Conrad begins 2nd tow build

Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, La., has started production on a second 6,000-hp inland towboat designed by MiNO Marine of New Orleans. The vessel measures 166 feet long and will be powered by Tier 4 engines. Conrad has orders from two customers for the vessels, but neither the shipyard nor the designer would release the company names. Conrad’s production line is geared for serial production for multiple customers, and component manufacturing coupled with a modular build strategy results in efficiencies in production, on-time delivery and lower costs to the customer. The new towboats will have an optimized hull form for improved performance, and the design is intended to be flexible to accommodate different propulsion drive-trains. The vessels currently under construction each utilize different engines; one vessel will be equipped with GE engines, and the other will have EMD engines. (Source: Work Boat 08/29/19) https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/conrad-shipyard-starts-production-on-second-6000-hp-inland-towboat/