Miss Carter W. ha been constructed to a Verret Shipyard design.
Houston-headquartered marine gear lessor Marine Chartering LLC has taken supply of an 86- by 30-foot, 2,000 horsepower, twin-screw, Subchapter M compliant, towboat from Plaquemine, La., primarily based Verret Shipyard.
The Verret-designed towboat might be bareboat chartered to Orange, Texas, primarily based Strategic Towing Services LLC, which operates a 100-barge fleet in an oxbow of the Neches River 5 miles from its intersection with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Marine Chartering’s proprietor John McMahan previously the CEO/CFO of Higman Barge Lines, says the brand new vessel might be named Miss Carter W after his oldest daughter, Carter M. Wimberly. Other vessels in Marine Chartering’s fleet embody the Cynthia Okay, Miss Amanda M, Otto, Laura M and Alberto.
The Miss Carter W is powered by twin Caterpillar C32A primary engines, every growing 1,000 hp at 1,800 rpm and turning 80- by 62-inch metal propellers on 7-inch shafts by way of 7:1 discount ratio Reintjes WAF 573 gears provided by Karl Senner. The vessel’s electrical necessities are met by two 75 kW marine gen units.
The three-deck Miss Carter W has air-conditioned and heated lodging for a crew of seven in 4 staterooms. The crew quarters, galley and pilothouse all have fire-resistant paneling and ceilings with sound and vibration damping.
“Verret has done an outstanding job,” stated McMahan, “as has [project manager] Alberto De La Puente on our end. He has worked with me since 1995 when I hired him at Higman. There, he oversaw construction of over 75 pushboats and 100 tank barges.”
With development of Miss Carter W full, the shipyard will start development of a sister vessel added McMahan.
