Halter delivers another 6,000-hp tug to Bouchard

摘要

VT Halter Marine Inc. has delivered the 130'×38'×22' 6,000-hp, twin-screw tug Frederick E. Bouchard, to Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc., Melville, N.Y. The tug, which will be part of an articulated tug/barge unit, was built at VT Halter's Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard. The delivery culminates a two-vessel contract awarded by Bouchard to Halter in August 2014. Main propulsion comes from twin EMD 12-710G7C-T3 engines, producing 3,000 hp at 900 rpm each. The diesels turn 140"×94" 5-bladed wheels through Lufkin RS2800HG vertical offset marine gears with 4.9:1 reduction ratios. The propulsion package gives the tug a bollard pull of 83.44 short tons and a running speed of 14 knots.