Maritime Reporter, January 1984

<BODY> <div> Stork-Werkspoor Engines Will Power Exxon Tugboats Stork-Werkspoor Diesel by (SWD) has thus far sold eight of the Dutch company's F240 en- gines for use by United States towing firms. Joop Zwart, U.S. sales manager, said that three tugs being built for the Exxon Corpora- tion will each be equipped with a pair of 9-cyl- inder, F240, 2,000-bhp engines. Shaver Trans- portation Company of Portland, Ore., will replace two older SWD diesels in the firm's tug Columbia, with the newer 6-cylinder F240, 1,270-hp turbocharged engines for serv- ice on the Columbia/Snake river systems. Morrison-Knudsen Company, the interna- tional construction firm that is supervising the project, placed the order for the Exxon en- gines. The tugs, which will be built in the Da- men Shipyards, Gorinchem, Netherlands, will be used in Columbia, South America. The tugs were designed by The Glosten Associates, Seattle naval architects. Charles Garman, recently appointed SWD sales manager on the U.S. West Coast, also said that a similar engine would be installed in the Ilduso Fisheries' trawler MAR-GUN. ATA TUG 143' x 34* x 14' Two 12-278A 1200HP. Two 6-71 Generators. 42.000 Fuel. 16.000 Mile Range, Excellent Condition Call (804) 898-4537 or Telex 703235 YD R AU L_l OS MANUFACTURER SERVICE REPAIR PARTS CMH HELESHAW, INC. 201 HARRISON STREET HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY 07030 NEW YORK: (212) 267-0328 HOBOKEN: (201) 792-0500 TWX: 710-730-5224 CMH HBKN HYDRAULICS SERVICE • REPAIR • PARTS CONSULTING • DESIGN CUNNINGHAM MARINE HYDRAULICS CO., INC. 201 Harrison St. • Hoboken, N.J. 07030 (201) 792-0500 (212) 267-0328 2030 E. Adams St. •Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 354 0840 TWX 710-730-5224 CMH Hoboken, NJ The vessel will be re-engined at Pacific Fish- erman, Inc., in Ballard, Wash. Meanwhile, SWD has begun deliveries of the first of ten 18-cylinder TM410 diesels to General Dynamic's Quincy Shipbuilding Divi- sion in Massachusetts. The engines will be used in five roll-on/roll-off prepositioning sup- ply vessels for the U.S. Navy. A pair of TM410 engines will give each ship 27,600 bhp of pro- pulsion power. Vincent Drummond Tibbetts 1913-1983 Vincent D. Tibbetts, president of Boston Fuel Transportation, Inc., died recently at the age of 70. Mr. Tibbetts was born in East Boothbay, Maine, in 1913 and moved to Bos- ton in 1932. In 1937 he started his own fuel transportation business with a 3,000-gallon barge and a 100-hp towboat. In 1941 he be- came president of Esterhill Boat Service. When Esterhill was acquired by Boston Fuel Transportation in 1953 he became part owner and vice president. In 1969 he became presi- dent of Boston Fuel and a director of Reinauer Transportation Companies of New York. At the time of his death Mr. Tibbetts was operating a fleet of 23 tankers, barges, and towboats. He was a member of the American Waterways Operators, Inc., Boston Marine So- ciety, Maritime Association of Boston, and The Propeller Club of the United States. Barge-Mounted Nine-Story Hotel Proposed By NKK A Japanese shipbuilder has unveiled a con- cept for constructing a nine-story, first-class hotel on a barge that could then be towed to any coastal area in the world. Nippon Kokan (NKK) reports it has solved all of the techni- cal problems involved in the construction of the floating hotel, and has already completed a design model to use in worldwide marketing. The movable hotel, weighing some 15,000 SURPLUS IEEE-MARINE CABLE NEW --STORED INSIDE Large quantity, various sizes Contact: Jim Kelly 206-593-8800 tacoma boat TACOMA BOATBUILDING CO 1840 Marine View Dr / Tacoma. WA 98422 LOWEST PRICES IN U. S. GULF SERVICE with QUALITY GENERAL SERVICES: • ROUTINE DRYDOCK WORK * HULL CLEANING & PAINTING * SHAFT AND RUDDER • GENERAL STEEL WORK * MACHINE WORK • ELECTRICAL WORK • OTHERS DRYDOCK: Lifting capacity 5,000 L T. Could handle ships Under 450' L O. A. Tel.: (409) 886-8620 Tlx: (ITT) 4991740 TTUNG TEH TUNG SHIPYARD ORANGE, TEXAS 77630 P. O. Box 1347 tons, involves a special barge that forms the foundation for the 360-room hotel, which also incorporates three conference rooms, public areas, restaurant and entertainment areas, and outdoor swimming pool. A spokesman for NKK America Inc. in New York said that inquiries have already been re- ceived, especially from developing countries where shortages of land, skilled workers, equipment, and material make first-class ho- tel construction difficult. The idea for the barge-mounted "export" ho- tel has been under study for two years by NKK and Tokyu Construction Company. Ac- cording to NKK, construction at one of the company's shipyards insures high quality and labor skill, and the barge technology is al- ready developed to permit towing of the struc- ture to its final destination at a speed of five knots. A further benefit, NKK notes, is that the hotel could be moved to different locations to accommodate special expositions or sum- mer and winter resort areas. New Design Cranes Installed On Navy's Auxiliary Drydocks New type diesel-electric cranes have been installed on Navy's floating drydock USS Competent at Pearl Harbor. Vital to the nation's defense capability is the improvement of repair and maintenance procedures and the modernization of facilities. When the Naval Sea Systems Command called for improvement of the crane system on its medium auxiliary floating drydocks, Crane Con Products of Seattle responded with design and production of four wing wall cranes. Ac- cording to a Crane Con spokesman, these cranes were the first of this type to be de- signed and manufactured to the revised mili- ary specification MIL-C-17949B, Electro-Me- chanical Shipboard Cranes. The first two cranes of the contract were completed in early 1983, and the second pair around midyear, well ahead of schedule. The $6.6-million contract included design, manufacture, and delivery of the cranes to the drydock USS Competent (AFDM-6) at Pearl Harbor and the USS Sustain (AFDM-7) at Norfolk. The self-contained, diesel-electric cranes utilize a static, stepless electric control system providing infintely variable speed selection and load float control for precise, steady positioning. Each crane's rated capac- ity is 45,000 pounds at 25-foot radius; maxi- mum outreach is 65 feet from center of rotation. The cranes operate on 14-foot gauge track, traveling a distance of 460 feet, almost the full length of the dock. Total operating gross weight of each crane is 265,000 pounds. "This is the first major project completed in our new Seattle manufacturing plant," said Con Crane president Lyle Harlson. "It is a major step in the expansion into crane manufacturing, re- pair, and refurbishing, in addition to produc- tion of our automatic brakes, wheel chocks, and other crane safety equipment." 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>