Posted:
May 4, 2012
The newly-built tug Handy-Three was christened May 1 at Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio, for service in the Puerto Rico Towing & Barge Company fleet, in which American Maritime Officers represents the captains and engineers.
The new tug will operate from a homeport of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Handy-Three will replace a vessel in the company's current towing and ship assist fleet.
U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), the sponsor of the Handy-Three, christened the new tug and lauded the contribution of the project to the local, regional and national economies and to U.S. shipbuilding.
"We have to play to our strengths in creating new jobs," Rep. Kaptur said, noting the construction of the Handy-Three generated approximately 100 new jobs.
"One of our historical assets along the North Coast has been shipbuilding," she said. "In a globalized economy, the demand of maritime transportation will grow dramatically, and we can take advantage of that opportunity right here if we work together."
The vessel is the third in a class of Handy Size tugboats designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants of Seattle, Wash. and built at Great Lakes Shipyard. Specifically for harbor and coastal towing, the Handy Size Class fills the market niche in the 2,000 to 4,000 horsepower tug market for harbor work, fireboats and construction operations, as well as for coastal barge towing.
"The Handy-Three represents a very encouraging investment in new equipment," said AMO National Vice President for Inland Waters Charles Murdock. "AMO is proud to be a part of this fleet and this achievement in American shipbuilding."
New tug christened for Puerto Rico Towing & Barge fleet
The newly-built tug Handy-Three was christened May 1 at Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio, for service in the Puerto Rico Towing & Barge Company fleet, in which American Maritime Officers represents the captains and engineers.
The new tug will operate from a homeport of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Handy-Three will replace a vessel in the company's current towing and ship assist fleet.
U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), the sponsor of the Handy-Three, christened the new tug and lauded the contribution of the project to the local, regional and national economies and to U.S. shipbuilding.
"We have to play to our strengths in creating new jobs," Rep. Kaptur said, noting the construction of the Handy-Three generated approximately 100 new jobs.
"One of our historical assets along the North Coast has been shipbuilding," she said. "In a globalized economy, the demand of maritime transportation will grow dramatically, and we can take advantage of that opportunity right here if we work together."
The vessel is the third in a class of Handy Size tugboats designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants of Seattle, Wash. and built at Great Lakes Shipyard. Specifically for harbor and coastal towing, the Handy Size Class fills the market niche in the 2,000 to 4,000 horsepower tug market for harbor work, fireboats and construction operations, as well as for coastal barge towing.
"The Handy-Three represents a very encouraging investment in new equipment," said AMO National Vice President for Inland Waters Charles Murdock. "AMO is proud to be a part of this fleet and this achievement in American shipbuilding."