ft z-drive added forward 3,000 Combi-tug DDSewells Point 1977/95 98 ft z-drive added forward 3,000 Combi-tug DDHarriett Moran 1978/96 98 ft z-drive added forward 3,000 Combi-tug DDElizabeth Turecamo 1998 110 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 6,100 z-drive aft/Aqua EMDMarci Moran 1999 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDKaren Moran 1999 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDKerry Moran 1999 100 ft Conversion 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDPatricia Moran 1999 100 ft Conversion 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDSusan Moran 2000 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDTracy Moran 2000 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDSurrie Moran 2001 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDWendy Moran 2001 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDDiane Moran 2001 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,100 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDGramma Lee T. Moran 2002 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,100 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDKaye E. Moran 2004 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,100 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDJames R. Moran 2004 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,100 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDLynne Moran 2005 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,100 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDEdward J. Moran 2006 98 ft Washburn & Doughty 6,500 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDApril/Eleanor Moran 2006 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,100 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDLaura K. Moran 2008 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,100 z-drive aft/Schottel MTUShiney V. Moran 2009 86 ft C&G Boat Works 5,100 z-drive aft/Schottel MTUCapt. Jimmy T. Moran 2009 86 ft C&G Boat Works 5,100 z-drive aft/Schottel MTUCatherine C. Moran 2009 98 ft Washburn & Doughty 6,600 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDLoretta B. Moran 2009 98 ft Washburn & Doughty 6,600 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDLizzie B. Moran 2010 92 ft Washburn & Doughty 5,100 z-drive aft/Schottel MTU(Note: not included tugs in foreign operation)Newfoundland Transshipment, Placentia Bay, NewfoundlandPlacentia Pride 1998 125 ft Marystown Shipyard 5,600 cycloidal/Voith BergenPlacentia Hope 1998 125 ft Marystown Shipyard 5,600 cycloidal/Voith BergenNorth Atlantic Refining, Come-by-Chance, NewfoundlandNorth Atlantic Petrel 1999 101 ft Irving Shipbuilding 4,000 z-drive aft/Aqua CatNorth Atlantic Osprey 1999 101 ft Irving Shipbuilding 4,000 z-drive aft/Aqua CatOcean Group, Quebec City, CanadaOcean Intrepide 1998 80 ft AML-Ocean Ind. 4,000 z-drive aft/Niigata MitsubOcean Jupiter 1999 80 ft AML-Ocean Ind. 4,000 z-drive aft/Niigata MitsubOcean A. Simard 1980 92 ft Georgetown Ship 3,000 cycloidal/Voith AlcoKeith Rusby 2006 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls/CP CatRaymond Lemay 2006 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls/CP CatHenry Bain 2007 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls/CP CatOcean Georgie Bain 2009 85 ft AML-Ocean Ind. 4,000 Z-drive aft/Niigata Mitsub.Ocean Bertrand Jeansonne 2009 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls/CP CatOcean Yvan Desgagnes 2010 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls/CP CatOcean Ross Gaudreault 2011 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls/CP CatOscar Neimeth Towing, San FranciscoSilver Eagle 1980 102 ft Conversion 2005 4,400 z-drive aft/Rolls CatOtto Candies, Des Allemandes, La.Devin Candies 2000 150 ft Bender Shipbuilding 9,300 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDKelly Candies 2000 150 ft Bender Shipbuilding 9,300 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDSydney Candies 2000 150 ft Bender Shipbuilding 9,300 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce EMDP&R Water Taxi, Honolulu, HawaiiTiger 1 2002 94 ft Kewalo Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/HRP CatTiger 2,3,4 2004 94 ft Kewalo Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Thrustmaster CatTiger 5,6,7 2007 94 ft Kewalo Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/HRP CatTiger 8,9 2009 94 ft Kewalo Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft//HRP CatTiger 10,11 2010/11 94 ft Kewalo Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/HRP CatPolaris Minerals, Port Hardy, B.C. CanadaNumas Warrior 2008 58 ft Svelte Shipyard 2,100 z-drive aft/HRP MTURio Tinto-Alcan Smelters, Port Alfred, QuebecFjord Éternité 2006 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls Cat40

OperatorTugboat Year Length Builder HP Propulsion/Company EngineFjord Saguenay 2008 101 ft East Isle Shipyard 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls CatSamson Tugboats Inc., Delta, British Columbia (Canada)Shuswap 2011 58 ft Sylte Shipyard 3,200 z-drive aft MTUSause Brothers, Coos Bay, Ore. (Hawaii)Kamaehu 1993 72 ft Knutson Marine 1,700 z-drive aft/Schottel CumminsTira Lani 1999 122 ft Sause Brothers 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatSeabulk Towing, Port Everglades, Fla. (unit of Seacor Marine)Broward 1995 100 ft Atlantic Marine 5,100 z-drive fwd/Aqua EMDSDM #1–3 1998/99 90 ft Halter Marine 4,000 z-drive inline/Ulstein CatEagle, Falcon 1993 92 ft Tampa Shipyards 3,200 z-drive fwd/Niigata Burm-WainHawk 1995/96 110 ft Trinity/Halter 6,700 z-drive aft/Aqua WärtsiläSuwannee River SDM 2000 90 ft Halter Marine 4,200 z-drive inline/Ulstein WärtsiläCondor 1996 110 ft Halter Marine 6,700 z-drive aft/Aqua WärtsiläEnergy Hercules 2007 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 5,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatEnergy Zeus 2007 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 5,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatGasparilla 2007/8 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 5,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatBuccaneer 2008 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 5,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatSabine 2008 96 ft Eastern Shipbuilding 5,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatSeaspan International, Vancouver, British Columbia (Division of WashingtonMarine Group)Seaspan Discovery 1984 104 ft Vancouver Shipyards 4,000 z-drive aft/Niigata NiigataCates #1-3 1980s 78 ft Allied Shipbuilding 2,400 z-drive aft/Niigata DD/CatSeaspan Hawk 1993 80 ft Vancouver Shipyards 3,000 z-drive aft/Niigata DDSeaspan Falcon 1993 80 ft Vancouver Shipyards 3,000 z-drive aft/Niigata DDSeaspan Resolution 2009 98 ft Martinac Shipbuilding 6,000 z-drive aft/Niigata EMDSeaspan Raven 2010 92 ft Turkish shipyard/RAL 5,000 z-drive aft/Rolls/CP CatShaver Transportation, Portland, Ore.Portland 1981 107 ft Nichols Brothers 3,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein Frbnks MorseVancouver 1993 76 ft J.M. Martinac 3,000 z-drive aft/Niigata DDDeschutes 1997 90 ft J.M. Martinac 3,600 z-drive aft/Aqua MTU DDWillamette 1999 90 ft J.M. Martinac 3,600 z-drive aft/Aqua MTU DDSummer S. 2011 80 ft Diversified Marine 5,360 z-drive aft/Schottel MTUSignet Maritime, Corpus Christi, TexasSignet Challenger (ex-Frontier) 2003 104 ft Thoma-Sea 4,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein CumminsSignet Volunteer 2001 70 ft Horizon Shipyd 1,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein CumminsDelta Linda (II) 1999 105 ft Marco Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatDelta Deanna 1999 105 ft Marco Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatSignet Weatherly (newbuild) 2011 105 ft Colle Shipyard 6,000 z-drive aft/Niigata MTUUnnamed (2) (newbuilds) 2011/12 100 ft Trinity Offshore 6,800 z-drive aft CatSmit Harbour Towage Vancouver Inc., Vancouver, B.C. (formerly Tiger Tugz)Tiger Spirit 1996 52 ft Sylte Shipyard 3,000 z-drive aft/Aqua MTU/DDTiger Pride 1997 52 ft Sylte Shipyard 3,000 z-drive aft/Aqua MTU/DDTiger Sun 1999 72 ft Sylte Shipyard 5,000 z-drive /Ulstein MTU/DDSmit Harbour Towage Westminster Inc., New Westminster, B.C. (formerlyWestminster Tug Boats)Westminster Hunter 1989 50 ft John ManlyShipyd 1,100 z-drive aft/Aqua DDSmith Maritime, Honolulu (Unit of K-Sea Transportation)Namahoe 1997 105 ft Marco Shipyard 4,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatNoke 2006 65 ft Rozema Boatworks 950 z-drive aft/Thrustmaster MTUSouth Puerto Rico Towing, Guayanilla Bay, Puerto Rico (Unit of Svitzer)Hector P 2007 99 ft Orange Shipyard 4,200 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDSuderman & Young Towing Co., HoustonJess Newton 2001 100 ft Main Iron Works 4,300 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDShannon 2004 96 ft (McAllister charter) 5,150 z-drive aft/Schottel EMDThor 2007 98 ft Main Iron W 5,000 z-drive aft/Schottel CatEvelina, Lamar 2008/9 98 ft Orange Ship 6,300 z-drive aft/Schottel CatHercules 2011 98 ft Washburn & Doughty 6,300 z-drive aft/Schottel CatThames Towboat, New London, Conn.Paul A. Wronowski 1980 90 ft Thames Shipyard 3,600 z-drive aft/Niigata CumminsJohn P. Wronowski 2004 96 ft Eastern Ship 3,400 z-drive aft/Schottel CumminsTransMontaigne Product Services, Miami, Fla. (formerly Coastal Tug & Barge)Florida (ex-Coastal Florida) 1990 80 ft Main Iron Works 4,000 z-drive aft/Ulstein EMDU.S. Navy, Seattle, Wash.YT 801, YT 802 2006 90 ft Converted YTBs 3,600 z-drive aft/Schottel CatYT 803 - YT 806 2009/11 90 ft J.M. Martinac 3,600 z-drive aft/Schottel CatYT 807-808 2112 90 ft J.M. Martinac 3,600 z-drive aft/Schotel CatWestern Towboat, SeattleWestrac 1987 76 ft Western Towboat 2,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatWest Point 1992 60 ft Western Towboat 1,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatWestrac II 1994 76 ft Western Towboat 2,400 z-drive aft/Ulstein CatWestern Titan 1998 108 ft Western Towboat 4,200 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatPacific Titan 2000 108 ft Western Towboat 4,200 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatGulf Titan 2002 120 ft Western Towboat 4,200 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatOcean Titan 2004 120 ft Western Towboat 4,200 z-drive aft/Rolls-Royce CatAlaska Titan 2008 120 ft Western Towboat 4,200 z-drive aft/Schottel CatArctic Titan 2011 120 ft Western Towboat 4,200 z-drive aft/Schottel CatWilmington Tug & Launch, Wilmington, Del.Tina 1977 65 ft Gladding-Hearn 1,400 z-drive aft/HRP LuggerSally 1987 70 ft Gladding-Hearn 2,400 z-drive aft/HRP DDLindsay 1989 70 ft Gladding-Hearn 3,200 z-drive aft/Ulstein DDCapt. 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Ken Boothe Sr.Donjon Marine, Hillside, N.J.Ken Boothe Sr., the newest ATB on theGreat Lakes, is ready to begin work.head of Donjon’s shipyard operationand executive vice president of DonjonMarine. “The fact that this tug and bargewere already under construction when wepurchased assets of the company formerlyoperating here helped us to show what wecan do and to give us a basis for acquiringadditional work.”The new tug, and the new barge,apparently, are near sisterships of JoyceL. VanEnkevort, operated today by VMShipping of Bark River, Mich., anddeveloped by VanEnkevort Tug & Barge.The VanEnkevort barge, named GreatLakes Trader, was built on the Gulf Coastand towed up the East Coast and into theLakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway. Thetug and barge are a common sight in manyGreat Lakes ports, often carrying cargoesof iron ore or stone.New player on theLakes introduces10,800-hp tug-bargeDonjon Marine, a New Jersey-basedtowing and salvage companywith global reach has introduceda 10,800-hp tugboat, newly-built on theGreat Lakes, to be matched with a 740-foot self-unloading bulk cargo barge.The new tug, Ken Boothe Sr., wasconstructed at the recently-reactivatedshipyard in Erie, Penn. The shipyard,described as the largest on the GreatLakes, is owned by Erie-WesternPennsylvania Port Authority and leasedto a newly-formed 50-50 partnership ofDonjon Marine and Seacor Holdings ofFlorida. The barge, to be named SeajonATB, is still under construction at the300,000-square-foot shipyard, and isexpected to be in service for the 2012navigation season.The 135-foot tug, meanwhile, isexpected to be engaged in spot towingassignments this summer and otherwiseto await completion of her barge. The twoare designed to be mated with a couplersystem provided by Hydraconn, a unit ofVanEnkevort Tug & Barge.“We are very proud of what we haveput together so far,” said John Witte,Courtesy Donjon ShipbuildingKEN BOOTHe SR.Owner/Operator: Donjon MarineBuilder: Donjon Shipbuilding,Erie, Penn.Dimensions: 135 x 50 x 18Gross Tonnage: 1,250Displacement 1,500 tonDesign/type: ATB tug for barge workABS Great Lakes LoadLine certificationEnginesu (2) 8M32C MaKdieselsu 5,439 hp each at600 rpmu Caterpillar aux.power generatorsPropulsionu Lufkin 4.55:1 marinegearsu Berg variable pitch5-blade propellersu Propellers: 14’6”diameteru Designed cruisingspeed 16 knotsu 112 tons bollard pullu Free running speed16 knotsu Service speed, pushing12 knotsOtherspecificationsu Hydraconn ATB couplingsystemu PPG (Ameron) exteriorcoatingsu Elliot 12-person liferafts (2)u Carlisle & FinchSPECIFICATIONSsearchlightsu Coastal Marine deckcapstanu Tyco fire suppressionsystem COsu David Round two-tondeck craneu 10-person operatingcrewnavigation gearu Sperry Marine nav/comm packageu Siemens controlspackageu Sperry Marine steering/autopilotTank capacitiesu Diesel fuel: 97,000gallonsu Ballast: 81,000gallonsu Potable water: 3,278gallonsType & Area ofOperationu Great Lakesu Matched with selfunloading740’ drybulk hopper barge42 American Tugboat Review 2011

Roughly a half-dozen large ATBs onthe Lakes have been outfitted with thesame or similar Hydraconn coupler system.The new Ken Boothe Sr. tug and herbarge will roughly be the 16th or 17thlargest bulk carrier operating on theLakes. Most new tug-barge combinationsintroduced on the Great Lakes inrecent years have been outfitted with an‘articulated’ connection system.The tug Ken Boothe Sr. is powered bya pair of MaK diesels generating 5,439hp each at 600 rpm and turning throughLufkin marine gears. Twin shafts will turn14-foot 6-inch five-blade controllable pitchpropellers produced by Berg Propulsion ofSweden. The engines are set up to burndiesel fuel instead of heavier bunker fuel,according to builder specifications. Thetug is designed to be capable of 112 tons ofbollard pull with sustained service speed,pushing her loaded barge, of 12 knots. Shehas tankage for 97,000 gallons of fuel and81,000 gallons of ballast water.The tug will operate with a normalcrew of 10 people, according to its owner,Donjon Marine.Donjon, based in Hillside, N.J., isinvolved in towing, barging, dredging,salvage and related operations on aninternational scale. The company operatesa dozen tugs, roughly two-dozen barges,plus dredges and various workboats. Thecompany’s largest tug is the 151-foot,6,500-hp Atlantic Salvor. Acquisition of theLake Erie shipyard operation is Donjon’sfirst venture into the shipbuilding industry.Seacor Holdings, Donjon’s partnerin its new Great Lakes operation, is aninternational company with operations inmarine services, aviation, environmentalservices and commodity trading. Thecompany’s towing unit, Seabulk Towing,operates roughly two dozen tugs, mostly onthe U.S. Gulf and Southeast Coast.The Erie-Western Pennsylvania PortAuthority, owner of the shipyard, reportedto local media that three other shipyardoperators have ended up in bankruptcyin the 15 years since it began leasing theyard. Port authority officials also indicatedthat they were impressed with the workthat Donjon has accomplished at theyard, particularly breathing new life intowhat it described as the $50 million tugand barge project.44 American Tugboat Review 2011

Ken Boothe Sr. is a 135-foot push tugwith MaK diesels and a Hydraconnarticulating coupler system.The company’s new barge, SeajonATB, will be competing with a fleet ofseveral dozen or more bulk cargo carrierson the Lakes. The barge’s coupler systemconsists of hydraulically operated pinswith toothed heads that project out fromthe tug’s sides to mate with a recessedand notched groove on each side of thebarge notch. A long ladder of notchesis matched to accept the toothed headsof the tug pins, thus locking the twovessels into synchronous motion. Thetug will thus roll in synch with the barge,but still be able to pitch independently.The system is similar to the couplersystem developed by IntercontinentalEngineering except that its pins arehydraulically operated, while theIntercon system works by extending pinswith a worm gear screw system.In related news, Rand Logisticsreported this past spring that it hadCourtesy Donjon Shipbuildingacquired two veteran self-unloading ATBunits operating on the Lakes for a reportedprice of close to $50 million in cash andpaper. Rand Logistics reported it hadacquired the 5,800-hp tug Olive L. Moorewith its 621-foot barge Lewis J. Kuber, builtin 1952, and the 8,000-hp tug Victory andits 767-foot barge James L. Kuber, built in1953. Both units were described as beingfully booked for the current Lakes tradingseason.Both the introduction of Ken Boothe Sr.and the recent acquisitions by Rand Logisticsindicate the significance that articulated tugbargeshave been playing in the recent GreatLakes maritime economy. •American Tugboat Review 2011 45

Mary ann MORANMoran Towing Corp., New Canaan, Conn.Moran’slatest ATBworks ongraindeliveriesto PuertoRicoMoran Towing Corp. keepscranking out the articulatedtug-barge (ATB) units, butthe latest one is slightly different than itspredecessors, all of which were set up tohaul oil barges.The latest, Mary Ann Moran,was delivered from the Washburn &Doughty shipyard in East Boothbay,Maine, in late 2010 for the purposeof pushing a 531-foot dry bulk bargeloaded with grain from New Orleansto Puerto Rico.Essentially, she is a near-sistershiptug to Moran’s other recent ATBs withsingle elevated pilothouse. The tug is121 feet in length with 5,300 hp worthof EMD power and an Intercon couplersystem. Upon completion, the new tugwas matched up with Moran’s dry-bulkbarge Virginia, newly converted with anupgraded notch to accept the Interconcoupler system and other improvements.Mary Ann Moran is the fourth tugbuilt to this design by the Washburn &Doughty shipyard. In total, the companyoperates seven ATB units, all but one —the latest — in the oil trade.While Moran has been handlinggrain loads for ConAgra perfectly wellwith a conventional twin-screw towingvessel, it was the appeal of faster voyagesand better fuel economy that promptedthe change to an ATB towing system.The company reports that the typicalround trip voyage has been cut byabout two days from the former 23-dayvoyage thanks to the greater efficiencythat comes with Mary Ann Moran. Alsoinvolved in the ConAgra effort fromthe grain terminal in New Orleans to itsflour mill in San Juan has been the bargeCarolina. The barge Virginia is currentlysailing on a year-round schedule withcapacity of 27,000 tons of wheat, soy,corn, oats, alfalfa and other grains in afive-hold configuration.Mary Ann Moran, named for thewife of ConAgra grain executive GaryRedmann, is powered by a pair of12-cylinder EMD-645F7B engines withLufkin 4.458:1 reduction gears. Thepower train can produce a reported2,650 hp per engine at 800 rpm.Propulsion comes from five-blade, 115-inch Rolls-Royce propellers. The tughas tankage for 142,000 gallons of dieselfuel. Other tankage includes 68,000gallons of ballast water and 16,000gallons of potable water.Mary Ann MoranOwner/Operator: Moran Towing Corp.New Canaan, Conn.Builder: Washburn & DoughtyAssociates, EastBoothbay, MaineNaval Architect: Robert Hill, Ocean Tug& Barge EngineeringDimensions: 121 x 36 x 18Design/type: SOLAS-rated, ATB tugfor ocean transport,paired with dry-bulkbargeEnginesu EMD 12-645F7Bdieselsu 5,300 total hpu John Deere aux. powerenginesPropulsionu Lufkin 4.458:1reduction gearsu Rolls-Royce 5-blade115-inch propellersOthersPEcificationsu Intercon “C” ATBcoupler systemu Markey elec. capstansfore & aftu Ansul CO2 firesuppressionu Matrix watermakersystemu Global davit systemu Fassmer rescue boatu Soundown vibrationdampingflooringu Crew size: 12Navigation gearu Furuno radars, log,depth sounderu Furuno AIS, SSB,Inmarsatu Furuno SOLASelectronicsu Anschütz autopilotu EMI steeringu FuelTrax fuelmonitoringSPECIFICATIONSTank capacitiesu Diesel fuel: 142,000gallonsu Water: 16,000gallonsu Ballast: 68,000gallonsType & Area ofoPErationu Delivery of ConAgragrain products fromNew Orleans toPuerto Rico46 American Tugboat Review 2011

Courtesy Moran TowingThe new ATB Mary Ann Moran pushesthe 531-foot dry-bulk barge Virginiaenroute to San Juan with a cargo ofgrain. The 121-foot, 5,300-hp tug wascompleted recently at the Washburn &Doughty shipyard in Maine.The SOLAS-rated tug hascapacity for 12 crewmembers andprovides 52-foot height of eye fromits wheelhouse. Deck equipmentincludes fore and aft electric capstansprovided by Markey Machinery.She and others of her class weredesigned by Ocean Tug & BargeEngineering. Her initial captainwas Jake Jarrell, a 30-year tugboatindustry veteran.Also at the Washburn & Doughtyshipyard, the first of a new design ofazimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs, thisone designed by the shipyard, is underconstruction for Moran Towing. The93-foot, 6,000-hp vessel will be poweredby MTU main engines with Schottelz-drives and designed bollard pull ofabout 70 tons, according to the shipyard.Also, delivered in late 2010, theshipyard completed a new 92-foot ASDtug for Moran, named Lizzie B. Moran.She was the 27th ASD tractor to jointhe Moran fleet, among the largest suchfleets in the country.Another of Moran’s tugs madenational headlines — at least of themaritime variety — in early 2010 whenit was dispatched to tow the disabledcruise ship Carnival Splendor some 300miles to San Diego, Calif.The tug, SMBC Monterrey, wasdesigned and built in Spain to serviceLNG tankers arriving at the EnergiaCosta Azul LNG terminal on Mexico’swest coast. She was one of two jointventureMoran tugs based at the site.Monterrey, designed by Robert AllanLtd. of Vancouver, British Columbia,towed the disabled 952-foot cruise shipstern-first using its bow-mounted hawserwinch produced by Markey Machineryand 1,000 feet of 10-inch soft line.Company officials said it was a rareexample of an open-ocean tow usingsoft line, as opposed to a wire towline. •Creative Solutions to Protect Your AssetsTo locate the Great American agent nearest you, contact:Capt. Ed Wilmot / 212.510.0135 / ewilmot@gaic.comwww.GreatAmericanOcean.comGreat American Insurance Group / 580 Walnut Street / Cincinnati, OH 45202American Tugboat Review 2011 47

Seaspan RavenSeaspan Marine Corp., Vancouver, B.C., CanadaSeaspan Raven, the newest tug in thefleet of Seaspan Marine Corp., cruises infront of the Vancouver, B.C., waterfront.Below, Seaspan Raven, at right, workswith Seaspan Resolution, another new ASDtractor-style tug delivered last year.newly-expanded facility, located about 20miles from Vancouver’s inner port, servesas both a busy container port and a sizablecoal export facility. These tugs are the firstin the Seaspan fleet to be set up for fullFiFi-1 firefighting capability with firefightingequipment supplied by FFS AS of Norway.They also carry both Rolls-Royce bowmountedhawser winches and Rolls-Roycetowing winches on their sterns.The new Turkish-built tugs were giventemporary names while in the building anddelivery phases — Seaspan Terminal III, IV,V and VI — and are then to be renamed,beginning with Seaspan Raven, upon redocumentationin Canada. The next tugfrom Turkey will be named Seaspan Eagle. •Seaspan shows offnew line of TurkishbuiltASD tractorsSeaspan Marine Corp., the largesttugboat operation in the Vancouver,B.C. area on Canada’s West Coast,has taken delivery of the first of four newtugs built in Turkey, with others either soonto arrive or on the way.The company’s newest tug, SeaspanRaven, ex-Terminal III, arrived on its ownbottom in January, after a 10,000-milevoyage from Turkey. Three others in thefour-boat series are due to arrive thissummer and later this year.These are 92-foot tugs with 5,000 hp andapproximately 80 tons of bollard pull. Theyare described as RAstar 2800 escort andshipdocking tugs designed by Robert AllanLtd., of Vancouver, and built at the SanmarDenizcilik shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey.Photos courtesy Seaspan Marine Corp.Arrival of Seaspan Raven followedthe arrival of another new tug, SeaspanResolution, also a Robert Allan design,but that one built at J.M. MartinacShipbuilding in Tacoma, Wash. Resolution isalso larger at 98 feet, and more powerful at6,000 hp with 82 tons bollard pull, than theTurkish-built newcomers. These new tugsare dramatic additions to Seaspan’s fleet ofroughly a dozen ship-assist tugs includingseven ASD tractor-style tugs. Seaspan, acentury-old company, is presently ownedby The Washington Companies, a largeCanadian conglomerate.The company’s new RAstar 2800 tugscurrently arriving from Turkey are intendedfor ship-assist and escort work involving theRoberts Bank Superport in Delta, B.C. ThisSEASPAN RAVENOwner/Operator: Seaspan Marine Corp.Vancouver, B.C.,CanadaBuilder: SanmarDenizcilik, TurkeyDesigner: Robert Allan Ltd.Dimensions: 92 x 41 x 16Design/type: RAstar 2800 ASD tractorABS class notationEnginesu Caterpillar 3516-Bdieselsu 2,500 hp each at1,600 rpmu MAN aux. powergeneratorsPropulsionu Rolls-Royce US 255z-drivesu 96-inch CP propellersu 80 tons bollard pullu 13 knots free runningspeedOthersPEcificationsu Rolls-Royce fwd hawserwinchu Rolls-Royce towingwinchu FFS FiFi-1 firefightingsystemu Palfinger deck craneu Data Hidrolik towinghooku Simrad electronicsu Raytheon electronicsu Thrane & ThraneGMDSSType & Area ofoPErationu Tanker escort andshipdockingu Roberts BankSuperport, Delta,B.C.SPECIFICATIONS48 American Tugboat Review 2011

Quality, Reliable, EfficientThe Power of Three3 Partners – 3 WordsOne Powerful TugBOB FRANCOTUG BOB FRANCOLength: 120’ Beam: 35’ Draft: 19’ 3”Horsepower: 5,300 Bollard Pull: 69-78 short tons (approx.)Harley Marine Services has partnered with Diversified Marine and Cat Financialto build a new state of the art 5,300 horsepower tractor tug. The tug is beingbuilt at the Diversified Shipyard in Portland, Oregon, will be financed by CatFinancial and will join the Harley Marine fleet in late 2012.Harley Marine Services, Inc.www.harleymarine.com(888) 628-0051Kurt Reddwww.dmipdx.com(503) 289-2669Vern Pattersonwww.catpowerfinance.com(309) 675-0365

Ocean Yvan DesgagnesOcean Group, Quebec, CanadaQuebec tug companycontinues expansionon St. Lawrence RiverAnother in a long series of new5,000-hp ASD tractor tugs isexpected at Quebec City onthe Saint Lawrence River this summer.This one, Ocean Ross Gaudreault,nearing completion this spring at theEast Isle Shipyard, follows the recentdelivery of a sistership, Ocean YvanDesgagnes, from the same yard.These are ice-rated, cold-weatherworkhorses with towing winches,controllable-pitch propellers,firefighting and escort capabilities.They are joining the more than 20tugs employed by Ocean Group Inc,based in Quebec, which operatesthroughout the length of the SaintLawrence with ship-assist focus atthe busy ports of Quebec City andMontreal. As of this writing, thecompany’s fleet included 10 ASDtractor-style tugs ranging from 4,000to 5,000 hp.Ocean Group also occasionallyintroduces new tugs built at its ownshipyard at L’Isle-aux-Coudres. TheseThe new 5,000-hpASD tractor OceanYvan Desgagnesand others belongingto Ocean Groupof Quebec, Canada,work about half theyear in often-difficultice conditions onthe Saint LawrenceRiver. Here she helpsmaneuver the bulkfreighter Stefania Iinto a winter berth.Jean Hammond photostugs tend to be smaller and slightlyless powerful than those from theEast Isle yard. The two newest tugsmentioned here are typical in thatthey come with an escort keel fittedforward of amidships and with iceprotection devices mounted bothforward and aft of the keel. Mostrecent tugs for this company alsomake use of controllable-pitchpropellers.Ocean Group was founded inQuebec City in 1987 by GordonBain, a former commercial diver andentrepreneur. He got into the business50 American Tugboat Review 2011

with acquisition of Quebec Tugs Ltd.,and has expanded his company ona regular basis since then, usually insynch with steady growth at the portsof Quebec City and Montreal. Thecompany expanded into Montrealin the 1990s with acquisition ofMcAllister Towing & Salvage.Numerous other acquisitions of smallcompanies have also contributed tothe steady expansion. More recentlythe company has expanded itsoperations further south into LakeOntario. Ocean Group today employsmore than 400 people with operationsalong much of the 1,000-mile lengthof the Saint Lawrence.The company’s latest tug is namedafter M. Ross Gaudreault, former CEOof the Port of Quebec, who retired atthe end of last year.Most recently Ocean Group hasbeen involved in a pilot project todevelop an iron mining operation,including transshipment of ore bybarge and ship, on Canada’s remoteBaffin Island, the largest island withinCanadian waters and located wellabove the Arctic Circle.And looking to the future, OceanGroup has also made a partialcommitment towards bringing thefirst “Rotor tug” design to NorthAmerica as it recently purchased adesign package and technical detailsfor one of those innovative designswith an eye towards constructionin 2012, according to its Dutchdeveloper, KST BV.Roughly 20 tugs with the Rotortug design have been built byEuropean operators over the pastdecade. The design incorporatesthree azimuthing drive units, twomounted forward and one aft.The Rotor tug design said to bepurchased by Ocean Group is 122 feetin length with three engines producing7,500 hp and designed bollard pull ofabout 110 tons. The tug could have alight running speed of up to 15 knotswhich would make it well suited fortanker escort work, including LNGtankers, on the Saint Lawrence. •OCEAN Yvan DesgagnesOwner/Operator: Ocean GroupQuebec, CanadaBuilder: East Isle ShipyardPrince Edward Island,CanadaOriginal Design: Robert Allan Ltd.,Vancouver, B.C.Dimensions: 101 x 36 x 17Design/type: ASD tractor-style tugfor ship-assist work. Icestrengthened for SaintLawrence River workEnginesu (2) 3516-BCaterpillar dieselsu 5,000 total hp at1,600 rpmPropulsionu Twin ASD in nozzlesu Rolls-Royce US 255z-drivesu Bollard pull: 65 tonsu 2,400 mm CP propellersu 14 knots free runningspeedOthersPEcificationslifeline25v 11/8/10 8:50 u AM Caterpillar Page diesel 1generatorsu Bloksma box coolersu FFS FiFi-1 firefightingsystemu Ridderinkhof shipassistwinchu Ridderinkhof singledrumtowing winchu Palfinger deck craneu Furuno nav packageu Carlisle & Finchsearchlightsu Washington Chaintow hookTank capacitiesu Diesel: 40,000gallonsu Water: 6,000gallonsu Ballast: 26,000gallonsSPECIFICATIONSType & Area ofoPErationu Ship-assist work,Saint Lawrence Riverjust addwater.At Foss, we have a clear formula for success: 185 vesselsplus 120 years of experience plus 100% readiness aroundthe world equals the best maritime company for yourmoney. Add Foss to your mix. Call 800.426.2885.Or get us online at foss.com.Always Safe. Always Ready.Worldwide Maritime Transportation • Marine Logistics • Engineering • Full Service ShipyardAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 51

Teddy meyerLeBeouf Bros. Towing, Bourg, La.Additionaltowboats,barges forLeBeouf’sfamilyoperationStory and photos by Brian GauvinLeBeouf Bros. Towing sits on the bankof the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, inBourg, to the east of Houma, La. Inrecent years the company has developedan in-house barge-building program to supplyits modern tank barge fleet at its BourgDry Dock facility. LeBeouf is also buildingtwo pushboats at the shipyard, which sitsadjacent to its offices and fleet moorage.The 297-by-54-foot double-skinnedbarges are the 18th and 19th barges builtby the company since the start of a bargebuildingprogram in 2008. These bargesrepresent approximately 30 percent of thetotal barge fleet of 65.Although the LeBeouf shipyard hascarried out repairs and refits on boats formany years, Teddy Meyer, a 95-by-35-footpushboat is the first boat built at the shipyardsince the late 1970s. Teddy Meyer isthe 29th boat in the company’s fleet.Earlier this year the company tookdelivery of two 2,000-hp towboats, the72-by-30-foot Bea Sonier from IntracoastalIron Works in Bourg, and the 87-by-32-foot Capt. Pic Naquin from SneedShipbuilding in Texas. Both of the newboats are powered with Cummins KTA-38M engines and Reintjes marine gears.Naming the boats is a personal affairat LeBeouf. “Bea is my late grandmother,and Capt. Pic is our personnel directorhere at LeBeouf,” said Jon Gonsoulin,president of the company. “Capt. Pic’scareer with LeBeouf has spanned 54years.” Capt. Pic worked his way up withLeBoeuf from a deck hand on the boats,to captain for several years, to humanresource manager.“Teddy Meyer is a gentleman that myfather, (Dickie) Gonsoulin, served within the U.S. Army in Vietnam in the early1960s. My father visited Teddy once in the1970s and then lost track of him.”In 2009 the two army buddies werereunited when his father found Meyer ona genealogical website posting. Meyer wasparalyzed from his nose down as a resultof a stroke and confined in a hospitalbed in Honolulu. “The reunion betweenTeddy and Dickie was bittersweet,” saidGonsoulin. “Teddy was able to communicateonly with his ‘eye language.’”Teddy Meyer will be powered by twoMitsubishi S12R diesels generating 3,030hp through Reintjes 6:1 reduction gears.The boat has enough horsepower topush three 30,000-bbl barges. “We optedto go to larger vessels to increase thehandling capability of the tows and forcrew comfort,” said Gonsoulin. The boatwill work the full range of the companybarge fleet, transporting petroleum productsalong the Intracoastal Waterwayand Inland River System, typically push-Jon Gonsoulin, president of LeBeoufBros. Towing, points out the best partsof his company’s newest towboat.52 American Tugboat Review 2011

ing two barges, three when necessary.Frank Basile of Entech & Associates,in Houma, has designed most of thepushboats in the LeBeouf fleet, includingTeddy Meyer. At 86-years-old youmight expect him to rest on the laurelsof his past success, especially thosegarnered by his signature 72-by-30 foottowboat design. Basile speculates that atleast 70 of his 72-footers are still in service,12 in the LeBeouf fleet alone.“The 72s multiply like rabbits andI can hardly keep up with them,” saidBasile. “They have a very definite placein the industry, particularly along theIntracoastal. But in time I hope the 95swill step up and surpass the 72s becausethey can handle twice the tow with maybe33 percent more fuel.”Entech employed computer simulationto develop arched tunnels with openpropellers for the 95s. The arched tunnel,as opposed to an inverted V-shaped tunnelthat was developed in the late 1950s,allows for smoother water flow over thepropellers, minimizing turbulence and theA pair of new oilbarges built byLeBeouf Towingat the company’sshipyardreflect an investmentstrategyfocused as muchon workhorsebarges as onnew towboats.vibration caused by cavitation.Another aspect of the boat is the additionof a 1-inch-thick by 24-inch sheerstrake surrounding the main deck insteadof the usual rubbing strake of flat iron. “Itadds some strength to the boat because it’san integral part of the hull,” said Basile.“But mostly it protects the boat from beingall dented up over time from bangingagainst barges and what not. And it’s anatural landing place for the fendering.”Teddy Meyer will be followed bythe 95-foot Karl Senner, named afterthe legendary founder of marine supplydistributor Karl Senner Inc., inKenner, La. In 1967, LeBeouf purchasedthe first Reintjes gearbox sold in theUnited States from Senner, and had itinstalled in Mary R. “After the vesselwas decommissioned in the early 1980s,we removed the gear and gave it backto Karl Senner,” said Gonsoulin. “It wasthen polished and painted and inspectionports cut out to expose the insideSEATTLE: 5305 Shilshole Avenue NW, Suite 100 · Seattle, WA 98107 · t 206.782.3082 · f 206.782.3449NEW ORLEANS: 365 Canal Street, Suite 1550 · New Orleans, LA 70130 · t 504.529.1754 · f 504.529.1974info@ebdg.com l www.ebdg.comAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 53

components of the gearbox. Then itwas put on display for many years at theReintjes exhibit at the WorkBoat Showin New Orleans. It’s now on display atthe Reintjes factory in Germany.”On a tour of the LeBeouf yard, MarkBourgeois, executive vice president of thecompany said that business has really comeback this year. “The economy is reallyshowing signs of strengthening. Boats arein short supply. Barges are in short supply.”The LBT insigniaon LeBeouf boatsreflect the historyof a companyfounded by Willardand Irvin LeBeoufin the 1940s.Today it is ownedand operated bymembers of theGonsoulin familywho retained theLeBeouf name.To meet the current market demands,LeBeouf has signed contracts for threemore boats to be built at other yards.Two 87-foot pushboats with Mitsubishiengines are being constructed at SneedShipbuilding. And a 72-foot boat poweredby Mitsubishi is under construction atIntracoastal Iron Works. It will be namedDonnie Sonier after Gonsoulin’s late uncleand Godfather.LeBeouf has upgraded its own BourgDry Dock facility considerably sincelaunching the program to build its bargesin-house. The yard has a range of repaircapabilities that include a 1,500-ton drydock and a 4,000-ton dry dock, a 400-by-200 foot graving dock, full-service machineshop, gas-free plant, water treatmentplant and the latest cutting and weldingmachines. As well as building and repairingits own fleet of boats and barges, BourgDry Dock provides repair services for othermarine companies.LeBeouf Bros. Towing, dating backto the 1940s, claims to be one of the oldestcompanies operating on the country’sinland waterway system. The companywas formed by brothers Willard and IrvinLeBeouf. Earl Gonsoulin joined the companysometime around 1946 and becamean equal partner with the LeBeoufs.Through the years, the Gonsoulin family,who retained the LeBeouf name,bought out the LeBeouf family. Today,LeBeouf Bros. Towing is owned and operatedby father and son, Richard and JonGonsoulin, respectively. •54 American Tugboat Review 2011

makoPenn Maritime, Stamford, Conn.Two of the newest tugs in PennMaritime’s fleet include Yellowfin, left,and Mako, below. They are part of afive-vessel building program for Fin-classATBs. Mako is the newest and last ofthe new tugs.Brian ManigliaFive new barges were introduced alongwith the five Fin-class tugs. These are 414feet in length with capacity of 110,000barrels, each with two 10 million BTU hotoil heaters and pumping capability of 5,000barrels per hour.Penn Maritime, based in the New Yorkarea, describes itself as the largest U.S.transporter of heated asphalt products. Thecompany was one of the early pioneers inthe use of articulated connection systemsbetween tugs and oil barges. •Penn Maritimecompletes buildingprogram with latestFin-class ATBPenn Maritime, of Stamford,Conn., has completed a five-vesselconstruction program with recentdelivery of the 4,000-hp ATB offshore tugMako, the 15th ATB to join the Penn fleet.Mako is a 116-foot, 4,000-hp tug with asingle, raised pilothouse, Cummins enginepower and a JAK coupler system. Upondelivery in late 2010, she was matchedwith a new 90,000-bbl heated asphalt andpetroleum barge, Penn No. 95, built last yearby Corn Island Shipyard of Lamar, Ind.Like others of the same Fin class, thetug Mako was built by Thoma-Sea BoatBuilders, of Houma, La., over the past fewyears. The tug was designed by Frank Basileof Entech & Associates.She is outfitted with a JAK 400 couplersystem with pneumatically operated 16-inchdiameter pins using any of eight sockets oneach wing of the barge skeg for receptacles.All of the Fin-class tugs are poweredby QSK-60 Cummins V-16 main enginesproducing up to 2,000 hp each at 1,800 rpmand connected to Reintjes marine gears and104-inch propellers in NautiCan nozzleswith shutter rudders.Auxiliary power comes from 99-kWJohn Deere auxiliary power generators.Other Penn tugs in the Fin class areSkipjack, Coho, Yellowfin and Bluefin, allconstructed by Thoma-Sea and matchedwith barges built by Corn Island Shipyard.Skipjack, first in the series, was completedand matched with her barge in 2008.Mako’s design provides her crew with51-foot height of eye from the aluminumwheelhouse tower. Included in equipmentare redundant controls, gauges andnavigation displays with EMI controls,RexRoth steering and Furuno electronics.A key part of her deck equipment isthe two-speed capstan provided by JonRieInterTech and complete emergency towinggear to be used with the capstan and H-bitts.Designed to always be pushing their barges,none of the Fin class tugs are outfitted withtowing winches.Bobby DavisMAKOOwner/Operator: Penn Maritime,Stamford, Conn.Builder: Thoma-Sea BoatBuilders, Houma, La.Design: Entech & Assoc.,Houma, La.Dimensions: 116 x 36 x 13Displacement 1,163 tonsDesign/type: ATB combinationEnginesu Cummins QSK-60dieselsu 2,000 hp each at1,800 rpmu Reintjes marine gearsu NautiCan nozzles &ruddersu John Deere aux.power generatorsOthersPEcificationsu Beacon Finland JAKcoupler systemu JonRie InterTech deckcapstanu RexRoth enginecontrolsu Zodiak 10-personlife raftSPECIFICATIONSNavigation gearu Anschützgyrocompassu Furuno autopilotu Furuno radar & navgearu Icom VHF radiosType & Area ofoPErationu Petroleum producttransport; matchedwith heated oil bargeAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 55

osg HorizonNewin theDelawarelighteringfleet: OSGHorizonATBThe second of three large articulatedtug-barges (ATBs) built for OverseasShipholding Group (OSG) Americawent to work on the Delaware Riverthis past spring, with a third identicalcombination expected to join itspredecessors next spring.New on the Delaware as of Aprilis OSG Horizon, another in a class ofvessel that is said to be the largest ATBOSG HorizonOwner/Operator: OSG AmericaNew York, N.Y.Builder: VT Halter Marine,Pascagoula, Miss.Designer: Ocean Tug & BargeEngineeringDimensions: 153 x 51 x 26Design/type: Costwise ATB designEnginesu (2) Wärtsilä 9L32dual fuelu 6,050 hp each at750 rpmu Wärtsilä reductiongears 4:1Propulsionu Lips CP propellersu Kort nozzlesOthersPEcificationsu Pilothouse height ofeye: 77 feetu Intercon 64” couplersystemu Cummins auxiliarygenerators (4)u EBI TC 20 telescopicpedestal craneu Accommodations: upto 16 crewTank Capacitiesu Marine HFO:214,000 gallonsu Diesel: 60,500gallonsu Water: 33,000gallonsType & Area ofoPErationu Matched with 655-foot, 342,000-bblbulk liquid bargeu Lightering crude oiltankers in DelawareBayOSG America, New York, N.Y.SPECIFICATIONSCourtesy VT Halter Marineoperating in North America.The tug itself is a 12,100-hp heavyfuel-burningpowerhouse with 77 feetheight of eye at its massive wheelhouse.Horizon is matched to a 655-foot bargewith capacity of 342,000 barrels of oil. Thetwo are linked together with a couplersystem using 64-inch pins providedby Intercontinental Engineering. It isdescribed as the largest coupler systemproduced by that company.Delivered a year earlier from the VTHalter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula,Miss., was OSG Vision, along with her ownmatching barge, constructed at the sameshipyard. Parts of these vessels were startedat Bender Shipbuilding & Repair beforethat company filed for bankruptcy.OSG Horizon is actually the secondof a series of so-called Costwise tug andbarge designs from Ocean Tug & BargeEngineering of Massachusetts. The cost ofeach combined unit was reported as beingabout $75 million.Each of these tugs is powered by a pairof medium-speed Wärtsilä 9L32 mainengines, rated at 6,050 hp at 750 rpm andturning Lips controllable-pitch propellersmounted in Kort nozzles with independenttriple-shutter rudders. The engines areset up to burn either marine diesel oilor heavy fuel, depending on operatingcircumstances.Electrical power is produced by three250-kW Cummins auxiliary powerOSG Horizon, second in a series ofthree 12,100-hp ATBs built for OverseasShipholding Group (OSG), is among thelargest ATB tugs operating in the world.Measuring 153 feet in length, the tug isinvolved with lightering crude oil tankerson Delaware Bay.generators with backup provided by a 250-kW emergency generator.These Costwise tugs have tankagefor 214,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil and60,500 gallons of diesel fuel. Power plantsof this caliber are potentially consuming upto 35 tons of fuel per day when operatingat full capacity, according to the designer.Although these first two OSG super-ATBs are seemingly designed for farreachingcapabilities, for the present theyare both earning their keep lighteringcrude oil from supertankers anchored nearthe mouth of the Delaware. From theanchorage, the tugs move the lightered oilupriver to any of a half-dozen refineries.More than a million barrels of crude oilare transported up the Delaware to theserefineries each day, according to regionalshipping reports.OSG, which acquired MaritransOperating Partners in 2006, continuesto be the dominant lightering companyon the Delaware. On a broader scale, thecompany operates a worldwide fleet ofmore than 100 full-size tankers including adozen U.S.-flag tankers. •56 American Tugboat Review 2011

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Delta LindseyBaydelta Maritime, San Francisco, Calif.Baydelta’snewest tugcharteredto FossBrandon DurarYet another in a long series ofnew tugboats was introducedby Baydelta Maritime, of SanFrancisco, in late 2010. The 6,800-hpASD ship-assist tug Delta Lindsey wasimmediately sent out to charter withFoss Maritime.The 100-foot tug was built byNichols Brothers Boat Builders, ofWhidbey Island, Wash., and deliveredto Baydelta in September. Navalarchitecture was provided by JensenMaritime Consultants, of Seattle.Like others in the series before her,Delta Lindsey is powered by Cat 3516Celectronically controlled engines, eachproducing 3,400 hp at 1,800 rpm. Thetug is rated at 94 tons of bollard pull.As of this writing, Baydelta hassix tugs out on charter to large tugcompanies and only two working out58 American Tugboat Review 2011

Baydelta’s newest tug, Delta Lindsey,undergoes bollard pull testing in SanFrancisco using its JonRie InterTechwire towing winch.DELTA LINDSEYOwner/Operator: Baydelta Maritime,San Francisco, Calif.Builder: Nichols Bros. BoatBuildersDesign: Jensen MaritimeConsultantsDimensions: 100 x 40 x 17Enginesu Cat 3516C dieselsu 3,400 hp each at1,800 rpmu Cat C9 aux. powergeneratorsu Rolls-Royce z-drivesu Bollard pull: 94 tonsOthersPEcificationsu Markey electrichawser winchu JonRie capstanu Smith Berger towinggearu Schuyler Rubberfenderingu Furuno radar, navgearu Simrad gyro &autopilotType & Area ofoPErationu Ship-assist workon charter to FossMaritimeSPECIFICATIONSof its home base at the Embarcaderowaterfront section of San Francisco.Those out on charter include DeltaLindsey to Foss; Goliath, Valor andVigilent to Crowley; Pacific Explorerto Hawaiian Tug & Barge; and DeltaDeanna to Signet Maritime. Stillworking at home are Delta Billie andDelta Cathryn, these being assigned toa pool along with two Crowley tugs.Baydelta, founded close to 20 yearsago by three San Francisco bar pilots,has been steadily building new tugs formore than a decade.Baydelta tugs are consideredsomewhat more versatile than manyother harbor tugs because most arebuilt with a wire towing winch on thestern, provided by JonRie InterTech,as well as with the more typical bowmountedhawser winch, provided byMarkey Machinery.Most of the new Baydelta tugs alsoare set up with Smith Berger tow pinsand a hold-down hook. Fendering is bySchuyler Rubber.The new Baydelta tugs also havetankage for 76,000 gallons of diesel fuelwhich enables them to head offshore inpursuit of a broken-down ship, shouldthe need arise. The tugs are driven byRolls-Royce z-drives with free-runningspeed of up to 14 knots, according tothe company.The new Delta Lindsey, repaintedin Foss colors, has been employed thusfar by Foss on ship-assist work in theNorthwest and as backup tug for ahuge module towing project which Fossis handling on the Columbia and Snakerivers leading to Lewiston, Idaho.The project, which started lastfall and could last for a year ormore, involves up to 40 tows of oilproduction equipment on barges. Theequipment is destined for the Kearl OilSands Project near Fort McMurray,Alberta, Canada. Each tandem towfrom Vancouver, Wash., to Lewistontakes about 65 hours. From there, theequipment is transported to Canada byheavy truck.•Deliveringcost-effectivenessthrough systemsolutionsMT_1_2_032011Rolls-Royce is widely recognised for its system solutions for a broad rangeof vessels. Systems comprising propellers and thrusters, engines, stabilisers,deck machinery, rudders, steering gear, automation and control systems.Integrated systems developed in close cooperation with the customer foroptimum performance. In addition, we offer global support 24 hours a day.Trusted to deliver excellencewww.rolls-royce.com

Crimson victoryCrimson Shipping & René J. Cheramie & SonsCrimsonVictoryis newAlabamathemedoceantowing tugStory and photos byBrian GauvinThe 116-foot Crimson Victory,an ocean-towing tug owned byCrimson Shipping of Mobile, Ala.is expected to be delivered early summerfrom Main Iron Works in Houma, La.Crimson Shipping, formerly MaybankShipping of Charleston, S.C., is aCooper/T. Smith company that ownsthree U.S. flagged roll-on/roll-off warehousebarges, providing breakbulk bluewatertransportation services throughoutthe Caribbean, and partial service toCentral and South America.René J. Cheramie & Sons ofBroussard, La., will operate the tug forCrimson Shipping. The 4,750-hp tugis modeled after Ann T. Cheramie, alsobuilt at Main Iron Works, but ownedby the Cheramie company. AnotherCheramie boat, the 2,800-hp EdwardBrusco also tows warehouse barges forCrimson Shipping.Tony Cheramie, president of thethree-generation family owned company,said he has been impressed withthe fuel consumption history of Ann T.Cheramie, which is primarily employedtowing the 320-foot warehouse barge,Crimson Tide (formerly with Maybank asthe Helen III). Ann T. Cheramie carries120,000 gallons of diesel fuel on tripsof about three weeks duration to theislands. Running at less than 70 percentload on the engines and averaging 9 to10 knots, the fuel consumption averagesabout 3,200 gallons per day. “She’s veryfuel efficient,” said Cheramie.Both boats were designed by FrankBasile of Entech & Associates, ofHouma, La. The deep-V, single chinehull design is credited for the tug’s goodlooks under way and fuel savings.Crimson Victory’s two Caterpillar3516-B main engines are coupled toReintjes gears turning 101-by-111-inch Rolls-Royce propellers in Type 37nozzles which were built at the MainIron Works yard. Although the boatsare identical in design, Crimson Victoryhas John Deere generators instead ofCaterpillars, and Tier II engines. Ann T.Cheramie has first-generation emissioncompliant Caterpillar engines, Tier I,the best technology at the time.On the stern of Crimson Victory,as with Ann T. Cheramie, is a MarkeyTDSD-34 double-drum towing winchpowered by a dedicated Caterpillar 3304C6.6 turbo diesel running between 575rpm and 1,800 rpm.The winch has a capacity of 2,850feet of 2.25-inch wire rope on the starboardtowing drum and an additional1,840 feet on the port auxiliary drum.At the barrel layer, rated line pull infirst gear is more than 200,000 pounds(stall) and 84,300 pounds at 31 feet perminute (light line).For reasons of crew safety and to preventchafing, the towline is run througha roller on a towing bar that bridges thecap rails on the aft deck.60 American Tugboat Review 2011

Crimson Victory is a 116-foot oceantowing vessel built for towing rollon/roll-offwarehouse barges forCrimson Shipping of Mobile, Ala.The tug is Caterpillar powered with4,750 hp and a Markey double-drumtowing winch.Depending on the towing assignment,the tug carries a crew of five toseven. “The Ann T. Cheramie was builtto tow general cargo barges from U.S.ports to destinations throughout theCaribbean as well as ports in Centraland South America,” said Cheramie.“The Crimson Victory will be doingmuch the same thing.”Crimson Shipping is a 20-yearoldcompany that merged with bothMaybank Maritime Services and unitsof Cooper/T. Smith within the pastdecade. Based in Alabama, the companyhas strong links to the Universityof Alabama, which uses the monikersteiner_33b.qxd 1/20/09 9:55 AM Page 1Crimson Tide for its athletic teams.René J. Cheramie & Sons has a longhistory of towing service to both theMaybank and Crimson companies. •Rozema is proud to have delivered two 65’ harbor tugs to theKuwait Navy in 2010. Call us today to find out how a tug, workboat orother Rozema-built vessel will meet your needs.www.rozemaboatworks.comCRIMSON VICTORYOwner/Operator: Crimson Shipping,Mobile, Ala. and RenéJ. Cheramie & Sons,Broussard, La.Builder: Main Iron Works,Houma, La.Naval Architect: Entech & Assoc.Dimensions: 116 x 34 x 17Tonnage: 188 gross tonsDesign/type: Conventional offshoretowingSPECIFICATIONSrozema_33b.indd 15/24/11 6:18 PMEnginesu Caterpillar 3516-Bdieselsu 4,750 total hp at1,800 rpmu John Deere aux.power generatorsPropulsionu Reintjes marine gearsu Rolls-Royce 101-inchpropellersu Type 37 nozzlesu est. towing speed9-10 knotsOtherspecificationsu Markey TDSD-34double-drum towingwinchu Cat diesel for winchu Duraweld keelcoolersu Cat electronic enginecontrolsu Chockfast enginemountsu Racor fuel filtrationu Airchime horn systemu M&M Bumperfenderingu Simrad wheelhousepackageu Icom radiosu Globalstar satphonesystemu Carlisle & Finchsearchlightsu Revere life raftTank capacitiesu Fuel: 120,000gallonsType & Area ofoPErationu Towing 320-footcargo bargeSteiner Commander V with compass $999Steiner is the worldwide leader inmarine binoculars. Steiner’s optics offerunparalleled resolution and brightness.Waterproof and encased in durable rubber armoring,they’ll last a lifetime on the water or for any job.Hamilton Marine now offers afull selection of Steiner models.7x50 Marine $3297x50 Observer $549HAMILTON MARINEPORTLAND ROCKLAND SEARSPORT SOUTHWEST HARBOR MAINE800-639-2715 • hamiltonmarine.comAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 61

Beverly B.E.N. Bisso & Son, Metairie, La.Four new ASD tractorsfor New Orleans areaWith lower Mississippi Rivership arrivals and containervolumes on the rise, thetiming seems right for the recentintroduction of four new ASD tractortugs at the Port of New Orleans.At the rate things are going, allof the good old conventional tugsin New Orleans will soon be sold offor scrapped just to make way for theinflux of new tractor-style tugs that hasoccurred in the past few years. Well,that won’t really happen, but it’s truethat all four of the port’s ship assistcompanies are now operating one ormore tractors with more on the way.Newest in the port are a pair eachfor both E.N. Bisso & Son and CrescentTowing. A total of 13 ASD tractors arenow active in the New Orleans area,with yet another tractor expected to bedelivered to Bisso Towboat by the end ofthis year.E.N. Bisso, one of three companiesthat carry this venerable name in localmaritime history, introduced a pair ofnew 4,000-hp tugs earlier this year,which gives it a total of three ASDvessels. New in the fleet are Beverly B.and Elizabeth B., the second and thirdCourtesty E.N. Bisso & Sonof a three-order contract with EasternShipbuilding of Florida.Walter Kristiansen, president of E.N.Bisso, said business was slow enoughduring the worst of the recent recessionthat he considered canceling the contractfor these two new tugs, but as things arebetter now, he is glad that he kept to hisBetter fleet visibilityany time, any where...@ half the costof satellite-only providersOptimize Your WorkBoat PerformanceHave the power of real-time and historical information withPortVision TriMode for enhanced safety, security, efficiencyand market intelligence.• Satellite, Cellular and AIS reporting• Full visibility through PortVision service• Guaranteed 2-way communicationsFor your no-risk trial call 1.713.337.3737 x201or email: info@portvision.comAsk us about our trade-in/trade-up program.Better visibility leads tobetter business decisions.© Copyright 2011 PortVision. PortVision is a registered trademark of AIRSIS Inc.www.portvision.com62 American Tugboat Review 2011PV_BoatracAd_3375x4875.indd 14/28/11 11:49 PM

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MarathonThree new 4,000-hp towboats havebeen added recently to the inlandtransportation fleet of the marinedivision of Marathon Petroleum. Thelatest is the 144-foot Marathon, deliveredin March from C&G Boat Worksof Mobile, Ala. Two others recentlydelivered are Detroit and Kentucky.These Caterpillar-powered towboatswere designed by Corning Townsend ofCT Marine of Edgecomb, Maine. Theengines are 3516C diesels producing2,000 hp each at 1,600 rpm. Thepower train includes Reintjes 7.455:1marine gears and 100-inch propellers inHarrington nozzles. The engine roomMarathon Petroleum, Findlay, OhioMarathon modernizesits fleet with three new4,000-hp towboatsalso includes Caterpillar auxiliarypower generators while the steeringflat includes an EMI electro-hydraulicsteering system with redundant controls.Marathon’s considerable tankageincludes capacity for 150 tons of ballastwater, plus 70,000 gallons of fuel and14,000 gallons of potable water. Thevessel provides accommodations forup to 12 crewmembers all on onedeck, including exercise room, loungeand laundry.These towboats are joining a fleet ofabout a dozen towboats and roughly 175tank barges.The marine division of MarathonJeff YatesLast in a seriesof new towboatsfor MarathonPetroleum isthe 144-footMarathon,recently deliveredfrom C&G BoatWorks of Mobile,Ala. The Catpoweredtowboatgenerates 4,000hp and carries70,000 gallonsof fuel.Petroleum is a small, downstreamoperation of a world-wide petroleumcompany with refining and distributionsystems in many parts of the U.S. andelsewhere. The company operatesproduct terminals and transportationnetworks throughout the midwest andsoutheast with thousands of railcars,trucks and, yes, inland marine towboats.The company’s inland barge fleet isreported to transport an average of440,000 barrels of crude oil and refinedproducts per day to various destinations.A typical tow of Marathon equipmentincludes eight tank barges with capacityof up to 170,000 barrels of product,according to company specifications.Marathon’s inland barge fleet got aboost in 2006 with acquisition of theassets of Republic Barge TransportationCo. of Hockley, Texas. Republic, at thetime, operated five inland towboatsand 10 30,000-barrel heated oil barges.Today, Marathon reports that it operatesthe nation’s largest private inland bulkliquid barge fleet.•Offset Rising Fuel Prices with FloScanAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 65

einauer twinsReinauer Transportation, Staten Island, N.Y.Reinauer shipyardbuilds SOLAS-rated ATBReinauer Transportation Co. isseemingly getting its money’sworth out of the Rhode Islandshipyard it acquired in 2006. Thecompany expects to take delivery thissummer on the third new tugboat builtby the yard with an equal number of newbarges and in-house conversions andretrofits already under its belt.The 4,720-hp tug Reinauer Twins is thirdin a series of so-called Facet Tug designsdeveloped by naval architects of OceanTug & Barge Engineering and built bySenesco Marine in North Kingstown, R.I.While the design is intended to allow easyconstruction of double-skin fuel tanks,and double bottom in way of the engineroom, it also involves construction entirelywithout curved plating or faired hull shape,a technique sure to save money. The firsttwo tugs in the series were delivered in 2009and 2010. These tugs are matched up withnew 414-foot, 100,000-bbl oil barges. Theyare joined together with Intercon C-seriescoupler systems.Naval architect Robert Hill said theconstruction technique involves using acombination of planned, angular, flat plateswith each angle of each plate chosen foroptimal water flow and displacement forthe finished hull. Folks at Reinauer are fondof referring to these boats as “stealth tugs”because they resemble the look of the U.S.B-2 stealth bomber.Courtesy Reinauer TransportationWhile the first two tugs in the Facetdesign series had aluminum pilothousetowers, this latest tug is built entirely ofsteel, primarily because rules for the SOLASrating do not allow aluminum structures fortowers or pilothouses.Regarding her SOLAS rating, thislatest tug also differs from her sistersby virtue of an additional emergencygenerator, additional insulation andelectronics, installation of an engine-order66 American Tugboat Review 2011

New ATBtug ReinauerTwins, the14th ATB unitto join theReinauer fleet,is expected tobe completedlater this yearat the company’sSenescoShipyard,in NorthKingston, R.I.telegraph in the wheelhouse, installationof GMDSS among wheelhouse electronics,presence of a rescue boat and davit on theboat deck, and additional firefighting andlife-saving equipment.Like her sisterships, Reinauer Twinsis powered by MTU 16v-4000 M60diesels rated at 2,360 hp at 1,800 rpm.Propulsion comes from Lufkin 7.5:1marine gears and three-bladed NautiCan104-inch propellers with NautiCannozzles and triple-shutter rudders.John Deere generators provide auxiliaryelectric power with a third emergencygenerator installed to handle needsassociated with her SOLAS rating. The tugsare designed to cruise at a steady 10 knotswhen pushing their loaded barges. Thosebarges were designed by Guarino & Cox ofCovington, La. New tugs in this series arealso compatible with numerous other ATBbarges operating in the Reinauer fleet.Reinauer Twins is the 14th articulatedtug-barge combination in the Reinauerfleet. These involve a mix of couplersystems by both Intercon and the BeaconFinland JAK system.Reinauer Transportation, a familyownedcompany based in New York, inaddition to owning Senesco Marine,also owns Boston Towing with anexpanding component of azimuthingstern drive tractor tugs, and theReicon Group, a Staten Island-basedmarine construction company.In all the company owns close totwo-dozen tugboats and more than 30oil barges.•REINAUER TWINSOwner/Operator: Reinauer TransportationStaten Island, N.Y.Builder: Senesco MarineNorth Kingstown, R.I.Design: Ocean Tug & BargeEngineeringDimensions: 118 x 35 x 15Displacment: 1,164 tonsDesign/type: ATB, SOLAS ratedEnginesu MTU 16v-4000 M60dieselsu 2,360 hp each at1,800 rpmu John Deere aux.power generatorsPropulsionu Lufkin 7.5:1 marinegearsu NautiCan 104-inchpropellersu NautiCan nozzles &ruddersu Geislinger couplingsu Kobelco shaft seals/bearingsOthersPEcificationsu Intercon “C” couplersystemu JonRie InterTech deckcapstanu EMI steering systemu Goulds fire pumpsu Kidde FM-200 firesuppressionSPECIFICATIONSNavigation Gearu Furuno radars, AIS,depth sounderu Anschützgyrocompassu Simrad autopilot,chartplotteru Icom radiosTank Capacityu Diesel fuel: 109,000gallonsType & Area ofOperationu Matched with100,000-bbl barge;u Petroleum transportEastern SeaboardNew Construction SalesTom Johnson713-260-9629tjohnson@senescomarine.com10 MacNaught StreetNorth Kingstown, RI 02852-7414www.senescomarine.comRepair and Conversion SalesGil Stuart401-230-0866gstuart@senescomarine.comSenesco is a first class new construction, conversion andrepair facility serving the domestic marine industry withinnovative engineering and construction techniques asdemonstrated by the introduction of the “FACET TUG”construction method pictured above for the new building“Reinauer Twins”.American Tugboat Review 2011 67

sea_enterprise13h.indd 15/27/11 3:26 PMPublished exclusively byAmerican Tugboat ReviewArticulated tug-barge units inservice in North AmericaFollowing is a list of articulated tug-barge units (ATBs) in servicein U.S. and Canadian waters. Listed alphabetically bycompany name. Believed accurate as of June 2011.modutech_25v 4/12/10 12:39 PM Page 1MODUTECH MARINE, INCNew Construction to 100’■ Commercial ■ Work ■ Charter BoatsTug Boats up to 70’ Now AvailableSea Eagle, operated by Allied Transportation, Norfolk, Va.; 5,600 hp; 125 ft; built 1998; Bludworthcoupler system; barge TMI 17 carries chemical & petroleum products; 17,000 dwt.Sea Raven, (ex- Dixie Commander) operated by Allied Transportation, Norfolk, Va.; 7,200 hp; 120 ft;built 1978; Bludworth coupler system; barge ATC 23 carries chemical & petroleum products coastwise U.S.;19,946 dwt; 490 ft.Sea Hawk, operated by Allied Transportation, Norfolk, Va.; 8,000 hp; 124 ft; built 2002; Intercon connectionsystem; barge ATC 21 carries chemical product Gulf Coast & Eastern Seaboard; 129,000 bbls; 450 ft;built 2002.Osprey, operated by Allied Transportation, Norfolk, Va.; 5,800-hp single screw with CP prop; with bargeATC 25, converted to double hull; 175,000-bbl petroleum/chemical products.Strong, operated by American Cargo Transport (Foss subsidiary), Seattle; 6,800 hp; 150 ft; built 1978;Artubar coupler system; barge American carries ro-ro cargoes of trailers, cars, and deck cargo; 9,100-squarefootdeck area; Pacific routes in U.S., Hawaii & Alaska; 568 ft long; 13,375 gross tons.Thunder, operated by American Cargo Transport (Foss subsidiary), Seattle; 120 ft., 8,400 hp; built 1992;Bludworth coupler system; ro-ro barge Lightning carrying liquid cargo, deck cargo & containers, 7,164 dwt;460 ft.Freeport, Galveston, Brownsville & Corpus Christi, operated by American Petroleum Tankers(formerly U.S. Shipping Partners); 150 ft; 12,000 hp; Intercon coupler system; built 2007-2009; matchedwith 146,000-bbl oil/chemical barges.Karen Andrie, operated by Andrie Inc., Muskegon, Mich.; 112 ft; 3,600 hp; built 1965; converted to JAKcoupler system 2009; matched with 50,000-bbl heated asphalt barge, Endeavour, 2009, constructed atJeffboat Inc.Blue Bayou, Blue Moon (ex-Atlanta Bay & Tallahassee Bay) operated for BP/Amoco by KeystoneShipping; 5,400 hp; 128 ft; built 1970s; Intercon coupler systems installed 1996-98; matched with 480-footbarges in ethanol trade.Danielle Bouchard & Brendan Bouchard, operated by Bouchard Transportation Co.; 10,000 hp &7,000 hp; 150 ft & 127 ft; built 1997 & 1999; Intercon coupler systems; matched with barges in Jones Actpetroleum service.Buster Bouchard, Marion C. Bouchard & Capt. Fred Bouchard, operated by Bouchard TransportationCo.; 6,000 hp; 128 ft; Intercon connection systems; all conversions to ATB status completed 2000-2004;matched with barges in Jones Act petroleum service.Jane A. Bouchard & Morton S. Bouchard IV, operated by Bouchard Transportation Co.; 2003-2004;6,000 hp; 130 ft; barges carry refined oil products; U.S. East & Gulf Coasts; Intercon coupler systems;155,000 bbls.Linda Lee Bouchard, operated by Bouchard Transportation Co., 2006; 6,000 hp; 130 ft; Intercon couplersystem; matched with 100,000-bbl barge in Jones Act petroleum service.Bouchard Girls, Rhea Bouchard, Robert J. Bouchard & J. George Betz, operated by BouchardTransportation Co.; conversions to ATB Intercon system; coupled with oil barges for East Coast service.A complete line of World Class Work Boatsavailable in Steel, Aluminum, and GRP253-272-93192218 MARINE VIEW DRIVETACOMA, WA 98422www.modutechmarine.comU.S.C.G. Licensed CAPTAINSA beautifulhandcraftedClass ring whichwe have offeredto marinersfor the past 20years.Order Today...Have you thought about theaccomplishment you have made byobtaining a Captain’s License?The many hours of study and time at sea?Here is Your Reward!You must hold, or have held, a USCG License to qualify.SEA ENTERPRISES, INC.P.O. Box 86096 • Madeira Beach, FL 337381-800-584-0242Engineer’s rings and nautical jewelry atwww.captainsring.com68 American Tugboat Review 2011

me_maritime_atr.indd 25/17/11 10:24 AMJ. George Betz, operated by Bouchard Transportation, built 1995; 127 ft; 6,140 hp; converted toIntercon coupler system 2010; matched with barge B-235, 483 ft; 133,000 bbls.Ellen S. Bouchard, operated by Bouchard Transportation Co.; 112 ft; 3,900 hp; converted to Interconcoupler system; matched with barge in Jones Act petroleum service.Sam B, operated by Brice Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska; 84-ft tug; 1,500 hp; triple screw; built 2007; Articoupleconnection system; matched with 228-foot flat deck barge for operations in Alaskan waters and abroad.Kelly, operated by Cargill Corp. through International Ship Management, N.J.; 5,600 hp; built 1990;converted to ATB Bludworth connection system 2000; barge Alafia carries 20,000 tons heated molten sulfur;Gulf of Mexico & U.S. southern waters.Sea Reliance, Ocean Reliance, Sound Reliance & Coastal Reliance, operated by Crowley Maritime;9,280 hp; 126 ft; new 2002-2003; barges 550-1 through 550-4 carry refined oil products; U.S. West Coast;Intercon coupler systems; 155,000 bbls.Pacific Reliance & Gulf Reliance, operated by Crowley Maritime; 9,280 hp; 127 ft; introduced 2006;operating with tank barges 650-1 & 650-2; 587 ft; 185,000 bbls.Resolve, Commitment, Courage & Integrity, operated by Crowley Maritime; new 2007-2009; 9,280hp; 135 ft; heavy fuel burners; Intercon coupler systems; with barges 650-3, 650-4, 650-5, 650-6; all185,000-bbl capacity; petroleum products.Pride, Achievement, Innovation & Vision, operated by Crowley Maritime; deliveries 2009-2011;10,700 hp; 135 ft; heavy fuel burners; Intercon coupler systems; with barges 650-7, 650-8, 650-9, 650-10;all 185,000 bbl capacity; petroleum and chemical products.Ken Boothe Sr., operated by DonJon Marine, built at DonJon Shipyard, Erie, Penn., 2011, 137 ft. 10,000hp; matched with 740-foot self-unloading barge SeaJon Enterprise, entering service 2012; carries bulkcargoes Great Lakes.Baltimore, operated by Express Marine, 125 ft, 3,600 hp, converted to JAK pin system 2008; matchedwith 470-foot dry bulk barge EMI 1850 in East Coast coal trade.Freedom, operated by Express Marine, 115 ft, 6,000 hp with Steerprop ASD propulsion system; matchedwith 480 foot coal barge EMI 2400; both new 2010; JAK coupler system; transports coal.Sea Eagle II (Canadian), operated by Fettes Shipping Inc.; 7,200 hp; 132 ft; built 1979; Bludworth couplersystem; self-unloading barge St. Mary’s Cement II carries cement (and other granular products); GreatLakes & St. Lawrence Seaway; 496 ft; 18,500 tons.Jane Ann IV (Canadian), operated by Great Lakes Transport Ltd., Halifax; 8,000 hp; 137 ft; Bark Riverarticulation system converted 2000; converted self-unloading freighter/barge Sarah Spencer carries bulkcargoes to 23,000 dwt; 611 ft.James A. Hannah, recently operated by Hannah Marine Corp., 3,500 hp; converted to ATB with JAKcoupler system in 2008 at Bay Shipbuilding, Wis.; offered for sale by Hannah Marine creditors; formerlymatched with 50,000-bbl heated asphalt barge; operating on Great Lakes.Dorothy Ann, operated by Interlake Steamship, Cleveland; 7,200 hp; 124 ft; azimuthing z-drive propulsion;1999; Bark River articulation system; self-unloading barge Pathfinder (converted freighter); carries bulkcargoes on Great Lakes; 39,000 tons; 606 ft.Island Monarch (Canadian), operated by Island Tug & Barge, Vancouver, British Columbia; 3,000 hp;134 ft; converted to Intercon coupler system 2003; barge Island Trader carries petroleum products; WestCoast Canadian fuel deliveries; built 2003 in China; 65,000 bbls.Adriatic Sea, Beaufort Sea, Java Sea, Kara Sea, Tasman Sea, Norwegian Sea, Coral Sea, &Volunteer, operated by K-Sea Transportation, New York; 3,300 to 4,800 hp; converted to JAK 400coupler systems; converted or new double-hull oil barges; deliver petroleum or liquid-bulk products; U.S. East& Gulf Coasts.Lincoln Sea (ex-Everett), operated by K-Sea Transportation, New York; 7,000 hp; 124 ft; built 1999by J.M. Martinac Tacoma, Wash.; Intercon coupler system; double-hull petroleum products; barge DBL 140;140,000 bbls; 504 ft.Davis Sea & Houma, operated by K-Sea Transportation; approx. 2,000 hp each; converted to JAK couplersystems 2005-2006; with barges DBL105, DBL-28 and DBL-27.Labrador Sea, operated by K-Sea Transportation; 2,400 hp; converted 2008 to JAK coupler system;matched with 30,000-bbl bunker barge.continued on next pageMaine MaritiMe acadeMyMaine Maritime Academy (MMA) is an 850 student, public, fullyaccredited four-year college located in the small coastal village ofCastine, Maine. The college is one of six state-supported MaritimeColleges in the United States. MMA is a college of engineering,transportation, management, ocean sciences and international business.Maine Maritime Academy currently seeks to fill the following position:Assistant Professor – Marine TransportationThis is a continuing full-time teaching position starting September,2011. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution andat least a 500 ton Ocean Master’s license is required and a Master’sdegree is preferred. Candidates with significant industrial experiencewill be given preference.Interested candidates should submit a completed application andresume as well as all other documents and licenses specified as soon aspossible including a list of at least three professional references to:Director of Personnel Administration ~Box C – 3 ~ Castine, ME 04420An original, Maine Maritime Academy application must be submittedto the MMA Human Resources Office, prior to consideration by asupervisor or selection committee. Successful candidates may besubject to a background investigation appropriate to the positionoffered. For an online application form, go to http://jobs.mma.edu. MMA is an EOE ~~~ Women and minorities are particularlyencouraged to apply.American Tugboat Review 2011 69

Articulated Tug Bargescom and enter your emailssoc_la_pilots_13h 4/25/07 2:08 PM Page address 1in the orange sign-up box.5v.indd 1Essential tips forprofessional marinersDon’t missProfessionalMariner’s emailnewsletters packedwith original articlesaboutindustrynews,trendsandcurrents,and more.Sign up today.www.professionalmariner.APPRENTICE PROGRAMThe Mississippi River Federal Pilots are seeking qualifiedapplicants for their apprentice program. Applicants musthave a minimum of 5 years licensed wheelhouse experienceas a Master, Mate or Pilot and be willing to embarkupon a 2-year apprenticeship handling U.S. Flag vesselsalong the LMR and SWP.Qualified applicants may send their resumes to:Associated Federal Pilots andDocking Masters of LouisianaP.O. Box 11138New Orleans, LA 70181continued from previous pageIrish Sea, Rebel & Viking, operated by K-Sea Transportation; 5,700 hp, 7,200 hp and 4,300 hp respectively;converted 2007 to JAK coupler system; matched with double-hull petroleum barges.Bismark Sea (ex-John Malik), operated by K-Sea transportation; 1976, 5,700 hp; matched with tankbarge DBL-106, 100,000 bbls, new 2010; JAK coupler system.Nathan E. Stewart (ex-Ludwig E), operated by K-Sea Transportation, 100 ft, 2001; converted to JAKcoupler system; matched with barge DBL 54, 50,000 bbls, chartered from Zidell Marine Corp., new 2010,engaged in West Coast service.Dublin Sea, operated by K-Sea Transportation; 10,000 hp; built 2009; Intercon coupler system; matchedwith new 185,000-bbl petroleum barge, DBL-185; attached to K-Sea West Coast division.Michigan, operated by Keystone Great Lakes, 107 feet, 3,900 hp, matched with barge Great Lakes, 454feet, 75,000 bbls.Samuel de Champlain (ex-Norfolk), owned by LaFarge North America; operated by Andrie Inc., 7,200hp; 150 ft; converted 2006 to Bludworth connection system; operates with barge Innovation; 460 ft; 17,000tons of cement products; operates on Great Lakes.GL Ostrander (ex-Jacklyn M), owned by LaFarge North America; operated by Andrie Inc., 6,000 hp;140 ft; refit 1996; Bludworth coupler system; self-unloading barge Integrity carries cement on Great Lakes;capacity 14,000 tons; 460 ft.Orion & Martin Explorer, operated by Martin Midstream Partners; 6,000 hp; 145 ft; Bludworthcoupler systems; barges Poseidon & Margaret Sue carry bulk liquids & sulfur, respectively; 16,800 & 10,500dwt; 415 ft & 445 ft.Texan, operated by Martin Midstream Partners; 5,000 hp; 96 ft; built 1979; Bludworth coupler system;barge Ponciana carries liquefied petroleum gas & liquefied flammable gas; 6,072 dwt; 391 ft.LaForce, operated by Martin Midstream Partners; 124 feet; 5,600 hp; converted to Bludworth couplersystem; combined with barge M6000, built at Bollinger Shipyard 2009; 350 feet, 55,000 bbls, clean oilproducts in Jones Act trade.Everlast (Canadian), operated by McAsphalt Marine Transportation, Scarborough, Ontario; 6,000 hp;built Japan; Articouple connection system; barge Norman McLeod carries heated asphalt products on GreatLakes & Saint Lawrence River; 70,000 bbls; 379 ft.Victorious (Canadian), operated by McAsphalt Marine, Scarborough, Ontario, 5,000 hp., built in China2009; matched with 70,000-bbl product barge John .J. Carrick, built China, 2009; Articouple connectionsystem, heated asphalt cargoes on Great Lakes.William J. Moore (ex-Alice A) (Canadian), operated by McKeil Marine, Ontario; owned by K-Sea Canada;4,400 hp; 135 ft; Bludworth connection system; barge McCleary’s Spirit carries refined petroleum productson Saint Lawrence River & Lake Ontario; 95,000 bbls.Wilf Seymour, operated by McKeil Marine, Ontario; 122 ft; 5,750 hp; built 1961; converted to Bludworthpushing system 2006; with barge Alouette Spirit; 400 ft; dry-bulk cargoes; Great Lakes and EasternSeaboard.Paul T. Moran (ex-Ocean Venture), operated by Moran Towing Corp., New York; 7,200 hp; 150 ft;Bludworth articulation system converted 1999; repowered 2010; with barge Massachusetts; 1982, doublehulled2005; delivers petroleum products, Eastern Seaboard; 415 ft; 145,000 bbls.Barney Turecamo, operated by Moran Towing Corp., New York; 5,600 hp; converted 2005 to Interconconnection system; barge Georgia carries petroleum products on Eastern Seaboard; 110,000 bbls; 415 ft.5/31/11 3:01 PMScott Turecamo, operated by Moran Towing Corp., New York; 5,600 hp; converted 2004 to Interconconnection system; barge New Hampshire carries petroleum products on Eastern Seaboard; 110,000 bbls;415 ft.Pati R. Moran and Linda Moran, operated by Moran Towing Corp.; 121 ft; 5,600 hp; Intercon couplersystem; new 2007 and 2008; matched with 118,000-bbl oil barges Charleston and Houston.Lois Ann L. Moran, operated by Moran Towing Corp.; new 2009; 121 ft; 5,600 hp; Intercon couplersystem; matched with 118,000-bbl oil barges.Mary Ann Moran, operated by Moran Towing Corp.; 120 feet, 5,100 hp, new 2010; coupled with converteddry bulk barge Virginia by Intercon connection system, carrying grain cargoes between New Orleansand Puerto Rico.70 American Tugboat Review 2011

me_maritime_atr.indd 15/17/11 10:24 AMSpartan (ex-Mark Hannah), owned by Occidental Chemical, Ludington, Mich., purchased 2010; 3,400 hp;128 ft; Bludworth coupler system installed 1979; matched with barge Spartan II (ex-Hannah Marine); 407-foot tank barge built 1981, carries calcium chloride on Great Lakes.Seafarer, operated by OSG America (Maritrans); 6,000 hp; 136 ft; Intercon coupler; barge M-244; carriespetroleum products East & Gulf Coasts.Honour & Enterprise, operated by OSG America (Maritrans); 6,000 hp; converted to Bludworth connectionsystems; barges M-214 & M-209.Liberty, operated by OSG America (Maritrans); 7,200 hp; 150 ft; refit 1993; Intercon coupler system.Navigator & Intrepid, operated by OSG America (Maritrans); 6,000 hp; 136 ft; refits 1993 & 1986;Intercon coupler system; barges M-252 & M-254; carry petroleum products East & Gulf Coasts; 30,567 dwt;546 ft.Other ATB tugs operated by OSG America: Freedom, 125 ft, 1975, 5,570 hp; Independence, 125 ft, 1980,5,600 hp; Constitution, 129 ft, 1971, 11,128 hp; Columbia, 125 ft, 1981, 6,140 hp; all with assigned OSG oilbarges with Bludworth connection systems.OSG Vision, Horizon, operated by OSG America; under construction at VT Halter shipyard (previously atBender Shipyard); delivery 2010-2011; OSG Quest to follow; 12,000-hp heavy fuel burners with CP props;matched with 343,000-bbl petroleum barges; Intercon coupler systems; lightering crude oil Delaware Bay.Amberjack (ex-Morania No. 3), operated by Penn Maritime; 3,900 hp; 116 ft; built 1980; converted toBludworth articulation system 1998; barge Biscayne (ex-Morania 450); carries heated oil products; 70,000bbls; 405 ft; built 1981; conversion 1998.Eliza & Lucia, operated by Penn Maritime; 7,000 hp; 127 ft; built 1995; Intercon coupler system; bargesAtlantic & Caribbean carry asphalt; East & Gulf Coasts; 18,000 dwt; 460 ft.Teresa & Julie, operated by Penn Maritime; 7,000 hp; 127 ft; new 1997-98; Intercon coupler system;barges Acadia & Yucatan carry heated oil products; East Coast, Gulf Coast & offshore; 160,000 bbls; 490 ft.Marlin, operated by Penn Maritime; 4,000 hp; 92 ft; built 1976; Bludworth coupler system; barge GulfStream carries asphalt; Gulf of Mexico; 8,500 dwt; 385 ft.Valiant, operated by Penn Maritime; 8,000 hp; acquired in 1998; converted to Bludworth connectionsystem; barge Everglades carries heated petroleum products; 180,000 bbls.Capt. Hagen, operated by Penn Maritime; 6,000 hp; 123 ft; built 2004; Intercon coupler system; bargeKey West; 140,000 bbls; built 2004; carries petroleum products; Gulf of Mexico.Tarpon & Dolphin, operated by Penn Maritime; 4,300 hp; converted to JAK coupler systems 2006; withbarges Potomac and Penn 410; both 80,000 bbls; carrying heated oil and asphalt cargoes.Skipjack & Coho, operated by Penn Maritime; 4,000 hp; 116 ft; JAK coupler system; new 2008/2009;matched with 90,000-bbl heated oil barges.Yellowfin, Bluefin & Mako, operated by Penn Maritime, new 2009/2010; 4,000 hp; JAK coupler system,matched with 90,000-bbl heated asphalt barges.Pere Marquette (ex-Kings Pointer), operated by Pere Marquette Shipping; 2,500 hp; 143 ft; built 1944;rebuilt 1998; custom articulation system; barge Pere Marquette #41 carries quasi-bulk cargoes on GreatLakes; 5,000 tons; 403 ft; built as ferry 1941; in service summer 1998.Prentiss Brown (ex-Michaela McAlister), operated by Port City Marine Services, Muskegon, Mich; 118ft, 4,300 hp, built 1967; converted to Bludworth connection system 2008; matched with self-unloading437-foot cement barge, St. Mary’s Conquest (ex-Southdown Conquest), converted former steamer, in GreatLakes service.Bradshaw McKee (ex-Susan W. Hannah), operated by Port City Marine Services, Muskegon, Mich.;purchased 2009; built 1977, 122 feet; 4,350 hp; Bludworth connection system installed 1981.Invincible, operated by Rand Logistics and Grand River Navigation, Cleveland, Ohio; 5,600 hp; 100 ft;built 1979; Bludworth coupler system; self-unloading barge McKee Sons carrying dry-bulk cargo; 579 ft;20,000 tons.Victory, operated by Rand Logistics and Lower Lakes Transportation; 8,000 hp; upgraded with Hydraconnconnection system and matched with 815-foot barge James L. Kuber (ex-Steamer, Reserve) 2008; carriesbulk cargoes on Great Lakes.ThE world’s mosT ExpErIEnCEd Tug-bargE CouplErsARTICOUPLE & TRIOFIX253 applications since 1972For everything about PUSHING AT SEAcontact first the group ofspecialists in sea-going high-speedtug-barge technologyTaisei EngineeringConsultants, Inc.Tokyo, JapanFax: 81-3-3667-6925www.articouple.comMaine Maritime Academy (MMA) is an 850 student, public, fully accredited four-yearcollege located in the small coastal village of Castine, Maine. The college is one of sixTaisei25v 1 state-supported Maritime Colleges in the United States. MMA is a college of engineering,4/6/11continued on next pageMaine MaritiMe acadeMytransportation, management, ocean sciences and international business. Maine MaritimeAcademy currently seeks to fill the following position:MASTER OF THE TS STATE OF MAINEMaine Maritime Academy is seeking a Master for the college’s Training Ship, State of Maine,a specialized educational platform whose mission is to serve as an integral part of thetraining and educational objectives of the Academy. In addition to serving as Master, TSState of Maine, the successful candidate will also be expected to balance those duties withthe responsibility of a faculty member during the academic year and will be responsiblefor the outcomes, assessment, and continuous improvement of the training programsand opportunities that utilize the training ship. The successful candidate must possess anadvanced academic degree from an accredited institution as well as a valid U.S.C.G. MMCand Masters License Oceans, Unlimited.He or she will also possess STCW Certification, drug free certification/random drug testing,U.S. passport, and TWIC card. As per U.S. Code (ref. 46 CFR 310.5(b)) “he/she shall holda valid master’s Ocean Unlimited Tonnage license including Radar Observer endorsementissued by the United States Coast Guard and shall have served at least two (2) years asMaster, Chief Officer, Commanding Officer, or Executive Officer either (i) on oceangoingvessels under the authority of said Master’s Ocean, Unlimited Tonnage license, or (ii) in caseof sea service as a member of the uniformed Services of the United States, on ships acceptedby the United States Coast Guard as equivalent for qualifying service for issue of a Master’sOcean Unlimited Tonnage License.”Those interested in being considered for this opportunity should submit copies oftranscripts, resume, all applicable licenses, a list of three professional references and acover letter addressing your management philosophy. A review of applications will beginJuly 1, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.Submit materials to:Director of Personnel Administration ~ Box C – 3 ~ Castine, ME 04420An original, Maine Maritime Academy application must be submitted to the MMAHuman Resources Office, prior to consideration by a supervisor or selection committee.Successful candidates may be subject to a background investigation appropriate to theposition offered. For an online application form or to view other career opportunities,go to http://jobs.mma.edu. MMA is an EOE ~~~ Women and minorities are particularlyencouraged to apply.Posted: Human Resources 5/10/11-5/23/11 DWAmerican Tugboat Review 2011 71

Moving dredges,oil rigs,and projectcargoes for theworldwide industry.Four tugs.SMITH MARITIMETel: (904) 284-0503Fax: (904) 284-0508Call Latham Smith for a competitive bidInterested in captains withinternational salvage and ocean rescueexperience. Must be physically fitTug “ELSBETH II”967 BULKHEAD ROAD, GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL 32043www.smithmaritime.usTowing Solutions, Inc“Let us assist your company into the future.”Captain Gregory Brooks MNI 281-381-4664Consulting Services• Design and improvement of escort systems• Auditing of escort systems, personnel and equipment• Advise on improving tractor tug designsTraining• Tractor Operations for Ship Masters, Pilots and tug crews• Onboard, hands-on training for tractor crews• Emergency Preparedness training• Company specific simulator course design• Leadership Training (with Hile Group)www.TowingSolutionsInc.comcontinued from previous pageArticulated Tug BargesOlive L. Moore, operated by Rand Logistics and Lower Lakes Transportation, 125 feet; 5,830 hp.Connected by Hydraconn coupler system to 621-foot barge Lewis J. Kuber; carries dry bulk cargoes onGreat Lakes.Dace Reinauer, Joanne Reinauer, Lucy Reinauer, operated by Reinauer Transportation; conversions2007-08; JAK coupler systems; with petroleum transport barges; East Coast.Timothy Reinauer, Craig Eric Reinauer, Morgan Reinauer, Austin Reinauer, operated byReinauer Transportation; repowered and converted to Intercon C. coupler system 2004-2009; withinterchangeable 100,000-bbl barges; petroleum products on East Coast.Stephen Reinauer, operated by Reinauer Transportation, New York; 108 ft; 2,900 hp; convertedto ATB in 2007; with new oil barge; 100,000 bbls; JAK system; carries petroleum products EasternSeaboard.Nicole Leigh Reinauer, Christian Reinauer & Meredith Reinauer operated by ReinauerTransportation, New York; 7,000 hp; 124 ft; built 1999, 2001 & 2003 by Atlantic Marine,Jacksonville, Fla., & Mobile Ala.; Intercon coupler systems; barges RTC 135, RTC 145 & RTC 150 carryclean petroleum products on Eastern Seaboard; 135,000 to 150,000 bbls.Ruth M. Reinauer, Laurie Ann Reinauer, operated by Reinauer Transportation, constructedSenesco Shipyard 2009/10; 4,000 hp., Intercon coupler systems, matched with new 80,000 to 100,000-bbl barges, also from Senesco Shipyard.Reinauer Twins, operated by Reinauer Transportation; built Senesco Shipyard 2011; Intercon Ccoupler system; matched with new 100,000-bbl oil barge, also from Senesco Shipyard.Seaspan Challenger (Canadian), operated by Seaspan International, Vancouver; 3,600 hp; 131 ft;single screw; built 1970; converted to JAK coupler system 2002; barge Coastal Spirit deck cargoes servicingVancouver Island; built in China 2001.Joseph H. Thompson Jr., operated by Upper Lakes Towing, Escanaba, Mich.; 7,500 hp; 146 ft;triple screw; 1990; converted self-unloading freighter/barge Joseph H. Thompson carrying bulk cargoeson Great Lakes; 1944; 706 ft; 21,000 dwt.Naida Ramil, operated by U.S. United Ocean Services (Teco Ocean Shipping); 7,000 hp; 124 ft;converted to Bludworth coupler system 2003; barge Peggy Palmer delivering dry-bulk cargoes Caribbean& worldwide; 34,000 dwt; 550 ft.Sharon DeHart, operated by U.S. United Ocean Services (Teco Ocean Shipping); 5,210 hp; 136ft; built 1973; Bludworth coupler system; barge Doris Guenther delivers bulk cargo worldwide; 26,000dwt; 547 ft.Janis Guzzle & Betty Wood, operated by U.S. United Ocean Services (Teco Ocean Shipping);7,200 hp; 150 ft; Artubar coupler systems; barges Marie Flood & Pat Cantrell carry bulk cargoes GulfCoast & worldwide; 33,000 dwt; 650 ft & 550 ft.Beverly Anderson, operated by U.S. United Ocean Services (Teco Ocean Shipping), 7,200 hp;converted to Bludworth coupler system 2007; with barge Mary Turner, 610 ft, 42,000 tons cargo.Brandywine & Christiana, operated by Vane Brothers of Baltimore; 123 ft; 6,000 hp; built 2006-2008; Intercon coupler system; matched with barge Double Skin 141 and Double Skin 143; 480 ft;145,000 bbls.Joyce L. Van Enkevort, operated by Van Enkevort Tug & Barge, Bark River, Mich.; 10,200 hp;135 ft; built 1998; Hydrocon articulation system; bulk cargo barge Great Lakes Trader carries bulkcargo; 40,000 tons; 741 ft; built by VT Halter Marine.hart_13hArctic3/20/07Taglu & Arctic6:50HooperPM(Canadian),Pageoperated1by Van Isle Barge Services for Sea LinkMarine Services, Vancouver; 2,250 hp; 110 ft; Sea Link articulation systems; ro-ro trailer barges GeorgiaLink & Fraser Link; servicing Vancouver & western Canada.The Vane Brothers CompanyNew York ✯ Philadelphia ✯ Baltimore ✯ Norfolk ✯ CharlestonOn Course For the FutureThe Vane Brothers Company is recruitingqualified candidates for positions on our stateof-the-artmarine transport vessels operatingalong the Atlantic Seaboard.Tug Masters and Mates, Marine Engineers andTankermen opportunities are available.Learn more at www.vanebrothers.com or contactfleet recruitment at 410-735-8212.vane brothersDelivering Maritime ExcellenceTA N K T E N D E RTHE ORIGINAL PRECISIONTANK MEASURING SYSTEM!Accurate tank soundings have never beeneasier when one TANK TENDER monitorsup to ten fuel and water tanks. 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