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Conrad christens fourth new oceangoing tug for Hawaii

Ship’s Sponsor Julia MacDonald christens the Kāpena Bob Purdy at a ceremony held at Conrad Amelia. Conrad Shipyard photo

Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., christened the 123’x36’6″, twin-screw oceangoing tug Kāpena Bob Purdy for Young Brothers Ltd, Honolulu, a subsidiary of Foss Maritime Co. The ceremony was held at Conrad Amelia in Amelia, La. on May 4.

The Damen USA-designed tug is powered by twin GE 8L250 engines turning 6,000 hp. Additional equipment specifications were not released.

Gary Lipely, Conrad director of sales and marketing and serving as master of ceremonies, introduced Joseph Boivin of Young...

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Coal fourth quarter 2018 numbers buck trend, analysis shows

Barged shipments of coal reached their highest quarterly level during the fourth quarter of 2018 since the third quarter of 2017. Corps of Engineers photo

Cleaner burning natural gas and renewable choices such as wind and solar power have, in recent years, displaced coal as a popular source of domestic energy. Coal fired generating plants have been going the way of the dodo bird in recent years, but an analysis of Department of Energy data by River Transport News shows that barged coal shipments improved during the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the previous quarter and the previous year’s volumes.

Coal shipments moved by barge to domestic...

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Master Marine delivers a fourth towboat to Waterfront Services

A new 67'x28' towboat for Waterfront Services. Master Marine photo

Master Marine, Bayou La Batre, Ala., announced that it has delivered the 67’x28′ towboat Rick Pemberton to Waterfront Services Co., the fourth of a four-boat contract. The boat was designed by Entech Designs, Kenner, La.

With a maximum 7’9″ working draft, the boat is powered by a pair of Laborde Products Inc. supplied S6R2-Y3MPTAW Mitsubishi 803 hp Tier 3 diesel marine engines to be operated at 1,400 rpm coupled to Twin Disc MG-5321, 5:1 reduction ratio marine gears with E300 electronic controls...

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