The cost-effective answer for
multi-task marine contractors

Polar Barge

The Polar Line of innovative catamaran barges is the cost-effective answer to your marine transportation needs.

  • Costing far less than conventional construction, the modular vessel can be disassembled for shipping, fitting on two trucks with total load width of only 8'6".
  • The barge can be built up to 80 feet long by 32 feet wide, and the vessel can be configured as a car ferry. a buoy-tender, or for general purpose haulage.
  • Adding a portable accommodation unit or office/lab prepares the vessel for multiple missions.
  • Propulsion can be gas or diesel with shafts or stern drives, waterjets, or even outboards mounted on brackets.
  • The vessel can be rigged with a bow ramp, knuckle-boom crane or I-beam for loading and unloading heavy equipment.
  • The main deck panels are removable. allowing access through the deck for recovery operations.

Standard Features

  • 1/4" plating on hulls
  • Full length grounding barldoubler plates
  • Four additional grounding bars per hull
  • Eight watertight compartments
  • Can be completely disassembled, with maximum load width of 8'6"
  • Moveable on two transports
  • Removable deck panels
  • Twin Swim Platforms
  • Raised wheelhouse with 360 degree vision
  • Fuel tankage
  • Eight 12-inch cleats
  • Fore and aft two bins
  • Coast Guard approved navigation lights

Options

  • Bow & Stem Ramp
  • Knucklebooni crane
  • Full-length I-Beam Lift
  • Beam and Length to Customer Spec
  • Full handrails
  • Painting above and below waterline
  • Wheelhouse insulation
  • Removable accommodation or office/lab units
  • Propulsion options: I/O, OB, IB, jet
  • Generator
  • Electronics: Radar, GPS, VHF
  • Spot and Plod Lights
  • Fendering in wood, aluminum or rubber
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