Atlas
02 Jul

Atlas

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
In anticipation of growth at the Port of Lake Charles, La., a muscular new ASD tug, Atlas, joined Condor and Energy Zeus in Seabulk Towing’s Lake Charles fleet in late summer of 2013. The 92-foot tug was designed by Jensen Maritime of Seattle and built at Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio. The Port of Lake Charles is connected to…
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02 Jul

Atlas specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/Operator: Seabulk Towing Builder: Great Lakes Shipyard Designer: Jensen Maritime Consultants Dimensions: 92’ x 38’ x 18.3’ Mission: Assist, escort, ocean towing Crew: 4-6 Propulsion • Engines: (2) Caterpillar C280, 2,320-hp, Tier 2 • Propellers: Rolls-Royce US 205 • Bollard pull: 62.8 tons • Speed: 12 knots • Aux. generators: (2) Cat 6.6 marine generators, 1,800 rpm 150-kW Tier 2…
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02 Jul

Hayley Moran specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/Operator: Moran Towing Builder: Washburn & Doughty Associates Designer: Washburn & Doughty Associates Dimensions: 93’ x 38’ x 15.5’ MIssion: Ship assist and escort Crew size: Up to 7 Propulsion • Engines: (2) EMD 12-710, 3,000 hp each • Bollard pull: 73 tons • Propellers: (2) Schottel 1515 z-drives with 102-inch propellers • Gearbox: Lufkin 9:1 reduction • Aux. generators:…
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02 Jul

Tate McAllister specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/Operator: McAllister Towing Builder: Washburn & Doughty Associates Designer: Washburn & Doughty Associates Dimensions: 93’ x 38’ x 15.5’ Mission: Ship assist, firefighting and escort Crew size: Up to 6 Propulsion • Engines: (2) EMD 12-710, 3,000 hp each • Bollard pull: 73 tons • Propellers: (2) Schottel 1515 z-drives with 102” propellers • Gearbox: Lufkin 9:1 reduction • Aux.…
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Fury
02 Jul

Fury

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
In 1987, Harley Franco founded Olympic Tug & Barge in Seattle with one leased tug and barge.   Through the years the company grew, and in 1998 Franco formed the holding company Harley Marine Services (HMS), currently with 10 subsidiaries. From Seattle, Harley Marine Services has spread south to Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles; north to Alaska; east to…
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02 Jul

Fury specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/Operator: Harley Marine Gulf Builder: Conrad Industries Designer: Conrad Industries Dimensions: 75’ x 29.9’ x 9.11’ Mission: Inland towing Crew Size: 6 Propulsion • Engines: (2) Tier 2 K38-M Cummins 1,000 hp each • Propellers: 74” x 53” four-blade Hung Shen • Gearbox: Twin Disc MGX5321 gears with 5.96:1 ratio • Aux. generators: (2) Cummins 6BTA5.9-DM with 85-kW Stamford Deck…
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02 Jul

Capt. Troy J. Hotard specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/Operator: Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. Builder: Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. Designer: Gilbert Associates, Inc. Dimensions: 90’ x 32’ x 10’ Mission: Inland towing vessel Crew size: 6 Propulsion • Engines: (2) Louisiana Power Systems Inc., Caterpillar 3512C 1,500 hp @ 1,600 rpm Tier 3 • Propellers: (2) Texas Wheel Works 84” x 69” DAR .89, four-blade SS • Gearbox: (2)…
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Tug & Towboat roundup
02 Jul

Tug & Towboat roundup

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Baydelta Maritime LLC, of San Francisco, contracted in August 2013 with Nichols Bros. of Freeland, Wash., for a new 100-by-40-foot z-drive tractor tug. Delta Audrey will be the ninth Delta-class tug Nichols has built, six of them for Baydelta Maritime. The tug is ABS load line certified and powered by twin Caterpillar 3516C marine diesel engines with a combined horsepower…
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