The Manitwoc Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, Bay Shipbuilding Co., part of Manitowoc’s Marine Group, has been granted a contract
from Penn Maritime, Inc. to build an ocean-class tug and a 140,000-barrel, double-hull hot
oil barge. The contract also permits Penn to purchase a second tug/barge combination within 120 days.
With the barge to measure 480 x 78 x 36.5 ft. (146.3 x 23.7 x 11.1 m) and equipped with a system of heating coils to maintain cargo temperatures at or above 135 degrees F, the 6,000-hp tug will boast measurements of 123 x 38 ft. An Intercon coupler will link both vessels into a 564-ft. overall length unit that will be ABS, U.S. Coast Guard and OPA-90 compliant.
The unit is scheduled for delivery by December 2004.