GREAT SHIPS of 2017Image: VigorFirst complex liquef ed Harvest & ammonia transport barge built in the U.S. for Jones Act trade since 1982Abundanceigor is histori- Vigor’s capabilities in large vessel con-Barge Main ParticularsBarge Main Particularscally one of struction with decades of experience Length: 508’ the busier U.S. building complex structures like nuclear commercial containment devices, dam lift gates and Beam: 96’yards, and it bridges. It’s proof that the industrial arti-launched ear- sans who are a huge part of the Portland Depth: 51’lier this year and SW Washington economies are the Draft (Full Load): 26.6’VThe Harvest, reason we are nationally competitive.”the ? rst complex lique? ed ammonia The connecting tug, Abundance, was Cargo Tank Capacity: 22,000 ST @ 96%transport barge built in the U.S. for Jones constructed and delivered by Washing-Cargo Tank: Type A Prismatic Tank, (4)Act trade since 1982. The 508 x 96-ft. ton-based Nichols Brothers Boat Build-ATB tank barge was built to support the ers and is also classed by ABS. The ves- Cargo: Refrigerated Liquid NH3 carried at –27 degrees Foperations of The Mosaic Company, a sel will support the Jones Act trade of Onboard re-liquefaction system for cargo maintenanceproducer and marketer of concentrated Tampa Port Services, LLC, a subsidiary phosphate and potash. The Harvest will of The Harvest is the ? rst complex liq- GENSETS: 4X940kW, 1X163kWbe operated by a subsidiary of Savage ue? ed ammonia transport barge built in Fuel Storage Capacity: 27,250 GalCompanies as part of an articulated tug the U.S. since 1982. Built to the high-and barge (ATB) unit. “The NH3 barge est ABS and U.S. Coast Guard safety Articouple Connection Systemproject brings our vision to life,” said standards, the ? rst-in-class Harvest was USCG and ABS approved Ballast Water Treatment SystemVigor CEO Frank Foti. “It combines completed on an aggressive timeline.40 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • DECEMBER 2017MR #12 (34-41).indd 40 MR #12 (34-41).indd 40 12/6/2017 4:33:44 PM12/6/2017 4:33:44 PM