Southwest Shipyard Delivers Tank Barge

The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) announced October 6 the delivery of a 250-  by  54-  by  12-foot, 6-inch, 23,000-barrel tank barge built by Southwest Shipyard L.P. of Houston, Texas. Southwest Shipyard contracted TSGI to develop the design of the barge.

The barge’s primary mission is to deliver jet fuel to support U.S. Navy assets. The barge was designed to ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways and applicable rules by the U.S. Coast Guard for barges carrying Subchapter D & O products on rivers.

The barge features six cargo tanks, two S6B3-429BPU Tier 3 cargo pump engines, a reinforced ice framed bow, generator and HPU house, hydraulic cargo hose handling cranes and an air conditioned tankerman’s shed.

TGSI provides naval architecture, marine engineering and marine surveying services to the marine industry, with a focus on the inland sector.

Caption for photo: 23,000-barrel barge was designed by The Shearer Group Inc.