Shugart dubbed the vessels T-LPT, for “civilian-crewed auxiliary landing platform — transfer.” Shugart said the barges are “fully self-propelled landing ships.” He made this conclusion based on the ...

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It succeeded the next day and was joined by a small tanker used to refuel the self-propelled barges, making for a total of four ships moored at the same time – a first for the formation.

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Olumekun further stressed the need for modern barging technology, noting that: “When we talk about the latest crafts, we mean Self-Propelled Barges. The era of Tug Boats propelling barges is over.

The 57m self-propelled sand suction barge Kaipara Karrier VII was launched at Culham Engineering’s Hewlett St site on Tuesday after 18 months of work. The capability and skills of Whangārei’s ...