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09 Jan 2018

WWII Museum’s PT-305 Sails Again

(Photo: National World War II Museum)

Commercial workboat philanthropy on display on PT-305: WWII Museum’s PT-305 sails again after a far reaching donor-funded restoration. In March, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans launched its reconstructed PT-305, built locally by Higgins Industries in 1943. The museum acquired the boat known as the USS Sudden Jerk in 2007, restoration began in 2009, and it now sails Lake Pontchartrain as an interactive exhibit. PT-305, with a fifteen-man crew, belonged to a 12-ship squadron operating in the Mediterranean from 1944 until the war ended in 1945.

12 Sep 2013

OSV’s, LNG and Deepwater: a New Climate Change for HVAC

Dometic Marine recently strengthened its position as a quality supplier of heating, ventilation and air conditioning by growing its footprint in the wider commercial marine sector. One such high-profile project includes the onboard systems for Harvey Gulf International’s newbuild projects. After securing the contract through Lemoine in 2011, Dometic worked Harvey Gulf, builder Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (formerly Trinity Offshore) and Louisiana-based Lemoine Marine Refrigeration to develop custom systems for the forthcoming liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered Offshore Support Vessels. This allowed Dometic Marine to enhance, adapt and…

26 Jun 2003

Bollinger Delivers ATB to Bouchard

Bouchard Coastwise Management Co., Hicksville, N.Y., has added to its growing fleet of double-hull articulated ocean-going tug/barge units (ATB) with the delivery from Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., of the 130-ft. tug Jane A. Bouchard and the 430-ft., 110,000 barrel (BBL) class double-hull oil Barge B. No. 225 that meets the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA '90). oil or other cargo should the hull be pierced. Barge B. No. 225 is the 10th OPA '90 barge in the Bouchard fleet. The Jane A. Bouchard and Barge B. No. 225 is the first of a two ATB contract between Bouchard and Bollinger. The second ATB, planned for delivery in May 2004, will be the sister ship, MORTON S. BOUCHARD IV and a larger, 487-ft. barge B. No. petroleum products.