Page 15 - Port of Baltimore Magazine November/December 2016

NEWSMAKERS
Vane Brothers Launches Tugboat Baltimore into Service
Vane Brothers, a Baltimore-based marine transportation company, took delivery of the tugboat Baltimore.
The Baltimore is the third of eight vessels in Vane’s Elizabeth Anne Class of 4,200-horsepower tugboats contracted through St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, Fla. The Baltimore is also the 30th vessel completed for Vane Brothers under the supervision of Senior Port Captain Jim Demske, who is highly regarded in the maritime industry for delivering superior tugboats that emphasize crew comfort, safety and efficiency.
“Our partnership with St. Johns
Ship Building
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well as reliability for our customers,” Vane Brothers President C. Duff Hughes said.
Designed by Frank Basile of Entech Designs, LLC, Vane Brothers’ Elizabeth Anne Class tugboats are close cousins of the company’s
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Basile-designed Patapsco Class tugboats, 15 of which were produced between 2004 and 2009. Measuring 100 feet long and 34 feet wide, with a hull depth of 15 feet, the model-bow Baltimore utilizes two Caterpillar 3516 Tier 3 engines, each generating 2,100 horsepower at 1,600 rpm. 􏰀
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