Safe Operations, Proven Results
The recent editorial (MarineNews February edition) by Jeff Cowan entitled “The Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) Quandary” raised more than a few eyebrows here at the American Waterways Operators (AWO) and among AWO members who operate ATBs. Mr. Cowan has it backwards: far from being unsafe, ATBs in fact represent a significant advancement in safety in the coastal tugboat and barge industry and have a long history of safe operation. Mr. Cowan’s piece also contained several factual errors…
Prepping For Duty:High Tech Training for State-of-the-Art ATB
Just one look at the tug Sea Reliance and its companion barge 550-1 shows that Marine Transport Corp., a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, spared no effort to make this ATB (articulated tug barge) and barge a state-of-the-art workboat. Its twin Caterpillar 12-cylinder diesel engines put out a combined total of 9,280 hp allowing for a sustained speed of 12-knots with a full load of 155,000 barrels of petroleum. The barge's cargo-handling systems, with inert gas blanketing and hydraulics, are the equal of most tankers. The technology is matched only by the accommodations and amenities, including single staterooms and private showers, which every crewmember greatly appreciates.
Roggenbeck Appointed Director of ATB Operations for Marine Transport
Marine Transport Corporation announced that David Roggenbeck has been appointed Director of ATB operations effective February 1. distribution and transportation services segment. office. He will report to Vic Goldberg, Vice President of Ship Management. Operations and Captain Igor Loch, Manager, ATB Operations. construction. three of which have been placed into service on the U.S. West Coast by Marine Transport subsidiary Intrepid Ship Management. sister vessels on the West Coast. Roggenbeck joined Crowley in 1979 as a Port Engineer. supervision of Crowley's oil barge operations. vessels serving the South American and Caribbean trades.
