Tug Boat Market Report - Marcon International, Inc.

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Vessels and Barges for Sale or Charter Worldwide
January 2004
Tug Market Report
Gentlemen:
Following is a breakdown of available anchor handling coastal, ocean and harbor tugs. Separate reports
available on inland river pushboats and anchor handling tug supply vessels.
Horsepower
March 1996
January 1997
January 1998
January 1999
January 2000
January 2001
January 2002
Jan 2003 e
April 2003
July 2003
Oct 2003
Jan 2004 Worldwide
Jan 2004 U.S.
Jan 2004 Foreign
Avg. Age Worldwide
Avg. Age U.S.
Avg. Age Foreign.
Avg. HP Worldwide
Avg. HP U.S.
Avg. HP Foreign
Charter - Worldwide
Charter - U.S.
Charter - Foreign
Under
1,000
1,000 –
2,000
2,000 –
3,000
3,000 –
4,000
4,000 –
5,000
5,000 –
6,000
6,000 7,000
7,000 –
8,000
8,000 –
9,000
199
178
139
174
161
138
117
152
137
114
115
117
48
69
1970
1966
1974
574
540
598
37
7
30
163
159
142
143
145
133
134
176
180
157
150
140
38
102
1972
1958
1977
1,331
1,402
1,304
71
13
58
59
83
72
83
72
81
85
96
94
78
85
77
23
54
1975
1959
1982
2,378
2,338
2,394
35
15
20
65
65
46
81
62
72
67
71
72
66
71
67
21
56
1979
1965
1986
3,268
3,210
3,294
43
18
25
18
19
14
35
27
34
38
40
37
34
31
29
9
20
1984
1972
1989
4,283
4,348
4,254
23
8
15
7
6
9
10
15
20
22
21
21
19
19
21
6
15
1985
1980
1987
5,354
5,383
5,343
13
5
8
8
9
6
2
3
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1990
1990
6,600
6,600
6
4
2
7
5
6
5
4
7
5
4
3
2
4
5
0
5
1978
1978
7,134
7,134
9
4
5
4
5
5
5
7
8
6
6
6
11
11
12
3
9
1978
1980
1977
8,288
8,133
8,339
10
1
9
9,000
Plus
4
2
2
1
2
2
4
5
2
3
3
3
1
2
1978
1981
1977
11,267
15,200
9,300
7
1
6
Total
550
532
432
536
498
500
480
573
554
486
490
472
149
323
254
76
178
Market Overview
Of the 6,287 vessels Marcon currently tracks, 2,465 are tugs with 472 currently officially on the market for sale
worldwide, down from 573 during January 2003. Of these tugs for sale, 47.3% of the foreign and 98.7% of the
U.S. tugboats are direct from Owners. 112 or 23.7% of the tugs worldwide, primarily foreign built were built
within the last ten years, 66 are over fifty years of age, 7 tugs are 75 years of age or older and 13 have no age
listed. Currently the oldest tugboat listed for sale is a 57’ x 15’ Norwegian single screw tug reportedly built in
1874 (rebuilt/re-engined1975) powered by a 660HP Alpha. In addition to those for sale, Marcon currently has
254 tugs worldwide listed as available for charter with 76 being U.S. registry. As always, in addition to those
tugs officially on the market for sale or charter, there are always a few which may be developed on a private and
confidential basis which are not shown in the tables or graphs.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
Conventional single and twin screw
TUG TYPES FOR SALE
tugs are still the most prevalent
Tug - Triple
Tug - Quad
Screw
types with 228 twin screw and 174
Screw
1%
single screw listed for sale. Seven
0%
Tug - Tractor
tugs are triple screw, one quad
3%
screw, 45 azimuthing and 15 tugs
Tug - Azimuthing
are Voith Schneider tractor tugs.
10%
The majority of the tugs Marcon
has listed for sale are located in the
Tug - Tw in
United States with 143 tugs,
Screw
followed by 82 in Southeast Asia &
49%
South Pacific; 76 in Europe & the
U.K., 45 in the Mediterranean &
Black Sea, 34 in the Far East &
Tug - Single
Tug - Tw in Screw
Western Pacific, 27 in the Mid-East,
Screw
Tug - Single Screw
24 in Canada, 17 in the Caribbean
37%
and 9 in Central & South America.
Tug - Azimuthing
CAT diesels now power most of the
Tug - Tractor
tugs listed for sale with machinery
Tug - Triple Screw
in 64 or 14% vessels. This is
Tug - Quad Screw
followed closely by General Motors
/ Detroit Diesels in 63 (14%), EMD’s in 45 (10%) and Cummins in 40 (9%) tugs. 9 tugs, generally older U.S.
units, are powered by Fairbanks Morse. Yanmar leads in foreign manufacturers, powering 31 tugs (7% of the
total), followed by 23 Deutz (5%), 22 Niigata, 16 Rustons, 11 MWM’s, 10 Storks, 9 each Fuji’s and Wartsila’s
and seven each MAN, Mirrlees and SACM’s. 81 tugs are powered by machinery from other manufacturerers.
Since January 2003, the changes in average asking prices for tugboats adjusted for difference in age dropped
abt. 6% for tugs under 1,000BHP and increased abt. 11.5% for those tugs between 1,000 and 5,000BHP.
During 2003, the average ratio of concluded sales prices to asking prices for all vessels and barges sold by
Marcon averaged 81.46%. So far during 2004 the actual sales prices averaged 88.11% of asking prices.
Recent Marcon Tug Sales & Charters
Marcon has sold a total of 11,280BHP in tugs to-date in 2004.
FuelTrans Leasing, LLC of Portland, Oregon sold the 2500BHP
twin screw tug “Northern Spirit” (ex-Petro Spirit, ex-Maritime, exAngel M) to Island Tug and Barge Co. of Seattle, WA. The 75.25’
x 26.0’ x 11.5’ tug was built in 1981 by Melancon Fabricators of
Lockport, LA. She is powered by twin CAT3512TA's with 2560BHP
@ 1600RPM, Twin Disc 4.60:1 gears with stainless steel 69” x 64”
propellers in kort nozzles providing approximately 30 tons of bollard
pull. Tug is fitted with a Smatco 55DSL 170 / GM4-71 single drum
towing winch with a capacity for 2,250’ x 1.75” wire and hydraulic
towing pins. Tug had just finished a contract towing an ocean tank
barge in Alaskan waters at the time of the sale. Marcon acted as the
sole broker in this transaction. Tug is being renamed “Island Spirit” and has already been committed on charter.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
Immels Marine, Inc. of St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands purchased the twin
screw 2,600BHP tug “Courageous” (ex-“Marine Explorer”) from Clear Water
Marine Towing of Pennsylvania. Tug was built originally in 1954 as the
single screw, U.S. Army “LT 2077”, and was converted to her current twin
screw configuration by Marine Power and Equipment of Seattle, WA in 1981
along with two sister-tugs which are still working on the West Coast. The tug
is used in coastal, harbor and ocean towing service and will be employed in
the new Owner's service in the U.S. Virgin Islands and elsewhere in the
Caribbean. The tug is powered by twin GM16V149Ti's totalling 2560BHP at
1800RPM and measures 107' x 26.5' x 14.9' depth of hull. She carries 60,000
gallons of diesel fuel and is fitted with a "level-wind" single drum tow winch,
hydraulic towing pins and capstan. When converted, she was given a triple
rudder system and two 87" x 80" fixed pitch 4-bladed open wheel props. This
is the second consecutive sale of this tug via Marcon, which previously sold
the tug from U.S. West Coast operators to Clear Water Marine in 2001.
Marcon acted as sole broker in each of the sales.
The Mexican flagged, 7,000ihp, twin screw tug 'Marmex VII' (exDrive Mar, ex-Keverne, ex-Groenland) was sold by Maritima
Mexicana S.A. de C.V. to Coloured Fin Ltd. of Trinidad and
Tobago. She was renamed ‘Thunderer’. She was originally built in
1977 by Jonker & Stans in Holland and is classed with Bureau
Veritas. The tug measures 135.8' x 34.4 x 17.4’ depth with a 14.4’
maximum draft and is powered by two supercharged Alco 12-251F
diesels producing a total of 4460 BHP. The tug is configured as a
conventional twin screw boat with controllable pitch prop in kort
nozzles and a bow thruster. “Groenland” was one of three sisters,
the others being “Schotland” and “Ijsland” originally built for
Sleepdienst Willem Muller (Terneuzen Tugboat Co.) which ran into financial difficulties in 1984. At that time, the
tugs sold at auction to the bank which originally financed them. In 1985 they were bought by Goliath Shipping &
Trading of Holland and later split up and operated by various companies worldwide. It seems like through the
years Marcon has almost always had at least one of these well-designed tugs listed for sale from one owner or
another. ‘Thunderer’ will work in ship-docking and offshore towing in Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean.
Marcon acted as sole broker and has sold other vessels to both Buyer and Seller over the years.
In January 2004, Kessel International S.A. an affiliate of Alfa
International Seafood Inc. of Miami, FL purchased the 1956 built
single screw tug ‘Neptune’ from Dahl Tug and Barge Co Inc. of
Seattle, WA. The 1700 BHP, 106’ x 27’ x 14.5’ tug, built at Gunderson
Shipyard was delivered by the Seller to the new Owner in South
America. The ABS loadlined, U.S. flag tug is powered by a single
CAT 3516 and has been in ocean towing service off the US West
Coast. T he vessel, with its Markey single drum #28 electric towing
winch, will now be used to tow tuna cages between the Galapagos
Islands and the new Owner’s fish farming operation off the coast of
Ecuador. This is the second tug brokered for this Seller by Marcon
who acted as the sole broker.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
The end of October 2003, the twin screw tug 'Ves Fair 8' located in
Southeast Asia was sold by Ves Fair Industrial to Caribbean
based buyers who have previously purchased other vessels
through Marcon. 'Ves Fair 8' was built in 1997 by Fujian Fishery in
China and classed by Bureau Veritas. The tug measures 88' x 25'
x 12’and is powered by two Cummins KTA19M3 main engines mfg.
In the U.S. producing 1200 BHP total and German ZF 6.458:1
gears. The vessel is configured as a conventional twin screw tug
with fixed pitch propellers and fitted with a 20 ton SWL tow hook.
Tug was repositioned by Owners for work in the Caribbean.
Marcon acted as sole broker in the transaction.
Marcon also has sales pending on one additional 4,200HP U.S. flag, twin screw tug which we hope to conclude
within the next 45 days. During 2003 Marcon sold eight tugs totaling 16,450BHP.
New Construction, Shipyard and Conversion News
During 2003, the Canadian flag, 136’ x 31’ twin screw “Island
Monarch” (ex-Seaspan Monarch, Harold A. Jones) underwent
conversion to an ATB with a new Intercon system, advanced
high lift Nautican triple rudders, and upgrades for foreign service.
The modifications were made to match the tug to the 65,000bbl
double skin, Arctic Class A1 ice strengthened barge “Island
Trader”. While “Island Monarch” is capable of both pushing and
pulling, the pin system should enable the tug to push in all ocean
and weather conditions. The new rudders will allow the tug, with
her relatively low horsepower, to turn “Island Trader” safely and
quickly. Tug is powered by two EMD 8-645E7’s and reportedly
capable of achieving speeds of 11kn fully loaded and pushing in
sea conditions up to 12m. Island Tug and Barge began in
1925 and after a ten-year association with McAllister Towing Ltd. of Montreal, Island Tug joined with Vancouver
Tug to form what is now Seaspan International Ltd. The name Island Tug and Barge Ltd. remained as an asset
of Seaspan from 1970 until purchased by the Shields family in 1993. Shields Navigation, also owned by the
Shields family, was brought under the umbrella of Island Tug and Barge Ltd. in June 2000. Shields Navigation
served industry and communities along the Pacific coast since 1965, delivering fuel and deck cargoes.
Crowley Maritime Corp. is constructing a new purpose-built tug and combination tank / deck cargo barge for
Alaska. The units were designed by Crowley's Vessel Management Services and are being built by Dakota
Creek Shipyards in Anacortes, WA. The 76’ tug, which is scheduled for completion in early 2004, is designed
for both shallow draft operations and ocean towing. It has a raised bridge for heightened visibility, tow winch for
coastal towing and fendered knees to allow it to operate in the push mode. It will be powered by three diesels
totaling 1,350 HP. The tug design also incorporates environmentally friendly features such as engines that meet
stringent emissions requirements, holding tanks to retain treated waste water, electric deck machinery and fuel
tanks surrounded by void spaces to minimize the chance of spills. It’s shallow draft is important for transporting
cargo to remote areas of Alaska, where shallow waters and lack of port or dock facilities are common. In that
operating environment, vessels are often required to land on the beach to load and unload cargo. The 80’ x 52’
barge is expected to be completed by June. It is designed for handling deck cargo and transporting 12,000 bbl
of refined petroleum products. It is double-hull with coated cargo tanks for environmental and cargo integrity
protection. The deck cargo area features a containment fence, hydraulic crane and portable cargo ramps. The
barge will carry dedicated oil spill response equipment and can operate in either a push mode or as a towed unit.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
Marine Transport Corp., a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime., recently christened its fourth Articulated Tug-Barge
tank vessel in its new-build program. The 9,280HP tug “Coastal Reliance” and 155,000bbl barge “550-4” were
built by Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, WS. During the ceremony, which took place at Marine Transport's
Long Beach office in November, Clorinda Nothstein from Shell Trading U.S. Company (STUSCO) christened the
tug and barge. “Coastal Reliance”/”550-4” is the second of two similar units on time charter to STUSCO. Both
units currently trade on the U.S. West Coast. The “550-4” is double hull and the tug is double sided. “Coastal
Reliance” meets all SOLAS and ABS criteria, and has a foam capable fire monitor; twin fuel efficient, reduced
emission electronic diesels; a noise reduction package and other upgrades to increase crew comfort.
UT-designs from Rolls-Royce have been chosen for new Norwegian and French coastguard vessels. The
Norwegian ship to the new UT512 design will carry out many different duties, including patrolling, fisheries
protection, emergency standby, pollution control and towing. Rapidly increasing tanker traffic along the coast of
Norway, especially in the far north, has raised fears of extensive pollution in the event of a tanker grounding. An
important role of the new Coast Guard ship will therefore be towing and pollution prevention. A high bollard pull
has been specified (the vessel will have Tug classification), together with a full outfit of oil spill control equipment
and a tank capacity for recovered oil of more than 1,000m3. Since its roles include patrolling, it will have fast
boarding/rescue boats, a gun on the foredeck and a comprehensive civil and military communications system.
Like other Norwegian Coast Guard vessels the manning will be a mixture of civilians and military personnel,
totalling 26 people. The 83m long ship will be built by Søviknes Verft in Norway, and owned and operated by
Remøy Shipping on a long term charter to Kystvakten. As well as the design, Rolls-Royce will provide a
complete package of equipment. The main propulsion engines will be two 8-cylinder Bergen B32:40 units
turning CP propellers in nozzles. Tenfjord steering gear will operate the rudders, and there will be a Kamewa
Ulstein tunnel thruster and an Ulstein Aquamaster swing-up azimuth thruster at the bow. A Rauma Brattvaag
deck machinery package has been specified, comprising a main towing winch with a 150 tonne brake load,
anchor windlass, capstan and tugger winch. This Coast Guard vessel will be the first to be fitted with the new
Rolls-Royce dynamic positioning system, and it is to have a full UMAS automation system. Operation along the
full length of Norway's coastline and throughout the country's exclusive economic zone will involve much time
spent in the Barent's Sea, so ICE 1B class has been specified, along with anti-icing measures such as heated
shelters for the two MOB/boarding boats. A bulb-bowed hull form is combined with conventional twin screw
propulsion using CP nozzle propellers assisted by independent rudders, a tunnel thruster and a swing-up
azimuth bow thruster. This gives the required balance between a high speed of about 20 knots and a bollard pull
of more than 100 tonnes. The propulsion system has flexibility to give an efficient performance in the vessel's
many operating roles. For towing and emergency work, this UT512 design includes an optimally located towing
winch, a reinforced pushbow, FiFi 1 firefighting category, a hospital, and extensive equipment including line
throwing gear, a harpoon system for attaching the tow wire to stricken vessels, oil spill booms and skimmers.
Rolls-Royce has also been selected to provide the designs for two identical vessels to operate on the French
coast, intended to prevent disasters such as the “Erika” and “Prestige” pollution incidents happening in the
future. Type-numbered UT 515, the 80m long vessels will combine towing, salvage, coastguard and safety
standby capability. An installed power of 16,000kW will provide a bollard pull of about 200 tonnes and a speed
of 19.5 knots. Les Abeilles International in Groupe Bourbon will operate these ships on a long term charter to
the French navy, and has placed the building contract with Myklebust Verft in Norway. Delivery is scheduled for
February and June 2005. The UT 515 design is from the same family as the UT 512. In November 2003,
following a European-wide call for tenders, Les Abeilles International, was entrusted an advisory and
operational role within the French national shoreline protection plan. Shoreline protection implies preventing
strandings, undertaking salvage and assistance missions for vessels in distress and containing the risks of
pollution. The mission involves amost 2,000 miles of French coasts, all highly exposed in geographical terms
and threatened by the growing traffic of ever-increasing tonnage. Over the past 25 years, the “Abeille Flandre”
and “Abeille Languedoc” have participated in over 1,500 operations, prevented some 300 major pollution spills
and saved over 250 lives. Signed for an initial period of 8 years, with two additional 3-year options, this contract
covers assistance and advisory services on shoreline protection, together with the design, testing and operation
of the two new tugboats.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
K-Sea Transportation’s 95’ x 28’ tug “Maryland” (ex-Esso Maryland), built in 1962 by Jakobson Shipyards in
Oyster Bay, NY is at the GMD Ship Yard repowering. The old 1,080HP Fairbanks Morse opposed piston
engines and Western gearboxes are being replaced with Wartsila 9L20’s at 1,505HP each. The “DBL 105” tank
barge conversion is continuing at GMR shipyard in Tampa, FL and scheduled for completion in March. The tug
“Volunteer” will have a JAK system installed before the barge comes out. The 5,600HP, 130’ “Irish Sea” (exClipper) is scheduled to have a JAK push pin system installed and will fit the notches of all the JAK fitted barges
except “Spring Creek” which has a narrower notch. The 118’ “Java Sea” (ex-Patriot), now powered with twin
EMD12-645E6’s, will go into a shipyard in February for repowering with new Wartsila’s and Reintjes gears. KSea also recently acquired a 140,000bbl double-hulled barge and an 8,000 HP tugboat, renamed the “DBL 140”
and the “Lincoln Sea”, respectively. This integrated tug barge unit, built in 2000, had been leased and operated
by SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, and is being utilized for Exxon Mobil's
petroleum products transportation in the Northeast United States under a multi-year contract with SeaRiver.
The most advanced tug in Moran Towing Corp.’s history was launched from a Maine shipyard late October,
and a sister tug is expected to be delivered mid-2004. The 5,000hp z-drive “tractor-style” “Kaye E. Moran” was
launched at Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay, Maine, on October 28th. The new tug, and its sister, to be
named “James R. Moran”, were designed to assist some of the largest LNG tankers in the world calling at a
newly-reactivated gas importation facility on Chesapeake Bay. “Kaye E. Moran” is 92’ with ship assist winches
on bow and stern and up to 10,600gpm fifi capability. She is the 13th z-drive tug to join Moran’s fleet. All but
four of those tugs have been built at Washburn & Doughty. The newly-outfitted “Kaye E. Moran”, is slated to join
other 5,000 hp tugs providing ship-assist services for LNG tankers at the recently-reopened Dominion Cove
Point LNG storage terminal south of Baltimore, MD. Moran already provides similar ship-assist services for LNG
tankers calling at a terminal on the Savannah River in Georgia. As many as 90 LNG tankers per year could
eventually be arriving at the Cove Point facility, depending on such variables as natural gas price and supply and
on the rate of gas consumption in the U.S. The Southern LNG terminal at Elba Island on the Savannah River, by
comparison, has been processing about 60 tankers a year since it reopened in late 2001. The Cove Point
facility includes an offshore terminal – about a mile offshore – which can handle two tankers at once, as well as
an onshore storage site. A pipeline for gas and underground bicycle tunnel for transporting people connect the
offshore pier to the mainland. Built in the 1970s, the Cove Point terminal received LNG shipments only between
1978 and 1980, and had been shut down in the more than two decades prior to its recent reopening. The Cove
Point terminal is the largest LNG import facility in the U.S. and was acquired by Dominion in September 2002.
The facility has storage capacity of five billion cubic feet. In addition to cargo brought in by ship, the facility also
receives gas by pipeline. A fifth LNG tank at Cove Point is currently under construction.
Adsteam Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of the first of three new
tugs for their Australian operations this year. The “Barunga”, which
will work initially in Newcastle, was a recently developed prototype
Damen ASD Tug 2411 built at Damen Shipyards Changde on the
Yangtze River in China for stock and as a demonstration model, but
even before delivery the vessel was sold to Adsteam. Handing over
took place on 23 January. With a bollard pull of 70 tonnes and
azimuthing propulsion, “Barunga” is the most powerful tug in
Adsteam’s Australian fleet, although at 22m length she is shorter
than the 30 – 37m tugs operated by Adsteam Australia-wide.
Following final testing and fit-out work, “Barunga” is expected to
commence operations in February.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
Following is latest breakdown of Current Commercial Shipbuilding Contracts from MarineLog and Colton Co.:
Type
Name or Hull #
Customer
Tug
Morton S. Bouchard
GT
Size
$mm
Delivery
5
May-04
Bollinger Shipyards (Lockport LA, Amelia LA and Gretna LA)
Bouchard Transportation
6,000 hp
Manitowoc Marine - Bay Shipbuilding (Sturgeon Bay WI)
Tug
Firm
Penn Maritime
6,000 hp
Dec-04
Tug
Option
Penn Maritime
6,000 hp
Apr-05
3,400 hp
2003
ThomaSea Boatbuilders (Houma LA)
Tug
Firm
Tug
Independent
Metropolitan Marine Tptn.
Washburn & Doughty (East Boothbay ME)
Tampa Tugs Two
235
5,000-hp
2004
120 ft.
2004
Western Towboat (Seattle WA)
Tug
Ocean Titan
Western Towboat
Recent News – North America
Earlier this month, the 8,000BHP “Corbin Foss” completed the tow of the 74,000 ton decommissioned aircraft
carrier “Midway” into San Diego where 968’ ship will open as a floating museum. The trip had been delayed for
several days due to Pacific storms.
Trailer Bridge, Inc. of Jacksonville, Fl in mid-November, reported financial results for the third quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 2003 highlighted by increased operating revenue and significantly reduced losses.
The Company continued to experience a significant increase in volume and revenue since early March 2003.
Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2003 was $21,622,731, an increase of $3,134,403 or
17.0% compared to the third quarter of 2002. Total southbound volume increased 17.6% compared to the year
earlier period and total northbound volume increased 15.4%. The effective yield of all of the southbound cargo
represented a decrease of 0.5% from the year earlier period. Northbound, the effective yield increased 7.6%
from the year ago period. Trailer Bridge’s Jacksonville-San Juan deployed vessel capacity utilization during the
third quarter was 93.3% to Puerto Rico and 25.3% from Puerto Rico compared to 79.3% and 22.6%,
respectively, during the year earlier period. Their loss before income taxes for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2003 was $863,219, compared to a pre-tax loss of $2,262,472 in the year earlier period. The
effect of income taxes will not be reflected until full profitable results resume. John D. McCown, Chairman and
CEO, said, "We reported significant year-over-year improvement in the third quarter and are particularly
encouraged by the pricing levels and trends evident in the fourth quarter. We always anticipated that the
changed circumstances in the Puerto Rico marine lane would first benefit us with volume increases and then
benefit us more with rate increases. Just as we have pointed to March 10, 2003 as the start of more pronounced
volume increases, I believe we will look back on October 1, 2003 as the start of more pronounced rate increases.
October represented our best actual monthly performance in six years and underscores the rapidly improving
operating environment of the Puerto Rico marine lane." Trailer Bridge provides integrated trucking and marine
freight service to and from all points in the lower 48 states and Puerto Rico, bringing efficiency, environmental
and safety benefits to domestic cargo in that traffic lane. This total transportation system utilizes its own trucks,
drivers, trailers, containers, U.S. flag vessels and marine facilities in Jacksonville and San Juan.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
Mid-November, Seabulk International, Inc. reported a net loss of $1.9 million on revenues of $79.7 million for
the quarter ended September 30, 2003. In the year-earlier quarter, Seabulk had a net loss of $30.6 million on
revenues of $80.4 million. Operating income in the current period was $9.5 million compared to $10.3 million a
year ago. Seabulk Towing, which operates a fleet of 26 tugs in seven southeastern ports and the offshore Gulf
of Mexico, continued its strong year-to-date performance with revenue of $9.8 million in the quarter or 12% of
total revenue, up from $9.0 million in the second quarter of 2003 and $7.0 million in the year-earlier period. The
revenue gain was driven by a number of factors, including higher traffic in certain of the Company's ports and
improved utilization of the tug fleet. Operating income of $2.1 million in the current period was up from $1.2
million in the second quarter of 2003 and $0.9 million a year ago. Two of Seabulk Towing's older units were sold
in early November for a nominal sum. Revenue from Seabulk Offshore, the Company's largest business with a
fleet of 120 offshore energy support vessels, totaled $42.0 million or 53% of total Company revenue in the third
quarter of 2003. This was an improvement over the second quarter of 2003, when the offshore segment had
revenue of $39.2 million, but down from the $43.0 million posted in the year-earlier period. In West Africa, which
accounts for nearly half the Company's offshore revenue, the market remains strong and Seabulk’s four
AHT/Tugs had a fleet utilization of 86% and earned an average day rate of $6,265 for the quarter compared to
76% and $6,198 the previous period. In the Middle East and Southeast Asia, which account for approximately
25% of offshore revenue, results were improved from both the second quarter of 2003 and the year-earlier
period. Seabulk’s six Middle Eastern AHT/Tugs operated at a 63% utilization at an average rate of $5,266
compared to 48% and $5,364 for the second quarter of 2003.
Following compares utilization percentages, number of tugs and average day rates for Tidewater’s offshore
tugs for the quarters ended December 31st and September 30th 2003.
Quarter Ended
December 31,
2003
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
2002
2003
Quarter Ended
Sept 30,
2002
2003
UTILIZATION:
Domestic
International
43.7% (23)
45.3% (25)
38.2% (23)
30.1%(26)
39.7% (23)
69.8% (38)
60.6% (38)
66.7% (38)
67.0% (38)
63.7% (39)
$6,089
$6,355
$6,764
$6,678
$7,306
$4,590
$3,844
$4,546
$4,313
$4,737
AVG. DAY RATES:
Domestic
International
Recent News – Europe
On 11th January, Falmouth Coastguard received a call from the master of the general cargo vessel “Sea Fox”,
reporting that they had had a fire in the engine room and were disabled and drifting in the Lands End Traffic
Separation Zone. For the safety of the crew and to guard against any threat of pollution if the vessel drifted
ashore, Falmouth Coastguard instructed the Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel “Anglian Princess” to take
the “Sea Fox” under tow to the safety of Falmouth where the damage to the engine room can be assessed. The
fire had already been extinguished when the vessel called there were no reports of injuries to any of the nine
crew. The “Sea Fox”, on passage to Riga in Latvia, was disabled in South-westerly force 7 winds and rough seas
off Lands End with a forecast of storm force 10 later in the day.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
Smit Internationale NV is selling its 50% interest in the Unie van Redding- en Sleepdienst (URS), Antwerp, to
Fairplay Towage Hamburg. URS is the market leader in the field of towing services, salvage operations and
shipping services along the Belgian coast and on the Westerscheldt River. Since 1999, SMIT had a minority
stake in URS. By purchasing a majority stake in URS of Bofort NV of Belgium, SMIT received all URS' shares in
mid-2003. By purchasing all shares in URS, SMIT's interest in the towage market in the Dutch and Belgium
regions became disproportional. SMIT indicated that it would be looking for a partner in URS. The transaction
with Fairplay is consistent with the strategy communicated earlier by SMIT, and has no impact on SMIT's results
in 2003. SMIT and Fairplay have agreed that URS will continue to operate as an autonomous company, and
that it will retain its own name and identity. Fairplay is one of Germany's leading towage companies, operating
in German and other European ports as well as offshore and deepsea.
Fairmount Marine of Rotterdam finished 2003 busy. The evening of December 25th, the 15,680HP, 308’ x 51’,
AHTS “De Hong” which was built in 2000, was requested to assist in the floating off of the “Cala Panama”
grounded at the entrance of the Magdalena River, off Barranquila, Colombia, famous for strong currents.
Immediately 185 ton bollard pull “De Hong” left berth at Pascagoula and departed for Barranquila arriving
December 29th. When “De Hong” arrived it immediately showed it would not turn out to be an easy refloating
with currents upto 6 knots, winds reaching more than Beaufort 7 and swells to 7m. The crew of the “De Hong”,
complete with Fairmount's ops manager and a salvage team from Titan proceeded to make great efforts to
refloat the vessel as weather / seas conditions allow safe operation. ….. The towage of Allseas' laybarge “Tog
Mor” was awarded to Fairmount‘s 120 ton bollard pull, 9,200BHP, 221’ x 47’ “Hua An” (ex-Smitwijs New Yorker,
ex-Smit New York). Departure from her berth at Dordrecht took place on December 9, leading via a southerly
route, south of Azores, to Port Fourchon in the Gulf of Mexico. ….. Last October, after more than a year of
preparation, the “Bonga” FPSO departed Wallsend for Nigeria under tow of AHTS “Far Saltire”, “Smitwijs
Rotterdam” and “Wolraad Woltemade”. The early morning departure down the River Tyne was done under
project management of Fairmount with the following impressive towing spread arranged – 180 ton bollard pull
“Far Saltire”, 130 ton bp “Maersk Logger”, Kooren’s 76 ton bp “RT Magic”, 78 ton bp “RT Spirit” plus two local
tugs on standby. After a successful tow-out, the “Bonga” FPSO was handed over to the ocean towing vessels
3nm offshore Newcastle. For safety during the passage of the North Sea and English Channel, Fairmount also
arranged the 183 ton bp AHTS “Highland Courage” as stern steering tug and 76 ton bp “RT Magic” as escort /
chase vessel. The convoy travelled and safely through the deep water route down to Strait Dover with speeds
reaching up to 8 knots. On November 6th the convoy arrived offshore Las Palmas, for bunkercall for the oceangoing tugs and total change of personnel on board of “Bonga” . Within two days the three ocean tugs were
replenished and crew change finilized. Early morning 27th November the convoy arrived offshore Nigeria,
where the FPSO was safely handed over to SBM. The Offshore Installation Manager took over control from
Fairmount's Towmaster for the subsequent positioning and installation of the FPSO. On December 5th, the
installation was a fact and contract completed. ….. On December 10th, AHTS “De Hong” safely delivered the
Murphy “Frontrunner” Spar on the 50,000dwt barge “Zhongren 3” at Pascagoula, MS. The 183 tonne bollard pull
tug “De Hong” commenced the tow on October 10th. The tow lead through the Suez Canal and was done at an
average speed of 6.7 knots. The Front Runner SPAR transport was performed for J. Ray McDermott. The
SPAR was loaded by skidding in just 13 hours. During this operation, the barge’s computerised ballasting
system facilitated a fast yet fully controlled loading, with an ancillary ballasting system compensating for the tidal
changes. Immediately upon arrival at Pascagoula preparations for the discharge operation commenced and on
the evening of December 18th, “Zhongren 3” was shifted to the Pascagoula deep pit and in position for discharge
with her deck submerged 9m, waiting for the assistant tugs. Upon arrival of the pilot and tugs, “Zhongren 3”
submerged to more than 10m whereafter the spar easily floated off allowing McDermott to take delivery a
floating condition for installation offshore. The semi-submersible rig “Atwood Southern Cross”, one of the very
few semi-submersible rigs capable of passing the Suez Canal, was towed by 153 ton bollard pull “De Xiang”.
After the rig's passage of the Suez Canal, AHTS “De Xiang” picked her up just South of Suez with a destination
on the East Coast of India. The rig was safely delivered at her location on December 2nd, 2003.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
Wijsmuller Bros. of Baarn became an independent company as of January 1st, 2004. A management buy-out
enables Wijsmuller Bros. to separate from SvitzerWijsmuller of Copenhagen, the holding company of the
formerly Dutch Wijsmuller Group. The activities of Wijsmuller Bros. will be continued under the name of
Redwise Maritime Services. Redwise has a long-standing track record as a leading ship delivery specialist
and maritime recruiter. Redwise activities were the roots of the renowned Dutch Wijsmuller Group, which in
2001 was acquired by Svitzer. The Wijsmuller name is associated world-wide with towage and salvage, but in
early years of the 20th century Wijsmuller started with ship delivery as its first activity. The change will have little
change for the Redwise staff and crew. Management and staff will continue the operations seamlessly with a
good business perspective for 2004. Furthermore, getting acquainted with the new corporate name will be easy:
Wijsmuller Bros. has for many years been known as ŒRedwijs (short for the Dutch name Rederij Gebroeders
Wijsmuller). The spelling will from now on be international: Redwise. In addition to ship delivery, Redwise will
continue the activities of Wijsmuller Maritime Recruitment, a specialist recruitment agency for mariners that will
operate under the new name of Redwise Maritime Recruitment.
November 2003 marked the start of construction on the new Smit Internationale N.V. headquarters in
Rotterdam's Waalhaven, Pier 3. With the move, the worldwide maritime services provider SMIT will house a
number of activities that were previously spread out around Rotterdam under one roof in the Waalhaven. For
years the existing SMIT headquarters has stood in the centre of the city, right next to the Erasmusbrug. A scenic
location, to be sure, but one that is far removed from the ships, sheerlegs, barges, and warehouses that SMIT
has situated around Rotterdam harbour. This will all change once the new headquarters have been built, as the
plans also feature huge landings for floating sheerlegs, ships and barges. The SMIT warehouse in Maassluis
used for storing salvage equipment will also move to the Waalhaven. A total of about 400 people will be
employed at the new location. The site, piers and accompanying water will all be leased from the Port of
Rotterdam, which wants to further develop the maritime aspects of the Waalhaven. If all goes according to plan,
the office and site will be fully operational by January 2005.
Recent News - Far East, Southeast Asia and South Pacific
The 1440BHP, 191GRT, Singapore flagged twin screw tug “Profit No.8” (ex-Profit Genius, ex-Samlimsan 10)
while enroute from Jambi, Indonesia to Singapore with the barge “Sumber Jaya 8” was hijacked the end of last
year about 15nm off Muara Sabak. After all fourteen crew were ordered to jump overboard, they manged to
swim safely to Tg. Jabung. Barge was located the next day, but the tug is still missing. The 24.35m x 7.92m x
3.65m tug was built in 1997 by Eastern Marine of Sibu, Malaysia and powered by twin Mitsubishi S6R2-MTK
diesels of 720BHP at 1400RPM and fitted with fixed pitch props. At the time of the hijacking the tug had a black
hull, white superstructure and white funnel. Old tires were fitted as fendering around the hull. The tug has
probably since changed name, color and flag. The tug “Poet Vanda” which was reported missing previously in
Indonesian waters was found after a tip from the International Maritime Bureau. Six Indonesian crew were
detained, but the Captain managed to escape. The tug had been renamed “Akiss” and repainted from black and
white to black and orange. Nothing was missing and the tug was reportedly in good condition. The Piracy
Reporting Centre thinks that the tug may have been “too hot to handle” following widespread alerts and publicity.
Legal
The U.S. Coast Guard issued an interim rule enhancing the application procedures for the Merchant Mariner
Licensing and Documentation program. The major change is that mariners seeking to renew current
documents must appear in person at a Regional Examination Center (REC) for fingerprinting during the renewal
process. All applicants will undergo criminal and security checks. New tamper-resistant documents will be
issued. The rule comes into effect immediately. Comments should be submitted by April 5, 2004. 69 Fed. Reg.
526 (January 6, 2004). (Source: HK Law)
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
U.S. Fifth Circuit: General Maritime Law Recognizes Tort of Negligent Misrepresentation Against Vessel
Classification Society In Otto Candies, L.L.C. v. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai Corp., 2003 WL 22137861 (5th Cir.
September 17, 2003), the Court stressed that the party bringing the negligent misrepresentation claim against
the classification society must be one whom the classification society "actually knows" will receive the
information: "...we reject any implication that classification societies can be liable for negligent
misrepresentation to parties, including without limitation seamen, longshoremen, passengers, cargo owners, and
charterers that may rely upon a survey or class certificate, absent actual knowledge by the classification society
that the certificate or survey report was being provided for the guidance and benefit of the party." (copyrighted
2002 Burns, White & Hickton LLC and used by permission).
Featured Tugs For Sale
File TG17008 Twin Screw Tug 87.0’ / 81.4’ x 28.8’ x 13.25’
depth x 9.2’ light / 12.5’ loaded draft. Built 1967 by Mangone
Shipbuilding; Houston, TX. U.S. flag. G / NRT 128 / 87.
ABS loadline expired June 2002. FO 45,000g. LO 594g.
FW 1,600g. Skagit RP-90 double drum tow winch.
Capacity abt. 2 x 1,600’ 1.75” wire. 2 x CAT D398B total
1700BHP at 1225RPM. Lufkin 5.31:1 gears. Fixed pitch 5
blade stainless props. Bollard pull abt. 20 short tons ahead
and abt. 15 short tons astern. Main engines and gears due
for overhaul. 2-40kW / CAT D311 208vAC 60Hz
generators. 2 radars, GPS. Fathometer, VHF. SSB. Gyro.
Autopilot. Vessel is currently lying in Lake Charles,
Louisiana where she can be inspected by arrangement
through this office. Owner’s brochure & small scale drawings available on request. Owners are looking to sell
“as is, where is’ outside of competition. Price on request. Photos taken mid-January 2004 now on the internet.
TG57003 / 4 Twin Screw Tugs (2 each) 135.0’ / 126.0’ x 38.0’
x 17.5’ depth. G / NRT 198 / 143. U.S. flag. Classed ABS +A1
Towing Service, Ice Class “C”. Class / Survey status on
request. Built 1974 by Main Iron Works; Houma, Louisiana.
Raised foc’stle bow. FO 183,000g. LO 4,500g. FW 5,000g +
114gpd watermaker. 750lb. Danforth anchor on 700’ 1” chain.
1-5T hydraulic crane. Stern roller. Double drum Intercon DD225 230,000lb. winch with a capacity of 3,500’ 2.25” wire. 2 x
EMD 16-645E5 total 5750BHP at 900RPM. 4.976:1 gears.
122.5” x 120” 4-blade stainless steel props in kort nozzles.
Fernstrum coolers. Speed abt. 13kn free running. Bollard pull
abt. 81 tons. 2-100kW / GM8V71 generators. Accommodations
for 14 crew. 2 radars, Loran, Autopilot, Fathometer, 2 VHF’s, 2
SSB’s. Owners only willing to sell strictly “as is, where is” outside of competition. One vessel will be delivered in
Lake Charles, Louisiana (presently underway to/from So.America) and the other lying in Seattle, Washington.
Price guidance and further details available on request. As brokers only, we invite best reasonable offers to test.
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Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
TG32104 Twin Screw Tug 104’ x 31.5’ x 13.6’. Built July 2000. Vanuatu
flag. U.S. owned. GRT 297. BV +1 3/3 Tug (Deep Sea). FO 104m3.
El./hyd. 50T brake windlass/bow winch. El./hyd. 80T brake tow winch aft.
2 x Cummins KTA50M2 total 3,200BHP 1,800 RPM. Reintjes WAF 663
gears. Korts. Bollard pull abt. 40+ tons. Service / Economic speed abt.
11.5kn / 10.0kn on abt. 15.9 / 8.5 tons MGO per day at 100% / 50% MCR.
2-85kW / CAT 3304B 415v 3Ph 50Hz generators. External FiFi. 1240m³/hr @ 120m diesel fire pump & 2 foam / water monitors. Full navaids
including radar, standard magnetic compass, SSB, fathometer, VHF, GPS,
2 Portable VHF’s, Radar Transponder, Navtex, Weatherfax, Electric horn &
EPIRB. Electric/hydraulic steering. Sale ‘as is, where is’. Marcon sold to
present Owners. As brokers only, we invite your best firm cash offers for
Owner’s consideration. U.S. West Coast.
TG54105 Newbuilding Azimuthing Tug 105.6’ x 37.7’ x 17.2’.
ABS +A1 Escort Vessel, +AMS, ABCU, FiFi 1. Robert Allan
‘Ramparts 32’ design. FO 230m3. FW 35m3. 5mt/m2 clear
deck aft with space for two 20’ ISO containers. 2 x Wartsila
6L26 total 5430BHP. Rolls Royce US255 CP counter-rotating
2600mm azimuthing props. Bollard pull abt. 70 tons. Speed abt.
13kn free running. 2-85kW / CAT and 1-34kW / CAT 50Hz
generators. 70 ton forward rope tow winch capable of dynamic
self tensioning at 65 tons for escort operations. Double drum 50
ton aft winch with 130mt brake holding power with 700m and
250m 52mm diameter tow wire. 130T SWL stern roller. Heavily
fendered with cylindrical fenders on bow and keyhole fenders on
sides. 2 radars, 2 GPS, Chart Plotter, gyro, magnetic compass, auto pilot, echo sounder and GMDSS. First boat
committed, but later sister-vessels can be delivered Summer and Fall 2004.
TG43098 Twin Screw Tug 29.98 / 27.11 x 10.16 x 4.81m depth / 4.261 maximum draft. Built 1976 by Schpsw.
Rupelmonde; Rupelmonde, Belgium. Classed LR +100A1, +LMC. Last drydocked July 2000. Special Survey
completed July 2000. Next Special Survey due 08 June 2005. Panamanian flag. G / NRT 295 / 88. 2 x EMD
12-645E5 total 4,300BHP at 900RPM. Reintjes WAV reverse reduction gears. Fixed pitch open props. Bollard
pull abt. 44mt. Speed free running abt. 12kn. 2-60kW / GM4-71
440vAC aux. generators + 1-30kW / GM2-71 harbor set. Total
54,995g fuel capacity in 9 tanks. 5,497g potable water in 3 tanks.
3,360g forepeak ballast. Norwinch Model S-400-11 single drum tow
winch rated at 40 tons. Capacity 1500’ 1.75” wire. Mampaey tow
hook has been removed and stored ashore. Three fire monitors
5200gpm. Abt. 3,000g. dispersant capability. Large cargo hold can
accommodate large quantities of spill gear, pads, booms, skimmer,
etc. Tug fitted with cradle rack aft that could accommodate outboard
powered spill response boat. Price reduced to US$ 750,000 strictly
“as is, where is” delivery Caribbean within abt. 60 days (abt. end
October 2003). Exclusively in our hands for sale. Please contact
this office for further details or to make arrangements to inspect.
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Marcon International, Inc.
Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
TG30035 New Building Twin Screw Tug 29.80m / 26.50m x 9.40m x 4.15m
moulded depth / 3.25m design draft. Class BV + I 3/3 E Tug (Deep Sea)
GRT/NRT (approx.): 289/83. Max. Displ. abt. 510.90 tonnes. All steel plates to
be pre-treated to SA2.5 and primed before fabrication. All tanks epoxy coated
(except fuel/L.O. tanks). Zinc anodes to be good for two years. FO @135 M3;
LO @4M3. FW @30 M3. Dirty oil @2.0 M3. Daily service tank @2.0 M3.
Endurance abt. 15days / 3000 nm. Bollard Pull 41mt Tons Ahead. About 12.2
tons/day at 100% MCR. Service speed @11.5 Knots. Accommodations
include on main deck: 2 single cabins for Captain & Chief Engineer; mess
room, galley, wash room & store room. Under the main deck are the hawser
store room, 2 chain lockers or ballast tanks, 2 - 2 berth cabins, 1 - 4 berth cabin,
store room, 2 FW tanks, engineroom, 6 fuel tanks, sewage tank, dirty oil tank,
dirty oil water tank, dispersant tank, lub oil tank, 2 daily oil tanks, steering gear
room & foam tank. Central air conditioning. 2 x CAT 3512B (made in USA)
total 3,000BHP @ 1600RPM continuous output. Reintjes WAF-663 gears.
Fixed pitch props in kort nozzles. Two control stations. 2-84kW / CAT 3056
generators (mfg. USA) AC400V / 50Hz/ 3. External Fire Fighting with 2 x water / foam nozzles in mast deck,
5m3 foam tank, & fire pump option extra items. El / hydraulic type 80T brake windlass with speed 2.0t @
12M/min. 2-400kg stockless bower anchors with 275m total length 19mm dia. stud link chains. Electric
hydraulic single drum 80mT brake towing winch. 40mm dia. x 400m of 6 x 37 tow wire. Hydraulic clutch & brake
hydraulically with local & remote control. Line pull @ 1st layer 20MT at low speed. 500 KN tons SWL. tow hook
fitted aft of towing winch with electric – hydraulic control quick release operable from wheelhouse. 3.95m 6 man
inflatable rescue boat with 25HP diesel outboard. Electric derrick crane for deck service, boat launch &
recovery. SSB; VHF; Radar 48 miles; EPIRB; Weather Fax; Navtex; Radar transponder; Echosounder;
Reflected compass; electric horns, Speaker & Auto fog horn; GPS; navigation lights; 2 x 1000w searchlights
remote control from wheelhouse; 4-500w flood lights; 4 Vertical El. Wipers provided in W/H. Oily water
separator, Four heads; electric stove. 300L refrigerator; 300L freezer; wash machine; 30L electric domestic hot
water heater in engine room; heavy PVC marine covers for deck equipment; all spares according to maker’s
standards. Price ideas reduced to US$ 1,430,000 basis delivery in Hong Kong. Further details, photograph,
small scale drawings and builder’s specifications available on request from this office. Marcon has previously
sold another tug from these Sellers to U.S. buyers.
File TG32087 / TG32095 Twin Screw Tugs 26.8m x 8.0m x 3.8m depth x
2.6 – 3.2m design draft. Classed BV I Hull Mach Tug Unrestricted
navigation / DnV 1A1 TUG (International). Flag to be determined. GRT
203. FO abt. 155mt. FW abt. 35mt. Short Towing Hook : 50MT SWL with
electro-hydraulic quick release. Electro-Hydraulic Tow Winch 50MT Brake.
Bow Towbitt: 80MT SWL. Aft Towbitt: 135MT SWL. 2 x Cummins KTA50M2
(U.S. mfg.) total 3,200BHP @ 1800RPM. ZF-Masson 6.01:1 gears. Fixed
pitch props in kort nozzles. Oily water separator. Main firefighting & life
saving gear in compliance with SOLAS. CO2 Room as per BV Rules.
External Fire Fighting Monitor ~400 cbm/hr range>100M. Electric Fifi General
Service pump 36cbm/hr. Standby Fifi Pump 36cbm/hr. Emergency Fifi
Pump 36cbm/hr. GMDSS; Icom IC-M710 SSB; Icom IC-M59 VHF; Koden
KGP-913 GPS; Simrad AP-45 autopilot; Furuno Fax-207 weatherfax; JRC JMA2254
radar; McMurdo RT9 radar transponder; E3M-24 electric whistle; magnetic reflector compass; sound-powered
telephones; Marinetek MAX6 echo sounder; McMurdo E3 EPIRB and Icom walkie talkie. Air conditioned wheelhouse and
messroom. 2 senior officer cabins and two 6 berth crew cabins total 14 persons. All electric galley. Inspection /
Delivery Far East. Marcon sold one tug belonging to these Owners in 2003.
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Marcon International, Inc.
Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
TG42147 Newbuilding Anchor Handling Tug
45.0m x 12.6m x 5.3m depth / 4.0 – 4.5m design draft.
Designed by Conan Wu & Assoc., Pte. Ltd. Class NK.
Malaysian flag. Abt. 380mtdw at design draft. Clear
deck abt. 14m x 9.4m 5mt/m2 deck load. FO 450m3.
FW 224.5m3. Foam 14.0m3. Dispersant 14.0m3.
Detergent 5m3. Lube Oil 6.4m3. Pumps FO 30m3/h,
FW 36m3/h. 2 x Yanmar total 4200BHP @ 750RPM.
Fixed pitch 4-blade Kaplan manganese bronze props
in kort nozzles. 450HP Cummins 5 ton bow thruster.
Max 12.5kn free running on abt. 8.0mt/d day MGO.
Bollard pull @52 mt. 2-240kW Cummins 415vAC
50Hz 220vAC 3Ph 50Hz generators. 2 Plimsoll
hydraulic tugger winches or 10T capstans. Waterfall 80 ton tow winch. Tow pins. Shark jaws. Double gypsy
6mt @ 12m/min windlass. External firefighting 1500m3/h @ 12 bar. Spray oil dispersant boom compete with
system. Full Nav / Com aids as per SOLAS including GMDSS, SSB, two radars, 2 VHF’s, GPS, Sart, Epirb,
Navtex Delivery by arrangement Southeast Asia. Further details, delivery date and price ideas on request.
TG22075 Twin Screw Tug 75' ’x 24.1' x 11.6’ draft built 1978 by
Marine Power & Eq., Seattle, WA. U.S. flag. G/NRT 138/93.
Windlass with 850# Navy type anchor with 180’ of 1” chain. Single
drum winch with capacity for 2000' 1.62" wire. 1400# @ 14’ Auto
Crane. FO 26,000g. LO 300g. FW 1,600 g. Sewage 1600g. 2 x
GM12V149TI total 2200BHP @ 1800RPM (SM/E overhauled 1/95;
PM/E 2/92). Abt. 6,000h on mains. Twin Disc 5.17:1 gears (o’hauled
Fall 95). 72"X54” 4-blade props on 6” shafts. 20 Ton bollard pull.
Speed @11 kn. Three station controls. Keel cooled. 1-75kW/GM471; 1-30kW/GM2-71 generators. Accommodations for 8 in 4 cabins.
Full electronics including 2 radars, loran/plotter, autopilot,
fathometer, GPS, Satcom, VHF and SSB. Vessel is now doing
escort work and shipdocking in Southern California. Price reduced
to $650,000 ‘as is, where is’. As brokers only, we invite your best close cash offers to test..
File TG12069 Twin Screw Tug 75.0’ x 24.1’ x 11.0’ depth x 7’ light / 8’
operating draft. Built 1980 by LAD Construction; Gibson, LA. Last drydocked
October 2003. Model bow, but fitted with push knees. 90% of bulwarks
reportedly replaced in 1998. U.S. flag. G/NRT 98/67. FO abt. 33,200g. FW
5,000g. Intercon SD-125 divided drum tow winch driven by GM4-71. Wire
capacity abt. 1200’ / 800’ 1.25”. Line pull abt. 60,000lbs. “H” bitts fore & aft. 2
manual tow pins. Stern roller. 2 x GM12V92 total 1200BHP @ 1800RPM. Air
start. Keel cooled. Starboard main engine replaced 1998. Twin Disc 527
5.17:1 gears. Starboard gear replaced in 1996. 60” x 56” 4-blade stainless
steel props on 6” stainless steel shafts. Bollard pull abt. 15.75 tons. Open
wheel. Kobelt engine controls. Sperry steering levers. Two Quincy 325
compressors. 2-40kW / GM4-71 208vAC 60Hz 3Ph generators. Port generator
replaced in ‘97 and starboard replaced in ‘96. Full navaids including 2 radars, 2
VHF’s, GPS, SSB and magnetic compass. Aft controls and Catalina Cockpit
style fiberglass upper control station / pilothouse installed ‘96. Accommodations
for 5 crew in 3 cabins. All electric galley. Microphor sanitation system. Air conditioned. Owner’s price ideas $
650,000 basis prompt inspection / delivery U.S. Northwest. Vessel currently working a bunker barge. Full
details on request. As brokers only, we invite best, close firm cash offers for Owner’s immediate consideration.
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Marcon International, Inc.
Tug Boat Market Report – January 2004
File TG43005 Tugs – Twin Screw “Newbuilding” – 2 each 35.0m x 11.5m x 5.5m depth / 4.5m design draft.
Class +SUL “TUG” “Agni 1 (2400cbm/h)” + IY (can convert to other IACS societies, i.e. ABS, BV, GL, LRS, etc).
GRT <500. @320mtdw. Raised foc’stle bow. Vertical block rubber fenders abt. 350-400mm thick & 750100mm depth forward, 200-250mm thick aft. 24 aircraft tire fenders. Diagonal steel fenders between main &
foc’stle deck in foc’stle area. 2 stockless anchors in recessed pockets. Chain
washing pipes with 3 jets from deck wash system in each hawse. 8 shackles
studlink chain. El/hydraulic windlass/tow winch forward with 2 cable lifters, 2
warping heads and drum capacity for 200m wire with 15mt@10m/min line pull.
1-5T @ 12m/min and 2.5mt@24m/min mooring capstan. Hydraulic single drum
120 mt brake 15mt@10m/mm tow winch aft for 700m wire rope capacity. Disc
type 60mt SWL tow hook. Tugger winch aft. El/hydraulic 3T SWL telescopic
crane. FO 175m3. FW 150m3. Foam 15m3. Dispersant 10m3. Clear deck
abt. 8m x 5m. FiFi-1. 2 remote water/foam monitors. 2-1,350m3/h @ 150mwc
fire pumps. Self protection waterspray. Oil pollution control with 2-6m stainless
steel booms. 2 x Wartsila 9L20C total 3240kW max. @ 1,000RPM. 2,350mm
4-blade Nibral CP props in fixed kort nozzles. 100kW bow thruster. Minimum
bollard pull 50mt. Free running 12kn. Endurance 30 days. 3-185kVA
1500RPM 415vAC 3PH 50Hz generators. Rescue boat, davit & winch. 2-20 man liferafts each side. CO2
system in engine room. Gyro. A/P. 2-10kW radars. Fathometer. GPS plotter. SSB. GMDSS. Satcom-C. 2
VHF’s. EPIRB. Radar transponder. Navtex. Quarters for Master, Ch.Eng., Chief Mate, 2nd. Eng., 2 Petty
Officers, 6 crew total 12 plus 2 divers & 2 spare officers. Total 9 cabins. Provision store, dining / rec room,
galley & laundry. Air conditioned accommodations. Sewage holding tank. US$ 3,950,000 each. Vessels
suitable for pushing with bow or pulling from stern. Can assist tankers during lighterage ops, rigging Yokohama
fenders, emergency towing & firefighting. Builder’s specs, photo and drawings on request. Builder guarantees
vessels, hull, painting, engines and accessories and all parts & equipment and their performance for 12 months
from date of delivery and acceptance. Inspection/delivery India by arrangement. Shipyard experienced in
building floating cranes, dredgers, tugs, barges, etc. and has built for export DP dive support vessel, tugs, etc.
File TG32131 Tug – Twin Screw “Newbuilding” 40.0m x 11.4m x
4.95m depth x 4. 0 / 4.5m design draft. Built 2003. Designed by
Conan Wu & Assoc. with double bottom hull. Class NK. Malaysian
flag. @380mtdw. Clear deck 14m x 9.4m (5mt/m2). FO 250m3.
FW 180m3. Foam 14.0m3. Dispersant 14.0m3. LO 5.0m3. Hyd.
Oil 6.4m3. Pumps FO 30m3/h at 60-70m head and FW 36m3/h at
60m. 2 x Yanmar 6N260M-UV total 3,200BHP @ 750RPM. Fixed
pitch 4-blade manganese bronze props in kort nozzles. Bollard pull
abt. 40mt. 12.5kn max speed free running on abt. 8mt/d MGO.
250kW electric tunnel bow thruster with @3.5mt thrust. 70 ton
waterfall anchor handling / tow winch. 2 hyd. 10T tuggers. 6mt @
12m/min double gypsy anchor windlass. Tow winch, tow pins and
shark jaws with both local and remote controls in wheelhouse. Oil
dispersant spray booms. 2-600m3/h @ 13.5 bar fire monitors. Fire pump driven off GM12V92. 30m3/h
emergency fire pump. Accommodations for 16 in 2-2 man officer, 2-2 man crew, 1-4 man crew, 2-2 man
passenger and 1-6 man passenger cabins. GMDSS A1+A2+A3. SSB. 2 VHF’s. 2 radars. Gyro. A/P. Echo
Sounder. SART. Epirb. GPS. Anemometer. Navtex receiver. PA. Searchlights. Inmarsat. GPS navigator.
Controls from both ends of pilothouse. Inspection / delivery Southeast Asia.
Further details and photographs of tugs available for are on the internet at www.marcon.com. As always, we are
interested in receiving information on vessels or barges you may have surplus to your requirements and
available for sale or charter on either a published or private and confidential basis. We looking forward to
receiving your news to include in further market reports. Next Tug Market Report published April 2004.
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