Category: Laborde Products
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Hines Furlong takes delivery of third boat in Mitubishi-powered newbuild program
Hines Furlong takes delivery of third boat in Mitubishi-powered newbuild program Hines Furlong Line has taken delivery of the M/V Oxford. The towboat is the third vessel inin an 11-boat construction program of vessels powered by Mitsubishi marine engines from Laborde Products. The program focuses on keeping the builds uniform and dependable, givingcrews equipment they…
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Hines Furlong takes delivery of third boat in Mitubishi-powered newbuild program
Hines Furlong takes delivery of third boat in Mitubishi-powered newbuild program Hines Furlong Line has taken delivery of the M/V Oxford. The towboat is the third vessel inin an 11-boat construction program of vessels powered by Mitsubishi marine engines from Laborde Products. The program focuses on keeping the builds uniform and dependable, givingcrews equipment they…
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Blessey Marine places first Tier 4 towboat into service
Blessey Marine places first Tier 4 towboat into service The M/V Capt. Daniel Armstrong, a 2,600-horsepower towboat and the first Tier 4 vessel in the New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services fleet, has entered service. The twin-screw vessel is powered by two Mitsubishi S12R marine engines supplied by Laborde Products and was christened January 14 at…
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Bay Area Diesel completes repower of M/V Launch Runner
Bay Area Diesel completes repower of M/V Launch Runner Laborde Products, working through dealer Bay Area Diesel, has completed a repower of the M/V Launch Runner, a quad-screw crew boat owned by G&S Marine. The project replaced four Scania DI13 Tier 2 engines with four Scania DI13 Tier 3 engines, each rated at 650 horsepower…
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Maritime Partners repowers M/V John Austin
Maritime Partners repowers M/V John Austin Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners has repowered the twin-screw pushboat M/V John Austin, replacing its Cummins QSK38 (1300 hp @ 1800 rpm) with a Mitsubishi S12R-Y3 engine rated at 1260 hp @ 1600 rpm. After 28,000 hours on the previous platform, the decision to repower was driven by the…
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Curtin Maritime repowers Debra C tug with Mitsubishi S12R-Y3
Curtin Maritime repowers Debra C tug with Mitsubishi S12R-Y3 Covington, La.-based Laborde Products distributor Windward Power has completed a repower of the tugboat M/V Debra C, replacing its Cat 3508 engine with a Mitsubishi S12R-Y3 rated at 1,100 hp at 1,800 rpm. The 144-foot by 34-foot by 13.7-foot vessel, owned and operated by Long Beach,…
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New Serodino-built workboat features Mitsubishi S6R engines
New Serodino-built workboat features Mitsubishi S6R engines Jack Tanner Towing Company, Havana, Ill., has added the newly constructed 1,368 hp. Super Tiger workboat, M/V Miss Hazel, to its fleet. Built by Serodino Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn., the vessel is powered by twin Mitsubishi S6R engines, each delivering 684 hp. at 1800 RPM. The Miss Hazel…
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Maritime Partners takes delivery of Mitsubishi-powered towboat M/V Joan Pluck
Maritime Partners takes delivery of Mitsubishi-powered towboat M/V Joan Pluck In support of its bareboat charter and vessel leasing service, Maritime Partners has added the M/V Joan Pluck to its portfolio of inland towboats. Built by FMT Shipyard & Repair in Harvey, La., the new vessel is powered by twin Mitsubishi Tier 3 S6R2-Y3MPTAW engines,…