03 Jul

Liz Healy specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/operator: Bisso Towboat Co. Builder: Main Iron Works Designer: Bisso Towboat/Main Iron Works Dimensions: 100’ x 38’ x 13.5’ Mission: Ship assist and escort Crew size: 4      Propulsion: Engines: (2) Caterpillar 3516 Tier 3 mains each generating 2,240 hp Bollard pull: 60 tons Propellers: (2) Rolls-Royce US 205 FP z-drives Auxiliary generators: (2) 99-kW Marathon generators with John…
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Next-gen Tier 4 ATBs delivering for Harley Marine
02 Jul

Next-gen Tier 4 ATBs delivering for Harley Marine

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
The industry took notice last spring when Harley Marine Services welcomed Earl W. Redd, the first EPA Tier 4-rated tractor tugboat. A year later, the company has two more with OneCURE and Todd E. Prophet. Conrad Shipyard built the 4,560-hp pusher tugs at its Morgan City, La., shipyard using plans from Entech Designs. They are paired with 80,000-bbl tank barges…
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02 Jul

OneCURE/Todd E. Prophet specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/operator: Harley Marine Services/Olympic Tug & Barge Builder: Conrad Shipyard Designer: Entech Designs Dimensions: 116’ x 36’ x 16’9” Mission: Moving oil products on the West Coast      Propulsion: Engines: (2) GE 6L250 Tier 4, 2,280 hp each Vessel speed: 12.5 knots Propellers: (2) 4-blade 93”x116” stainless-steel props Gearbox: (2) Reintjes WAF 1963 at 4.467:1 ratio with internal hydraulic…
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Genesis Marine welcomes new class of ‘go-anywhere’ towboats
02 Jul

Genesis Marine welcomes new class of ‘go-anywhere’ towboats

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Last August, the 84-foot Elizabeth Prince left the John Bludworth Shipyard in Corpus Christi, Texas, and joined Genesis Marine’s inland fleet. The 2,680-hp pushboat has proved a worthy addition. “It’s a go-anywhere type of boat,” said Capt. Chris McBain, a vessel group manager for Genesis Marine. “She can work anywhere: around Houston, the Lower Mississippi or Illinois River, the (Intracoastal…
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02 Jul

Elizabeth Prince specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/operator: Genesis Marine Builder: John Bludworth Shipyard Designer: John L. Bludworth III Dimensions: 84’ x 32’ x 11’ Crew size: 6      Propulsion: Engines: (2) Caterpillar 3512C mains generating 2,680 total hp Vessel speed: 10 knots Propellers: 82”x67” Gearbox: (2) Twin Disc MGX-5600 DR at 6.04:1 ratio Auxiliary generators: (2) John Deere PE4045 99-kW Marathon gensets Deck equipment: Winches:…
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Brusco’s newest tug finds work under AmNav charter
02 Jul

Brusco’s newest tug finds work under AmNav charter

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Brusco Tug & Barge has taken delivery of another in a long line of Robert Allan-designed ship-docking tugboats. And like its sister tug Sarah, Teresa Brusco works under charter with AmNav Maritime of San Francisco. AmNav won a recent contract docking containerships in Tacoma, Wash. The compact Teresa Brusco helped launch service, working Blair Waterway’s tight confines roughly 25 miles…
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02 Jul

Teresa Brusco specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner: Brusco Tug & Barge Operator: AmNav Maritime Builder: Diversified Marine Designer: Robert Allan Ltd. Dimensions: 78.1’ x 30.4’ x 11.2’ Mission: Harbor, ship assist Crew size: 2      Propulsion: Engines: (2) Caterpillar 3512 Tier 3 engines generating 4,750 total hp Bollard pull: 67 short tons ahead Thrusters: Rolls-Royce US 205 z-drives Auxiliary generators: (2) Caterpillar C4 ACERT 99-kW…
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Reinauer goes back in time for its first Tier 4 ATB
02 Jul

Reinauer goes back in time for its first Tier 4 ATB

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Reinauer Transportation didn’t need to look far for its first Tier 4 articulated tug-barge (ATB) design. Rather than commissioning new plans, the company dusted off drawings from its Nicole-class tugs, the last of which entered service in 2003. Despite their age, the three existing ATBs in the class are strong performers, and their hulls have proved efficient and durable. These…
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02 Jul

Bert Reinauer specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
Owner/operator: Reinauer Transportation Co. Builder: Senesco Marine Designer: Robert Hill, Ocean Tug/Barge Engineering Dimensions: 126’ x 40’ x 22’ Mission: Transporting clean oil products Crew size: 7 Propulsion: Engines: (2) GE 12V250 Tier 4 mains generating 8,400 total hp Vessel speed: 13 knots light Propellers: (2) 5-bladed steel Hung Shen open wheels Gearbox: (2) Lufkin at a 5.036:1 ratio Auxiliary…
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Metal Trades’ first-ever tugboat proves its worth time and again
02 Jul

Metal Trades’ first-ever tugboat proves its worth time and again

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Tugboat Review, Tugboats & Towing
With its tapered hull and spider-like pilothouse, Capt. Cooper is a unique boat with an important job. Bald Head Island Limited developed the 850-hp vessel to push a deck barge between mainland North Carolina and the resort island located four nautical miles away. The two-vessel unit makes four round trips a day carrying virtually all large cargo and provisions for…
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