Seaspan RavenSeaspan Marine Corp., Vancouver, B.C., <strong>Canada</strong>Seaspan 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 <strong>Canada</strong>. 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 <strong>Canada</strong>’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.,<strong>Canada</strong>Builder: 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 <strong>US</strong> 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 20<strong>11</strong>
Quality, Reliable, EfficientThe Power of Three3 Partners – 3 WordsOne Powerful TugBOB FRANCOTUG BOB FRANCOLength: <strong>12</strong>0’ 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 20<strong>12</strong>.Harley Marine Services, Inc.www.harleymarine.com(888) 628-0051Kurt Reddwww.dmipdx.com(503) 289-2669Vern Pattersonwww.catpowerfinance.com(309) 675-0365
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