Kirby Takes Delivery of 155,000 bbl ATB from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding

摘要

FINCANTIERI BAY Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, ended 2018 with the delivery of a 155,000 bbl Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) unit to Kirby Corporation. The Houston-based operator is the largest tank barge operator in the U.S. The ATB unit is comprised of the ATB tug, Ronnie Murph and the ocean tank barge, Kirby 155-03. The 8,000 hp tug Ronnie Murph has an overall length of 130 ft, beam of 42 ft, depth of 23 ft and draft of 19 ft. It can operate at a service speed of 12 knots.