55' Towboat Delivered to Gateway Dredging

The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) is pleased to announce, Gateway Dredging has taken delivery of a 55’ 1,200 HP twin screw conventional towboat. TSGI provided the design and engineering services to JB Marine Service, Inc. where the towboat was constructed in St. Louis, MO.

It was designed to ABS rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels for Service on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways. It was designed with TSGI’s best interpretation of the USCG 46 CFR Subchapter M regulations since it was still pending at the time of design. This was not difficult whatsoever for TSGI’s engineers to accomplish because of our continued involvement in the critiquing of Subchapter M throughout the rulemaking process.

The towboat is the first of two designed by TSGI and constructed at JB Marine Services, Inc. The second is a 68’ 1,500 HP twin screw conventional towboat and is currently under construction.

The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) is the global leader for design of inland towboats and barges. We have a rich history of providing naval architecture and marine engineering services to the marine industry, with a focus on the inland sector.