project sites throughout Alaska.” Shrewsbury said his
company works hard to hire and keep qualified staff with the skills and experience to operate tugs and barges in shallow waters, strong tides, and rapidly changing weather conditions. Western Towboat is known
for its custom-designed Titan class tugs built at its Ballard shipyard. “We recently added a seventh member, the Bering Titan, featuring an 18 ft (5.5 m) draught, and twin Z-drives powered by a pair of Cat Tier III engines generating 5,800 hp. We have also added a new double-drum tow winch. The Z-drives make it easier to handle barges and manoeuvre in and out of harbours without assist boats. We carry enough fuel to run for 40 days if needed. It is the 22nd tug in our fleet, along with deck and bulk aggregate barges with up to 9,525-tonne capacities.” Asked to look to 2017 and
beyond, our respondents’ common reply was “wait and see.” One area of concern is the
future of the federal production tax credit – a major stimulus in
We moved 41,000 tonnes of heavy equipment over Kotzebue to support long-standing zinc and lead mining operations at the Red Dog complex.
– Russ Shrewsbury, Western Towboat
the growth of the US wind energy industry and a bright spot in the current project market. Congress recently renewed the credit, but it declines by 20 percent each year over five years and its future beyond then is unknown. Also of concern is the mounting value of the US dollar, and with that a potential negative impact on domestic exports. Calls for reduced energy
We have purchased a new 136-tonne capacity mobile harbour crane and three new
reachstackers. – Walter Seidl, Port of Everett
www.heavyliftpfi.com
industry regulations and proposals to rebuild national infrastructure are seen as positive signs, but all agree that it will be some time before government policies and priorities are clarified, and then factored into investment decisions in the sectors that form the heart of the project and heavy lift industry. Grossgart, at the Port of Stockton, noted that a growth in oil and gas extraction and distribution could boost his facility’s handling of pipes and related equipment – if it happens. That “if” is an unknown but important factor for the industry’s prospects looking towards 2020.
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