MiNo design, La.-build towboat

MiNO Marine of New Orleans announced July 8 that the second vessel based on its new 6,000-hp inland towboat design will be built at the Conrad Amelia Shipyard in Morgan City, La. It will be built for an unnamed operator. The MiNO 6000-class towboat design is propelled by two conventional propellers within Kort nozzles each driven by a 3,000-hp, Tier 4 compliant engine. The first vessel is fitted with EMD engines, while the second will be fitted with GE engines. The hull was developed through extensive engineering analysis using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to yield an efficient form suitable for a wide range of operating conditions while also minimizing potential for flow induced vibrations. Extensive structural vibration analyses using finite element (FE) techniques were made so as to minimize resonant structural vibrations. MiNO Marine, a naval architecture and marine professional services firm, that provides design and analysis services to a wide range of clients including shipyards, vessel operators, and other engineering firms on both commercial and government projects. (Source: Work Boat 07/09/19)