USA: Jensen Maritime to Design Two ASD Tugs for Caribbean Tug LLC

Caribbean Tug LLC, an affiliate of SEACOR Holdings Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has plans to build two state-of-the-art 50-ton-bollard-pull ASD tugs.

The 92’x38’16’9”, 4,640-hp tugs will be used for shipdocking and escort at the Hovensa Oil Refinery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The tugs are scheduled for completion in early 2013.

Designed by Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary Jensen Maritime Consultants Inc, Seattle, the tugs will be built to American Bureau of Shipping standards, and are purpose-built for ship assist, escort, and firefighting duties. The tugs will be uniquely constructed to meet the wide range of operational parameters typical in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. The tug is outfitted with a pair of Caterpillar C280-6 Tier 2 diesel engines, rated at 2,320 hp at 900 rpm each, and two Rolls-Royce US 205FP Z-drives with 90”-dia. wheels. The package will give each tug an estimated running speed of 12 knots. For firefighting, there’s a pair of 5,200-gpm monitors with foam storage.

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Source: JensenMaritime, September 26, 2011.