Moron's latest ATB works on grain deliveries to Puerto Rico

摘要

Moran Towing Corp. keeps cranking out the articulated tug-barge (ATB) units, but the latest one is slightly different than its predecessors, all of which were set up to haul oil barges. The latest, Mary Ann Moran, was delivered from the Washburn & Doughty shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, in late 2010 for the purpose of pushing a 531-foot dry bulk barge loaded with grain from New Orleans to Puerto Rico. Essentially, she is a near-sistership tug to Moran's other recent ATBs with single elevated pilothouse. The tug is 121 feet in length with 5,300 hp worth of EMD power and an Intercon coupler system. Upon completion, the new tug was matched up with Moran's dry-bulk barge Virginia, newly converted with an upgraded notch to accept the Intercon coupler system and other improvements.