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18th Volume, No. 23 1963 – “53 years tugboatman” – 2016 Dated 19 March 2017 BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS TUGS & TOWING NEWS GREAT LAKES SHIPYARD AWARDED DRYDOCKING CONTRACT BY MCKEIL MARINE LTD. FOR TUG LEONARD M Cleveland, Ohio. Great Lakes Shipyard was recently awarded a repair contract by McKeil Marine Ltd. to drydocked their 50-MT bollard pull Tug LEONARD M. The tug was hauled on using the shipyard’s 770-MT Travelift on March 1, 2017. Repairs include general maintenance, as well as classification surveys and inspections. Work is expected to be completed later in the month. McKeil Marine has been a regular customer of Great Lakes Shipyard. Over the past five (5) years, Great Lakes Shipyard has completed several repair contracts for McKeil, including: Barge HURON SPIRIT – Dockside Repairs (2014); Tug LEONARD M – Drydocking (2014); Tug LEONARD M – Drydocking (2013); Tug JOHN SPENCE – Dockside Repairs (2012); Barge NIAGARA SPIRIT – Dockside Repairs (2012) (Press Release) Advertisement ARTICULATED TUG & BARGE (ATB) FOR ISLAND TUG & BARGE (ITB) Vancouver, BC based Island Tug and Barge has a reputation for excellence in their vessels and 1/26 18TH VOLUME, NO. 23 DATED 19 MARCH 2017 equipment. Over the years they have refurbished and repowered older vessels and completed new vessels. They are currently working on their most ambitious and innovative project to date. In their Annacis Island Shipyard, located undercover in a pair of huge leased warehouses on the Fraser River, they are building two tugs that will be paired with two of their existing barges. The two boats are built with pins for use in an articulated tug and barge application. Two existing barges will be modified with the addition of pin ladders and stern extensions for connecting to the new tugs. The Vancouver-based naval architect firm of Robert Allan Ltd did the design work for the tugs and the barge modifications making extensive use of Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD. http://ral.ca/2016/10/19/robert-allan-ltd-develops-comprehensive-design-package-itb-marine- groups-new-atb-push-tugs/ Working with this entirely new design, the shipyard team has the hull and superstructure components of the first tug assembled. As they had the steel cut for the first boat they had the second set cut as well and that, with some assembly, is also in the warehouse along with complete sets of Z-drives, deck cranes and other equipment. The 24.9 by 12.5-meter hull of the first tug dominates one of the warehouses. At the lowest point on the amidships deck the hull has a molded depth of 3.65 meters. A poop deck aft has flush removal hatches above the two Rolls Royce US105-P9 Z-drives. Forward, a raised forecastle deck contains the port and starboard coupling pins manufactured by the Japanese firm Taisei Engineering Consultants, Inc, under the name Articouple. http://www.articouple.com/2-types.html The main deck house, built, like the hull, in steel, continues aft from the forecastle and will contain accommodations. This includes separate captain and mate cabins with heads, two single bunk crew cabins with shared head and two double bunk crew cabins with shared head. A companion way separates the accommodation area from a fiddly over the engine room that is located below in the hull. The clear deck over the fiddly has removable pads for ease in swapping out engines; it will also support a crane and rescue boat. The engines, set well aft, are a pair of V-12, IMO Tier II certified, Cummins K38-M diesels each generating 850 HP (634 kW) continuous at 1800 RPM. The carbon fiber shafts pass through a bulkhead to the port and starboard Z- drive rooms. The Rolls Royce drives, which in March were stored in an adjacent warehouse, have 1,600 m/m propellers in nozzles. Forward of the engine room a workshop and tankage makes good use of the ample space. Forward of that, an electric over hydraulic pump for the coupling pins is located just below the main deck pin rooms. Also in the adjacent warehouse, the aluminum B-deck is taking shape. It will include a wet room, large mess/lounge area 2/26 18TH VOLUME, NO. 23 DATED 19 MARCH 2017 and a well laid out galley. Stairs will lead up to a smaller cabin area for the HVAC and wheelhouse electronics. Above that is a large wheelhouse, with full walk around outer deck, it will provide the helmsman a 12.3-meter height of eye. The aluminum deckhouse and the wheelhouse tower are being fabricated separately for assembly once moved out of the building sheds. The boats, dedicated ATB vessels with no towing capability, are designed for their owners tank barge routes between Vancouver, Vancouver Island and Puget Sound ports, all of which are in relatively sheltered waters. ITB Marine Group Chief Fleet Engineer (New Builds) Marinus Goossen expects to have the first boat in the water this coming summer with another month of work alongside prior to sea trials. When a visitor recently commented on the quality of the welding on the steel hull, Goossen, replied with pride, “We are building these boats to Lloyd’s class. All of the welds have been inspected without a single failure.” In that comment he reflects the pride of the tugs’ owners, designers and all the crafts people who are doing the actual building. (Images courtesy of ITB and photos by Haig- Brown/Cummins) Advertisement View the youtube film of the Alphabridge for tugboats on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQi6hFDcHW4&feature=plcp MEYER'S GROUP ORDERS TWO DAMEN ASD 2913 TUGS FOR NEW PANAMA CANAL LOCKS The Meyer's Group has ordered two, powerful Damen ASD 2913 Tugs to operate in the newly expanded Panama Canal. At an official signing ceremony at the Panama Maritime XIII World Conference, Michel Mittelmeyer, Chief Executive Officer said the Meyer’s Group was awarded a contract last year to offer towage support in the new Panama Canal locks. These new tugs fulfil the requirements of the Panama Canal Authority as more powerful vessels, of at least 80 tonnes bollard pull, are needed given the ever-increasing size of vessels, adds Mr Mittelmeyer. 3/26 18TH VOLUME, NO. 23 DATED 19 MARCH 2017 These two additions will give the company an 11-strong fleet, and six of these are Damen vessels. Commenting on why the Panamanian company decided to place a fresh order with the Dutch shipyard group, Mr Mittelmeyer says: “We have known Damen Shipyards Group for many years now, and respect the quality of its vessel construction and this is coupled with very good service support.” Quality of construction In 2012, the Meyer's Group bought two Damen ASD 2810 Tugs and an ASD 3212. But before this, the company had also chartered many Damen vessels. “Damen provides reliable, quality vessels, which are cost-efficient in the longer term. That is why we decided to remain loyal to Damen again this time.” The latest two additions - Arcangel San Rafael and Arcangel San Gabriel - will join the fleet in May and August. “The company really wants to maintain a very new fleet in Panama,” he stresses. “With the Panama Canal expansion there has been a substantial pick-up in activity. And even though there maybe fewer feeder vessels, these are being replaced with the mega containerships and tankers, hence the need for stronger, versatile tugs.” He adds: “The Damen ASD 2913 has great manoeuvrability, is very responsive, safe, comfortable for the crew and provides top quality.” Damen could also provide a fast delivery time for the vessels, which are being customised with aft winches and FiFi 1. Strong support “We know we can rely on Damen. It always provides support and assistance, which is another reason for our loyalty. All the pieces of the jigsaw fit together!” Damen Sales Manager Latin America, Pieter Becker, adds: “The Meyer’s Group is a very loyal customer and it is a good sign that they have come back to us again. Damen very much enjoys partnering the Meyer’s Group and supporting them in their success. It is also nice that Damen tugs now have a significant presence at the Panama Canal.” Two Damen ASD Tugs – Virgen del Valle and Meyers Evo are deployed in Colon servicing the oil terminal of Las Minas and the Colon Container Terminal. Arcangel San Miguel is operating in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. (Press Release) BP SENDS SECOND SHAH DENIZ 2 JACKET OFFSHORE BP, the operator of the Shah Deniz 2 project, has informed of the sail away of the second jacket for the Caspian Sea project’s platforms. The Quarters and Utilities (QU) platform jacket sailed away to the Shah Deniz contract area in the Caspian Sea from the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory (BDJF) ahead of schedule on 15 March. The transportation, launch, positioning, pile installation and final completion activities of the jacket structure are expected to take around 75 days, depending on the prevailing weather conditions. BP has also shared that the construction of the jacket was completed ahead of schedule on February 20, 2017 and was then loaded onto the transportation barge STB-1 at the quayside of BDJF. The QU platform jacket, built by the BOS Shelf, Star Gulf and Saipem consortium, was fully constructed in Azerbaijan, using local construction infrastructure and facilities. According to BP, some 2000 people including sub-contractors and specialist vendors were involved in the construction works. Some 90% of the construction workforce was Azerbaijani citizens. Ewan Drummond, Vice-President, Shah Deniz 2 Projects, said: “The second jacket sail away is the first major milestone planned for this year and we are pleased to have achieved it ahead of schedule.