Harriet Moran & Schippersgracht

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=60 BGCOLOR="#990033" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>Harriet Moran Docking Schippersgracht</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>North Locust Point Marine Terminal, Port of Baltimore</U></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#CC9900" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="USS Maryland"><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yvonne St. Philip "><U><B><IMG SRC="008151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Water Color Prints Matted for 14 x 18 or"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d0d1d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Water Color Prints Matted for 14 x 18 or"><U><B>Return to Water Color & Oil page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e896960.gif" border=0 width="150" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e696640.gif" border=0 width="150" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=420 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>           </div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>                                                                      </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Paper imports from Finland at the Port of Baltimore have been a significant activity as far back as the 1970s.  In January 2001 this import increased dramatically with two additional Finnish Companies declaring Baltimore as their principal destination for high grade magazine quality paper.  Among the shipping companies that bring this paper to ports in the United States is Spliethoff  Bevrachtingskanoor, B.V. of Amsterdam in the Netherlands</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>During the year 2000 the Spliethoff fleet consisted of over 30 ships which included their ten newest and largest; the new  “S” class ships introduced in 2000.  In June of 2000 the first of these new ships, the </B><B>Schippersgracht</B><B>, made her first call at the Port of Baltimore.  Moran Towing of Maryland provided tugboat support docking her at Pier 5 at the North Locust Point Marine Terminal where she would be unloaded by Balterm, the terminal operator.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The </B><B>Schippersgracht</B><B> is 168 meters (550 feet) in length with a gross registered tonnage of 16,800.  She is a state of the art cargo carrier utilizing a new side port discharge technology.  The side ports (located on the starboard side not visible in this scene) are fully automated and  utilize 5 elevator like side shifters, each with a 500 ton per hour capacity, to discharge cargo from the ship directly to waiting fork lifts on the dock.  The three large cranes visible on deck are used  when available port facilities cannot accommodate the use of the side ports and require off deck unloading.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Moran tugboats </B><B>Harriet Moran</B><B> and </B><B>Cape Romain</B><B> are docking the </B><B>Schippersgracht</B><B> stern first so that the side ports on the starboard side can be fully utilized.  </B><B>Harriet Moran</B><B> worked the stern with </B><B>Cape Romain</B><B>, barely visible in this scene, working the bow.  The 93 foot </B><B>Harriet Moran</B><B> (o/n 0588553) was built for Moran in 1977 in Oyster Bay, NY.  She was a single screw tug rated at 2360 hp.  In 1996 she was converted to a “Mortrac” design and provided with a 600 hp 360 degree rotating retractable bow thruster increasing her total hp to 3005.  This change greatly enhanced her performance enabling her  to move and maneuver in any direction, turn in her own length, and provide power for ship assistance with either the bow or the stern as required.  In addition to the power enhancement, the Mortrac conversion also included major changes in her deck arrangement and pilot house location as can be seen in this scene.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The 99 foot 3300 h.p. </B><B>Cape Romain</B><B> (o/n 0611686), built in Amelia, Louisiana in 1973 is one of the largest that has been operated by Moran in Baltimore.  The </B><B>Cape Romain</B><B> is a traditional design modern twin screw tugboat that has worked this harbor many years under both the Curtis Bay Towing Company and Moran colors. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This picture was used by the Moran Towing Company for the cover of the 2001-2002 issue of their company publication .  Since it was used as a wrap around front and back cover, the image was reversed on the Towline cover so that the Harriet Moran would be on the from cover.  The entire content of Towline, including the cover, can be viewed online at the Moran web site at </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.morantug.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.morantug.com"><U><B>www.morantug.com</B></U></A></FONT><B> and clicking on publications.</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>