Maritime Reporter, February 2001

<BODY> <div> News The ABB package for the vessel pair will include generators for the main power plant and two PWM DTC-con- trolled Compact Azipod units rated at 1,700 kW each. The new system, which has never before been featured on a Royal Navy vessel, boasts a power range from 400 kW up to 3 MW, is designed to meet the growing demand for enhanced maneuverability and operational econo- my that exists for smaller vessels. Circle 31 on Reader Service Card Bollinger To Construct Supply Boat Trio Bollinger Shipyards has commenced construction of three 145 ft. (44.1 m) IP _ 1 i f^TST . • 4 supply/utility boats for Bordelon Marine — doubling the number of OSV's for the Lockport-based operator. The new vessels, all of which will hold the namesake of a Bordelon family member, will be known as Wes Borde- lon, Terry Bordelon and Bunny Borde- lon. Scott Theriot, executive vice presi- dent New Construction of Bollinger said, "These new 145's are truly all-pur- pose and continue to meet and exceed industry requirements. We have already delivered 19, eight are under construc- tion and we have options for more." The 145 footers will each have a beam of 36 ft. (10.9 m) and a maximum draft of 12 ft. (3.6 m) — normal operating draft will be eight ft. (2.4 m) They will be powered by a pair of Cummins KTA- 38MO diesel engines rated at 750-bhp at 1,600 rpm, driving Bollinger four- blade propellers through Twin Disc reverse/reduction gears with a ratio of 4.96:1. Hydraulic steering will be installed at two pilothouse stations and a 272-hp Schottel STT-110 bowthruster will assist steering. Boasting a package that complies with IMO emission standards, the Cummins engine package features direct drive liq- uid mud pumps off of the main engines thereby eliminating belt systems. Cum- mins was also selected to provide elec- trical power; oil free bilge systems and dirty collection tanks will be present on each vessel. The OSV's will come equipped with four liquid mud tanks with a total capac- ity of 49,332 gallons. They will be built to hold 28,675 gallons of fuel, 400 gal- lons of oil, 250 gallons of hydraulic flu- ids and 23,776 gallons of potable water. The vessels' 95 x 32 ft. aft decks will be able to transport up to 390 long tons of cargo. Navigation equipment onboard includes Furuno radars; a Furuno GPS unit with plotter; an autopilot; two Furuno VHF radios; Nautex antennas and Motorola cell phones. Aker Constructs Vessel Trio For Scottish Northlink Aker Finnyards and Northlink, a joint venture of Caledonian MacBrayne and Royal Bank of Scotland, have agreed to build two passenger RoRo vessels for the ferry service from the Scottish main- land to Orkney and Shetland for $87 million. A letter of intent was also signed on a third, slightly smaller vessel worth $39.5 million. Measuring 410 ft. (125 m) with a beam of 64 ft. (19.5 m) and 12,000 gt, each vessel will have the capacity for 600 passengers in time for summer 2002. - 3SsM*5 T; FINCANTIERI CHARTING A COURSE FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM History, maritime culture, technology: these are the strongpoints of Fincantieri, a Company designing and building ships which are different but at the same time similar. Different in that they range from • ^^^m cruise ships to merchant ships and naval vessels; similar in stemming from a design and construction philosophy focused on quality, safety, respect for the environment and ever higher performances. W^L Our goal is to satisfy all the needs of those engaged with the sea. FIHCAl 1 I FRI ships, projects, luEAS Head Office: Via Genova, t 34121 Trieste (Italy) Tel. +39 040 31931 I I Fax +39 040 3192305 Telex 461 136 FINCTS I www.fincantieri.com Circle 225 on Reader Service Card February, 2001 www.maritimetoday.com 19 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>