Robert Allan Ltd. designed 3500 MT DWT Double Hulled Oil Barges built in China

The barges are designed to Lloyd’s Class Rules for double hulled oil barges and are compliant with MARPOL and Transport Canada Rules and Regulations. Each barge will be capable of carrying liquid petroleum cargoes and containerized and bulk deck cargoes.

The barges are designed for operations in the Beaufort Sea and for shallow draft operations on the Mackenzie River in Northern Canada. They will be operated by Marine Transportation Services, which is fully owned by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The primary mission of the barges is to deliver resupply goods to the communities along the Mackenzie River and the Beaufort Sea coastline. At the loadline draft each barge can carry a total deadweight of 3,373 tonnes, while at the river draft of 1.52 m each barge can carry a total deadweight of 1,126 tonnes. Each barge has a liquid cargo capacity of 3.0 million litres.

Particulars of the MTS barges are as follows:

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For more information on this or any other Robert Allan Ltd. design, please contact [email protected].

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