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Bludworth Delivers Three
John Bludworth Shipyard in Corpus Christie, Texas has been busy over the past few months. In June it delivered the 110 x 32-ft. towboat Melvin R. Todd to Blessey Marine Service. A pair of Cummins KTA50-M2 engines powers the 3,200 hp pushboat. In August it launched the 84 x 30-ft. Joe Collins for Republic Barge Lines. Then, in October, a sister ship, the W.W. Monson was launched for the same owner. Both of these 2,400 hp vessels are powered by a pair of Cummins KTA38-M2 diesels. Cummins Southern Plains supplied all engines. For more information www.jbludshipyard.com
Steering System . . . Skipper Engineered Products Hull Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5" steel forward; 0.75" steel aft; 0.375" steel sides and deck Crew Capacity/Passenger Capacity4 quarters with 7 berths total Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38,000 gal. Potable water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,000 gal. Slop oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5000 gal. Lube Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 gal. Delivery Dates . . . . .M/V Joe Collins - August 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M/V W.W. Monson - October 2006
Jacobs Acquires Engineering Firm
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has acquired W.H. Linder & Associates, Inc., an upstream/offshore engineering firm based in Metairie, La., and Houston, Texas. Officials did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. Linder is a full-service, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm with more than 300 people and 25
years of experience in the upstream/offshore market. It offers a comprehensive suite of engineering and support services; with their core services tailored to the oil & gas sector. Jacobs operates from two major locations on the U.S. Gulf Coast (Houston and Baton Rouge), and serves its oil, gas, refining, chemical, and aerospace clients from those locations.
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M/V Melvin R. Todd Builder . . . . . . . . .John Bludworth Shipyard, L.L.C. Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John L. Bludworth, III Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blessey Marine Services Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inland Push Boat Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 ft. (33.5 m) Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 ft. (9.75 m) Depth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 ft. (3.4 m) Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.5 ft. (2.6 m) Wheel House Eye Level . . . . . . . . .36.25 ft. (11 m) Main Propulsion . . . . . .Cummins Model KTA50-M2 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1600 hp each @ 1800 rpm Marine Gear Reintjes WAF 773 w/ 7.09:1 red., provided by Karl Senner, Inc. Propellers . . . . . . . . . . . .Rice Propeller 86 x 89.6" Kort Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rice Nozzles Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rexroth Air Controls Steering System Skipper Engineered Products Electronic over Hydraulic Full follow-up Hull Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5" steel forward; 0.75" steel aft; 0.375" steel sides and deck Crew Capacity/Passenger Capacity5 quarters with 8 berths total Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70,000 gal. Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,000 gal. Lube oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 gal. Slop oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000 gal. Electronics . . . . . . . . . . .Wheel House Electronics
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M/V Joe Collins & M/V W. W. Monson Builder . . . . . . . . .John Bludworth Shipyard, L.L.C. Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John L. Bludworth, III Owners . . . . . . .Republic Barge Transportation Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mission Inland Tow Boat Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 ft. (25.6 m) Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 ft. (9.1 m) Depth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 ft. (3.4 m) Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.5 ft. (2.6 m) Wheel House Eye Level . . . . . . . . . .34 ft. (10.4 m) Main Propulsion . . . . .Cummins Model KTA38-M2 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1200 hp each @ 1800 rpm Marine Gear . . .Twin Disc MG540 Gears @ 6.18:1 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Controls
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