BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), the leading independent naval architecture and marine engineering design consultancy, has completed detailed production engineering for the Nancy Peterkin, an Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) Tug Boat, built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) and destined for Kirby Offshore Marine, the company said in its press release.
Recently launched by NBBB, the Nancy Peterkin is the first of two ATB tugs with its sister ship, the Tina Pyne scheduled for launch in December 2015. BMT has provided both structural and mechanical detailed design services as part of the production engineering process, collaborating closely with NBBB to ensure that the engineering details employed are within the accepted practice of the yard, the capability of their equipment and make optimum use of the production facilities.
NBBB2 220x150BMT delivered full structural design from class package to produce CNC cutting files and workshop drawings. BMT also developed 3D system routing and produced installation and system arrangement drawings, as well as fabrication drawings for ducting and piping.