Karl Senner

Karl Senner LLC and Steerprop in new partnership agreement

Kenner, La.-based Karl Senner LLC has reached an agreement with Rauma, Finland-headquartered propulsion specialist Steerprop that appoints Karl Senner LLC as the Steerprop reseller throughout the U.S. for the inland waterways, and an authorized non-exclusive parts and service provider for products sold by Karl Senner.

The two companies have a longstanding relationship that goes back for over 20 years. Karl Senner LLC sold the first Steerprop units in the Americas in the year 2000 and has since...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/karl-senner-llc-and-steerprop-in-new-partnership-agreement/

Maritime Partners christens M/V Emily Webber towboat

Maritime Partners held a christening ceremony last month for the M/V Emily Webber towboat, the seventh of nine vessels the company is building at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La.

The towboat is named for the late Emily Michelle Webber, friend of Maritime Partners’ Co-Founder and President Austin Sperry’s wife, Sally. Webber unexpectedly died last at the age of 41.

The 78- by 34-foot, Entech-designed M/V Emily Webber has a depth of 10 feet and offers 2,000 hp. via twin Cummins QSK38 main...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/maritime-partners-christens-m-v-emily-webber-towboat/

Steerprop wins new propulsion order for newbuild icebreaker

Steerprop has received a new order for two 2.5 MW SP 60 PULL ARC propulsors to be delivered to a newbuild icebreaking vessel. This strengthens Steerprop’s position as a global supplier of propulsors of this size that can operate in extreme arctic conditions, company officials said in a statement announcing the new order.

(No details about the new icebreaker, such as who the owner is or where it is being built, were released. If the vessel is being built in North America, the propulsors will be...

https://www.workboat.com/press-release/steerprop-wins-new-propulsion-order-for-newbuild-icebreaker/

Master Boat Builders delivers third Kirby ATB tug

Another new tug for Kirby Offshore Marine from Alabama's Master Boat Builders. Master Boat Builders photo

Master Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre, Ala., has delivered the new 109’x36’x18’3″ ATB tug Cape Henery to Kirby Offshore Marine, Houston.

Designed by Guarino & Cox, Covington, La., the new tug, which has a steel hull and an aluminum tower, is powered by a pair of Tier 4 Caterpillar 3516E diesel engines, each producing 2,501 hp at 1,600 rpm. The Cats connect to 120″x78″, 5-bladed stainless-steel Hung Shin wheels through Reintjes WAF 1173 marine gears with 7.429:1 reduction ratios from Karl Senner....

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/master-boat-builders-delivers-third-kirby-atb-tug/