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March 2005 59 progress with their self-construction of a RAmparts 3000 Class tug. Foss Rainier Shipyard in Oregon are building another two of their Dolphin Class 4,670 bhp ASD tugs for Foss Maritime LLC, fol- lowing the successful delivery of the first of Class Mikioi to Hawaiian Tug & Barge in 2004. This is one of several projects for which Robert Allan Ltd. have provided a complete 3-D structural model for NC parts cutting and erection, using ShipConstructor software. Upriver in Portland, Oregon, Diversified Marine Inc. are building another ASD 23/45 Class tug for Brusco Tug & Barge, Inc., a sister ship to the Wynema Spirit built in 2002, having just complet- ed two RAmparts 2500 Class tugs, the Tim Quigg, and John Quigg for Harley Marine Services, Inc. The latter tugs are now successfully operating in Long Beach and San Francisco respectively. In addition to these construction proj- ects, early in the New Year the following Robert Allan Ltd. design projects will be going out to shipyard bid in the US, or worldwide: • 65.6 ft. (20 m) Fast Response Fireboat for the City of Philadelphia 85.3 ft. (26 m), Fire/Patrol vessel for the City of Portland, Maine RAmparts 2500 Class Tug for Wilmington Tug, Inc. RApier 1100 Class Fast Patrol Boats for the New York City Police A 492 ft. (150 m), 20 knot Ulysses Class Trailer Ferry South America Following the successful completion of three RAmparts 3000 Class ASD tugs last year, including the Rebras Jaú (Figure No. 13), REBRAS of Rio de Janeiro are planning the construction of a series of RAmparts 2500 Class tugs. Construction is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2005. Astromarítima Navegação S.A., also of Rio de Janeiro, have also accepted two 3,420 kW versions of the RAmparts 3000 Class tugs over recent months. Sulnorte of Brazil have just completed construction of the ASD 24/40 Class tug S/N Jaua for their own fleet. In Manaus, a long way up the Amazon River, two Robert Allan Ltd. designed ASD 26/50 Class tugs are also under construction. Based on the above, 2005 promises to be an extremely active year for Robert Allan Ltd., building on an incredibly busy and successful 2004. Circle 25 on Reader Service Card Circle 222 on Reader Service Card Circle 255 on Reader Service Card Circle 205 on Reader Service Card Circle 247 on Reader Service Card Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering ZTech Tug, Indirect Pulling MR MARCH 2005 #8 (57-64).qxd 3/2/2005 8:51 AM Page 3
