400 January 2007
Thoma-Sea Tug For Penn ATB
Thoma-Sea Boatbuilders in Lockport LA is building an Entech-designed tug for Penn Maritime's latest ATB. The 4000-horsepower 116x36-foot tug will be mated to a 14,000-ton 90,000-barrel barge currently building at Corn Island Shipyard in Indiana. www.cornislandshipyard.com
The coupling will be a JAK-400 model pin and socket system with eight sockets in each wing of the barge notch to accommodate varying drafts of the barge. The pneumatically operated pins are 16 inches in diameter. www.beaconfinland.com
Frank Basile explains that the tug design has evolved from earlier designs that he has done of a similar size but this is the first configured as an ATB. The hull, with a molded depth of 17 feet, will be powered by a pair of ABS-certified 2000 horsepower, 60-liter V-16 Cummins QSK60 engines turning up to 1800 RPM into Reintjes gears with 7.45:1 ratios. The boat will be fitted with Nautican nozzles and shutter rudders. The vessel will also have three 99 kw generator sets. The elevated wheelhouse will have an eye level of 51.5 feet. Delivery of the new tug is scheduled for the end of 2007.
For further information please contact:
Thoma-Sea Boatbuilders, Inc.
222 Prospect St
Houma, LA 70363
(504) 853-0620
Frank. Basile P.E,
Entec & Assoc. Inc..
P.O. Box 1470
Houma, Louisiana 10361
Phone: 985 868 5524
Fax: 985 857 9032
Email: frankb@entech-associates.com
Joe Gregory
Territory Sales Manager
Cummins Mid-South
110 E.Airline Highway
Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: 504 465 3404
Moblie: 985 397 2252
Fax: 504 465 3408
Toll Free:1 800 359 4830
Email: joe.gregory@cummins.com
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