Leading Articulated Tug-Barge Designer Robert Hill to be Interviewed During Free Live WorkBoat.com Webinar on Aug. 31; Register and Receive Free Membership to WorkBoat.com

    NEW ORLEANS, LA, August 21, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- One of the world's most experienced designers of articulated tug-barge units will be interviewed during a free live webinar presented by WorkBoat.com.

Robert Hill, founder and president of Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp. in Milford, Mass., will be interviewed by WorkBoat magazine's Technical Editor Bruce Buls during the webinar. Registration is now open for the free webinar, which will be held from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT on Aug. 31.

To register, visit WorkBoat.com.

"Hill's company has been involved in the engineering of 26 U.S.-flag ATBs that are now in operation, which is more ATB designs and conversions than any other design firm or shipyard in North America," Buls noted.

Ocean Tug & Barge specializes in the design of ATBs for ocean and coastwise service. Currently, the firm is developing ATB designs for 500,000-barrel "ShuttleBarges" for service in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as ATB designs for the carriage of everything from chemicals, to petroleum products, to containers, to railcars and bulk materials.

OTBE has provided ATB engineering support to shipyards such as Alabama Shipyard, and Halter Marine, and has performed contract design services for Mobil Oil Corp., Conoco, Reinauer Transportation, Penn Maritime, Dixie Carriers, Canada Steamship, and many other companies.

Hill has over 30 years of experience in ATB design, which includes working with most of the major tug/barge connection systems available worldwide. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

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