Vigor delivers EBDG 15,000 barrel Maxum Petroleum tank barge

Designed to balance performance with fabrication cost, the 15,000-barrel tank barge features a recessed machinery space aft for improved visibility and a state-of-the-art tankerman’s office. It also has dimensionally identical cargo tanks, corrugated plate tank bulkheads, and plate seams arranged to maximize material usage of standard 8-foot and 10-foot plates.

"The ability to collaborate closely with Elliott Bay and Maxum throughout this project was the perfect model for an efficient new build," said Bryan Nichols, director of sales at Vigor Fab. "Our Seattle shipbuilding team is extremely proud to have fabricated a quality barge which will expand Maxum's multiple supply capacity in the Puget Sound for years to come."

There were several key performance factors that made this project possible for our organizations to work so well with one another said Dan Kovacich, vice president marine division at Maxum. "Primarily, Elliott Bay Design and Vigor Fab made true to their word and met their scheduled deadlines. Maxum Petroleum had a tight timeline; everyone acknowledged it and succeeded in building a 'best in class' barge."

"We've been looking forward to seeing the final product," stated Mike Complita, EBDG's vice president of shipyard services. "It's always exciting when a new design becomes reality and goes into service."

The 15,000-barrel tank barge is one of several barges that have been delivered by Vigor to EBDG's designs over the past decade. EBDG provided the contract design to Maxum and provided Production Support services to Vigor.

ABOUT ELLIOTT BAY DESIGN GROUP
Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) is an employee-owned company with offices in Seattle, New Orleans and Ketchikan, Alaska that provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support services to owners, operators and shipyards across the country. With a focus on responsiveness, EBDG delivers designs that are better to build and better to operate.

ABOUT VIGOR FAB
Vigor Fab is a subsidiary of Vigor Industrial, a leading provider of shipbuilding, complex fabrication and ship repair in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

ABOUT MAXUM PETROLEUM, INC.
Maxum Petroleum is the marine operating unit of Pilot Logistics Services (PLS). PLS is one of the largest independent energy logistics companies in North America, selling and distributing refined petroleum products.

CONTACT:
Christina Villiott, CPSM, Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Elliott Bay Design Group LLC
Direct: 206.204.1310 Cell: 206.696.0321
cvilliott@ebdg.com

Caitlin Sause, Director of Government & Public Affairs
Vigor Industrial
caitlin.sause@vigor.net

Dan Kovacich, Vice President Marine Division
Maxum Petroleum
Cell: 206.613.1449
dkovacich@maxumpetroleum.com