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Southern Illinois Transfer Company, Sparta, Ill., has announced that the retractable-pilothouse towboat under construction at its Kaskaskia Shipyard will be powered by two Mitsubishi diesel propulsion engines, supplied by Laborde Products. The vessel will be powered by a pair of Mitsubishi S6R2-Y3MPTAW Tier 3 diesel marine engines rated at 803 hp. at 1,400 rpm. each. Additionally, this is the first instance in which Laborde-supplied Mitsubishi engines will be coupled to Veth Z-drives. The new boat-to be named the mv. Robert S. Wilkins after a retired Corps of Engineers employee who was manager of the Kaskaskia River Project for many years-is expected to be launched in late March, with a christening ceremony possibly in early September in conjunction with the annual barge tour on the Kaskaskia River, said Kurt Johnson, president of Southern Illinois Transfer. |