April 30, 2021 By H. Nelson Spencer
Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), Mandeville, La., one of the largest independent marine transporters of dry bulk and liquid products on the inland waterways, took delivery recently of a new towboat, the mv. Mo Chiasson. Designed by Sterling Marine and built by Steiner Shipyard at its facility on Bayou La Batre, Ala., the 2,520 hp. Mo Chiasson is a conventional twin-screw towboat that measures 88 by 35 by 11 feet. A twin to the previously delivered mv. Chad Douglas, it is one of the 11 boats Steiner Shipyard is building for FMT.
The main engines from Laborde are Mitsubishi model S12R Tier 3 units with a mechanical governor control system, individual heads, inspection ports and heavier blocks.