Bollinger delivers 80,000 barrel tank barge to K-Sea

Bollinger Marine Fabricators has delivered Bollinger hull 533, ‘DBL 77’, an ocean service double hull, oil tank barge built to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA ’90), to K-Sea Transportation USA.

The 80,000-barrel capacity DBL 77 measures 102 metres in length, has a 22.5-metre beam and a 7.6-metre depth. The ‘DBL 77’ is the first in a series of two near-sister vessels constructed for K-Sea at Bollinger's Amelia facility. The second tank barge in the series, ‘DBL 76’, is scheduled for delivery later this year. The ‘DBL 77’ is equipped with two Volcanic 6,000 BTU Thermal Liquid Heaters and cargo heating coils as well as a vapour recovery system, enabling it to carry either clean or residual cargoes. ‘DBL 77’ will be coupled with an existing K-Sea tug, using the state-of-the-art JAK 400 tug/barge Push-Pin coupler system, which is designed to increase operating efficiency and enhance safety and reliability by operating as a dual mode ITB. “The ‘DBL 77’ is a state-of-the-art tank vessel built to the highest regulatory and performance standards,” said President and CEO of K-Sea, Timothy J. Casey. "Bollinger facilities have built fifteen OPA'90 compliant tank barges for K-Sea, and we have built an additional twenty-nine OPA’90 barges for the marine industry over the years,” said Donald “Boysie” Bollinger, chairman and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards.
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