Eastern delivers seventieth towboat in long running FMT series

M/V Jaden Pasentine is latest in a series of towboat newbuildings that began in 2004

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla., has delivered the M/V Jaden Pasentine (Hull 200) the seventieth in the long series of inland towboats that the company has been building for Florida Marine Transporters LLC of Mandeville, La., since 2004 — the largest single owner, single shipbuilder, new construction program with the same class towboat design in U.S. shipbuilding history.

This aggressive new construction program hasbeen successfully been completed with on-time deliveries and consistently on-budget.

Built at Eastern’s Allanton shipyard to a design by Gilbert Associate, Boston, Mass, M/V Jaden Pasentine measures 90′ x 32′ x 10′ and is powered by two Caterpillar 3512C Tier 3 diesel engines rated at 1,500 HP at 1,600 RPM, and supplied by Louisiana Cat Power Systems of Reserve, La. The reduction gears are direct coupled Twin-Disc Model MG-5600 with a 6.04:1 reduction, supplied by Stewart Supply, Inc. of Harvey, La.

Electrical power is provided by two 99kW John Deere 4045AFM85 99KW Tier 3 generator sets rated for 60 Hz, at 208 V AC provided by Kennedy Engine Company of Biloxi, Miss.