摘要: |
In June, Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc., Panama City, Fla., delivered the second of two 80'×38'×13'2" 5, 100-hp Z-drive tugs -A. Thomas Higgins - to Bisso Offshore LLC, a division of E.N. Bisso & Son Inc., New Orleans. The following day the tug completed its bollard pull testing (66.10 short tons stern, 64.20 short tons bow), witnessed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and received its Subchapter M Certificate of Inspection (COI). The A. Thomas Higgins is a RAL RApport 2400 Z-drive shiphandling tug design from Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, Canada. The sister vessel, CD. White, was delivered in January, leaving the shipyard with its Subchapter M COI. The two new RAL RApport 2400 design tugs have been customized by the designer, builder, and owner to provide specific operational features including a high bollard pull forward and aft, enhanced maneuverability and escort performance, better fuel economy, crew comfort, and safety under the new Subchapter M requirements, and reduced emissions that meet new EPA Tier 4 emissions regulations. |