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16 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Grupa Named Stearns VP Michael Grupa, a 21-year employee at Stearns Inc., was recently promoted to Vice President of Industrial Product Sales. OSG Appoints Berglund Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. appointed Mats Berglund as Senior Vice President to lead OSG's Crude Transportation Strategic Business Unit, responsible for OSG's VLCC, Aframax and Panamax tanker operations. Ward Leonard Acquires Mawdsley's Motors Ward Leonard Electric Company has completed its acquisition of Mawdsley's Motors of Waterwells, England. Mawdsley's is a design engineering and manufacturing firm with expertise in specialty motors for military and heavy industrial applications. Ward Leonard is a leading provider of electric motors and control systems for the U.S. Navy and specialized industrial applica- tions. Art Anderson Continues Seabasing Research Art Anderson Associates entered a new phase in one of its Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contracts with the U.S. Navy, working to optimize the speed and throughput of the compa- ny-developed High-Speed Lighterage vessel required by amphibious military operational scenarios. The company has been under contract to the Naval Facilities Command, Sealift Support Office for research and design of the Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS). INLS will replace the Navy's aging legacy lighterage system with a more capable system for transporting military equipment from ship to shore. Art Anderson Associates hired Titan Corporation to assist with the study. Whitley Joins Rigdon Jim Whitley has joined Rigdon Marine as Director of Technical Services, responsible for vessel engi- neering, new construction, maintenance and repair, vessel documentation, and regulatory compliance. EXMAR Orders LNGRV Exmar confirmed a long-term charter party with Excelerate Energy LP, the liq- uefied natural gas shipper and marketers based in Woodlands, Texas, of another liquefied natural gas regasification ves- sel (LNGRV). The vessel will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) as DSME Hull No. 2254 and will be named the Explorer, to be owned 80 percent by Exmar and 20 percent by Excelerate Energy. It will be built using the mem- brane containment system together with Excelerate's Energy Bridge technology and will have a capacity of approximate- ly 150,900 cu. m. with delivery in the first quarter of 2008. Excelerate antici- pates using the ship to deliver regasified LNG to the Gulf Gateway — the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Port. New Navy Contract The U.S. Navy awarded a contract val- ued at $109.6 million to Northrop Grumman Corporation for advanced planning, long-lead material and sys- tems engineering on the LHA(R) amphibious assault ship program. The total contract value, if all options are exercised, will be $264 million. LR Asia Completes LNG Safety Case Lloyd's Register Asia has completed the first full safety case of a gas turbine propulsion system for LNG carriers of 250,000 cu. m. and above for Rolls- Royce's MT30 system. Carried out in conjunction with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Rolls-Royce, this was designed to fulfill the require- ment of the oil majors involved in the Qatargas and RasGas projects that shipowners, yards and class ensure that proposed ship design concepts are as sound as practicable. Palfinger Marine Cranes P. 610.827.2032 www.dmwmarine.com Represented in North America by Military Cranes Scientific Cranes Barge Cranes Bulk Material Handling Cranes Yacht Cranes Oceanographic Cranes Circle 215 on Reader Service Card Circle 223 on Reader Service Card Tug Malta Orders ASD Tug On the June 14, 2005, a contract was signed between Tug Malta and Damen Shipyards Gorinchem for a second Damen ASD tug, a Damen ASD Tug 2411. The first contract for the construction and delivery of a Damen ASD Tug 3111 was signed in April 2005. Tug Malta's fleet is currently composed of six power- ful tugboats, including twin-screw azimuthing tractor and stern-drive tugs, hav- ing a bollard-pull of between 32 and 55 tons. Due to its size, high bollard pull and good maneuverability the Damen ASD Tug 2411 is considered by the oper- ators as an ideal vessel for port/terminal operations and operations at sea. In February 2006 the ASD Tug 3111 will be delivered followed by the ASD Tug 2411 in December. Circle 6 on Reader Service Card Damen ASD Tug 3111 Damen ASD Tug 2411 Length o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.4 ft. (30.6 m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.3 ft. (24.5 m) Beam o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36.7 ft. (11.2 m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.1 ft. (10.7 m) Depth at side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.4 ft. (5 m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 ft. (4.6 m) Bollard pull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 tons Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 knots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.5 knots Main and auxiliary engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caterpillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caterpillar Thrusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RR US 255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RR US 255 MR AUGUST 2005 #2 (9-16).qxd 8/4/2005 4:56 PM Page 16
