Eastern Delivers Escort Tug to Suderman & Young

On July 29, 2016, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. delivered Oceanus (Hull# 240), the third in series of four identical Robert Allan, LTD. (RAL) designed Z-Tech 2400 Class Terminal & Escort Tugs built for Suderman & Young Towing Company at Eastern’s Nelson Street facility.

The first two vessels of the series, Triton (Hull #235) and the Neptune (Hull #237), have already been delivered. Eastern is also constructing four tugs for Bay-Houston Towing Co.

G&H Towing Company is the owners’ onsite representative and agent during the engineering, construction and delivery for both companies Suderman & Young and Bay Houston. G&H Towing Company will operate the vessels for the owners after delivery.

Robert Allan, LTD (RAL) of Vancouver, B.C. has provided the Z-Tech 2400 Class Terminal & Escort Tugs design and Eastern has provided detailed engineering. G&H Towing's fleet currently consists of eight “Z-Tech” tugs in operation. This “Z-Tech” incorporates the latest technology for escort service and ship assist.

ESG Hull #: H240, third vessel in the series of four

Dimensions (Overall): 80’-0”x 38’-3”x 15’-9”

Total Horsepower: 5,150 HP @ 1,600 RPM

Main Engines: (2) Caterpillar 3516C (B rating) Tier 3 marine propulsion diesel engines

Main Propulsion: (2) Schottel Model SRP 1215FP in Nozzles Z-Drives

Main Generators: (2) John Deere 4045AFM85 Tier 3, 99kW 480V @ 1,800 RPM marine diesel generator sets

Hawser Winch: (1) Markey Machinery Fairleader 50HP Electric

Hawser Winch, Model DEPCF-48S, 36” wide Drum Mid-drum brake holding capacity 300,000 lbs

Classification: ABS +A1, Towing Vessel, AMS and Escort Service

ABS Loadline (SoC), Statement of Compliance

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