Offshore LNG projects provides boost for Boston Towing company

摘要

In June 2007, Boston Towing &. Transportation signed a 20-year contract with Suez Energy to provide support for their Neptune LNG terminal, 10 miles offshore from Gloucester, Mass. As a result of the project award, Boston Towing is building two FiFi-1, ASD tractor-style tugs, both designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C.rnThe 128-foot Independence, 5,400 hp, the larger of the two vessels, is a RAstar 3900 Class tug, purpose built and dedicated to the project. She is under construction at Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Conn. Independence will be based in Gloucester, Mass.rnThe smaller tug, Justice, is a 98-foot, 5,400-hp RAmparts 3000 Class, ASD vessel, also designed by Robert Allan Ltd., and presently under construction at J.M Martinac Shipbuilding of Tacoma, Wash.