Maritime Reporter, August 1984

<BODY> <div> The two Dillingham barges being towed to Alaska by tug Richard Foss. Dillingham Delivers Massive Bridge Construction Materials To Alaska By Tandem Barge Tow Dillingham Maritime Services, Seattle, Wash., recently delivered all the materials, except for poured- in-place concrete, for seven sepa- rate highway bridges at four dif- ferent construction sites in An- chorage, Alaska. The 6,000 ton cargo was carried from Seattle via water on a tandem tow of two barges, which also included spe- cially-equipped tractors and dol- lies used to off-load the material in Alaska. "The tandem barge demon- strated the efficiencies that are possible when delivering very large, very bulky cargo," said Blain Eliot, Dillingham's Pacific Northwest manager. The cargo included 56 concrete beams, each weighing between 63 and 88.5 tons and measuring up to 137 feet 8 inches in length; 12 massive steel truss bands, weigh- ing between 72.5 and 132 tons apiece; 141 tons of steel rebar; three tractors and heavy-lift dol- lies; miscellaneous building mate- rials and a Manitowoc 4100 crane. The two Dillingham 286 Class barges, each measuring 286 feet long with a carrying capacity of 7,000 dwt, were towed to Alaska by the 3,000-horsepower oceango- ing tug Richard Foss. After arriv- ing in Anchorage, the cargo was transported six miles to its desti- nation by the V. Van Dyke trac- tors and dollies. "It was necessary to bring the specially equipped tractor and heavy-lift dollies to Alaska, be- cause they are ideal for transport- ing the long and heavy beams to the construction site," said Mr. Eliot. The tow, for the Swalling Construction Co., Inc., of Anchor- age, brought materials for the Minnesota Drive Extension project. Dillingham Maritime Services is a Dillingham Maritime Company. Other Dillingham Maritime com- panies include Foss Launch & Tug Co. and Foss Alaska Line, both based in Seattle; Ocean Transpor- tation Services, Inc., Houston, Texas; Pacific Towboat, Long Beach, Calif.; Dillingham Tug and Barge and Young Brothers Lim- ited, headquartered in Honolulu. Guam Line To Construct Two Containerships Guam Line, Inc., has signed a letter of intent with Osaka Inter- national Shipping Co., Ltd. to con- struct two containerships. These vessels of about 7,900-dwt will carry 201 FEUS at a service speed of 16 knots. Of the 201 con- tainers 45 will be refrigerated. Both ships will be U.S.-flag, built under ABS class and in complete compliance with U.S. Coast Guard requirements. MAKE A POWERFUL INVESTMENT IN PROFITABILITY The TAMD121 C, a turbo charged in-line six fitted with aftercooler. 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