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Avondale Delivers Boomtown Bollo OMI, Astilleros Espanoles Port Of Portland To Expand
Sign Letter Of Intent Terminal 6
For Two Tankers
OMI Corp. has entered into a
letter of intent with Astilleros
Espanoles, S.A. of Madrid, Spain,
for the construction for OMI of two
chemical/product tankers of approxi-
mately 45,000-dwt. The vessels are
to be delivered in mid-1996.
For more information on
Astilleros Espanoles
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Portland's container rate growth has reportedly
Sobrena To Convert been the fastest among West Coast seaports for
three years running.
Accommodation Platform
For Rasmussen Group The Port of Portland Commission
approved a program that calls for
expansion of the Port's Terminal 6
Sobrena, the Brest-based
container complex which will handle
shiprepairer, has won its largest
The Boat Division of Avondale The Boomtown Belle employs a an ultimate volume of 300,000 con-
contract ever from the Rasmussen
Industries, New Orleans, La., deliv- combination of both propellers and tainers (510,000 TEUs).
Group of Kristiansand, Norway for
ered the Boomtown Belle, ahead of paddlewheel for propulsion. To reach the full capacity of
the conversion of the accommoda-
schedule, to Boomtown Westbank. Avondale Boat Division will de- 300,000 containers per year, the port
tion platform Polycastle.
The 250-ft. by 72-ft. (76-m by 22- liver its second gaming vessel this will need to invest about $60 million
The platform is scheduled to ar-
m) 19th Century-style riverboat year. in capital improvements over the
rive at Brest at the beginning of
gaming vessel will operate in For more information on Avondale next 10 years. This investment will
November and the contract will take
Harvey, La. Circle 133 on Reader Service Card until March 1995 to complete. extend the three-berth wharf at
TheBoomtown Belle has approxi- Terminal 6 for larger ships, add
Polycastle will be converted to a
mately 30,000-sq.-ft. of public area container cranes and expand the
Boomtown Bollo Equipment List dynamically-positioned accommoda-
on casino decks and has 1,211 gam- terminal area by 77 acres. As a first
tion platform for operation in accor-
ing positions, utilizing 849 slots and phase, staffhas recommended a $25
362 table positions. Avondale's in- Main engines Caterpillar dance with Norwegian Maritime million construction program to be
house engineering staff designed the Gensets Caterpillar Directorate Class 3. In addition, the accomplished in the next three years
Propellers Michigan Wheel electrical power is to be increased,
vessel. Directions in Design (DID) to meet current and near future
Gears Reintjes two additional thrusters will be
of St. Louis, Mo. designed the inte- Bowthruster Schottel capacity requirements, regardless
added and sponsons will be installed.
riors. Sternthruster Schottel of the specific rate of growth.
43 knots on
Chockfast
w i th 4 50 passengers
and 1 26 c a rs
!TW Philadelphia Resins Owner: TIRRENIA di Navigazione, Napoli, Italy
Chockfast installation by FINCANTIERI, Genoa, Italy
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September, 1994 5
Harbor Tug & Barge Purchases Tug For International Inc. have been holding discussions the nitrogen will be used for purging dry seals on
concerning the possible combination of compressors and as back-up gas for purging the
San Diego Operation
McDermott's subsea operations and those of flare stack. PRISM systems generate nitrogen
Stolt Comex. gas from air by means of PRISM Alpha mem-
brane gas separators. The systems typically
include feed air filters, feed air heater, PRISM
Permea Maritime Finishing Membrane
Alpha separators, piping, instrumentation and
Nitrogen Generator For Offshore controls for automatic unattended operation.
About 140 systems have been ordered for ship-
board use.
Permea Maritime Protection, a division of Air
Products A/S in Norway, put the finishing touches For more information on Permea Maritime
to what is reportedly the world's largest mem- Circle 117 on Reader Service Card
brane nitrogen generation package for offshore
use. The package is being built for Hamilton Oil
Co. Ltd. for the Liverpool Bay Development, and Service Marine Industries Delivers
is destined for installation on the Douglas Ac-
Royal Queen, Passenger/Dinner Vessel
commodation Platform. The capacity is 2233
NM3/hr (2 million SCFD) of nitrogen with a
Harbor Tug & Barge purchased the tugFeather purity of 95 percent. Service Marine Industries, Inc. of Morgan
River, a newly upgraded vessel which will ser-
vice coastwise in California. The vessel is con- The Douglas package consists of a PRISM® City, La. deliv-
structed of steel and is a pusher-style tug with Membrane Nitrogen System with two feed air ered the Royal
twin screw, four flanking rudders and a stern compressors and a nitrogen receiver. The pack- Queen, a 103-ft.
(31-m), 400 pas-
towing winch. Feather River is propelled by twin age will be supplied as two skids, of which one
senger capacity
Caterpillar engines and a Kort nozzle. Rated will house two 20-ft. containers with the com-
dinner cruise
horsepower is 1,250. Feather River will be used pressors and the other the PRISM system and
vessel to Win-
in barge moves, dead ship moves and short the receiver.
ner Boat Tours
offshore coastal tows. The bulk of the nitrogen will be used for
of Wilmington,
stripping of hydrogen sulphide from produced
N.C.
McDermott, Stolt Comex Consider oil/water at the Douglas process platform. The
The vessel is
nitrogen will also be used for inert purging and
Combining Subsea Operations powered by two
blanketing of tanks and piping systems, which is
Cummins diesel
Stolt Comex Seaway S.A. and McDermott safer than inerting with methane. Additionally,
engines, each rated at 300 hp, driving fixed pitch
propellers. Electrical power is provided by two 75
DEL GAVIO kW John Deere marine generators, set up for
parallel operation. A McElroy electric vertical
capstan is provided to raise and lower the anchor.
The vessel is air conditioned with a 50-ton Car-
MARINE HYDRAULICS, INC.
rier central air conditioning system provided by
Marine Air Systems, Inc.
HYDRAULICS * ELECTRIC * MACHINE WORK * VALVES For more information on Service Marine
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MOTORS AND GENERATORS IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS.
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[phone] * HYDRAULIC PUMP AND MOTOR REBUILDING.
[phone] Fax Ron Spencer was named regional sales man-
* HYDRAULIC CYLINDER OVERHAUL AND TESTING. ager, Marine Division, for ICOM America, Inc.
33 Rector Street
Mr. Spencer is responsible for managing Icom's
New York, NY 10006
[phone] IDENISONI Hydraulics marine dealer network for the West Coast, from
[phone] Fax Alaska to Mexico. He coordinates sales training,
Authorized Marine Service Center
Anthony Del Gavio advertising, merchandising, trade shows and
President "Serving the Marine Industry for over twenty-Jive years" overall product promotion for Icom's marine com-
munications and navigational equipment.
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J.W. FISHERS BethShip To Drydock 11 Vessels
BethShip Sparrows Point Yard received con-
tracts for 11 drydockings including two tankers,
two container/reefer vessels and seven cruise
... where High-Tech dives vessels.
Everything for underwater search electronics & video For more information on BethShip
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SSS-100K SIDE SCAN SONAR ROV-REMOTE VEHICLE TOV-1 TOWED VIDEO SYSTEM DV-1 DROPPED VIDEO SYSTEMS The dry docking specifics are as follows:
A Owner/Manager Vessel Name Arrival
Texaco Star Georgia August 29
An affordable Remotely Operated Video Ideal for search missions. Up to 250 ft. Topside TV morttonng to 1,000 ft.tor wreck Texaco Star Rhode Island Early November
A Sonar system with specs system for the professional living cable, 4-lux camera, excellent ahead and
matching units twice as expensive. industry. look down vision. dners, salvage, search & rescue.
PROTON 3-MAGNETOMETER PULSE 12-TOWED METAL PULSE 8X UA-2 U/W ALTIMETER Blue Star Ship Mgt Melbourne Star August 28
DETECTOR Blue Star Ship Mgt America Star Mid September
Royal Caribbean
Cruises, Ltd Monarch of the Seas September 7
Our top of the line hand held Pulse metal Royal Caribbean
Ultra-sensitive marine magnetometer, Highly sensitive all-metal piise detector detector, u/w S land. 61/2 ft. detection Precision altitude control of Cruises, Ltd Song of America November 1
vital for wreck finding. 1,500 + It. range. unit, boat towed, 16 ft. detection range. range. irderwater equipment.
Carnival Cruise Lines Fantasy October 4
JW FISHERS MFG. INC. Carnival Cruise Lines Sensation October 18
J.W. Fishers manufactures a comprehensive line of highly sophisticated
65 ANTHONY STREET Dolph in Cruise Line Sea Breeze I December 6
underwater electronics equipment, including metal detectors, side scan BERKLEY, MA 02779 Holland America Line Maasdam December 14
sonar and remote video products. Meticulously engineered to meet the 1(800)822-4744
growing needs of the dedicated diver. J.W. Fishers dive and search IN MA [phone] Holland America Line Statendam December 17
equipment represents the ultimate in u/w performance and value. FAX: [phone] OR 822-1931
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cooling systems, fuel meters, exhaust
NKK To Build Second LNG
silencers, alarm systems and engine 1969 Tonnage Convent HI Now Fully Operative
Carrier heaters. The total renovation took
three months and cost $1.3 million.
The International Convention on merchant fleets represent 65 per-
NKK received an order from a The Sundial, put into service 11 Tonnage Measurement of Ships, cent of the world's gt of merchant
joint venture formed by NYK Line years ago, is one of seven tugs on the 1969, became fully operative on July ships) and the Convention did not
and Malaysia's Perbadanan Tidewater equipment roster with 28, 12 years after it entered into enter into force until 1982. Even
Nasional Shipping Line Berhad more than 3,000 hp. force. then, existing ships were able to
(PNSL) for another 18,800-sq.-m. After much research, Tidewater The Tonnage Convention was retain existing tonnage for an addi-
LNG carrier. As with the first car- Barge Lines, which operates 16 tugs adopted at a conference held under tional 12 years, to give shipowners
rier, this vessel will transport LNG and 125 barges, selected Wartsila the auspices of the International time to phase in the new system as
from Malaysia's Sarawak gas fields engines. Maritime Organization (IMO). Its economically as possible. This grace
to a Japanese city gas utility. For more information on Wartsila purpose is to introduce a univer- period expired July 18.
The ship will be built at NKK's Circle 86 on Reader Service Card sally recognized system for mea- The Tonnage Convention pro-
Tsu Works, with delivery sched- suring the tonnage of ships. The vides for both gross and net ton-
uled for May 1997. As with the first Doclcwise Launches Daewoo 1969 Convention is intended to nages, both of which are calculated
ship, it will use the Technigaz Mark eliminate anomalies between exist- independently. The gt is a function
SHW Jacket Via
III membrane cargo containment ing systems, creating an interna- of the molded volume of all enclosed
system with three stainless steel Self-Propelled Lift Vessel tionally approved system. spaces of the ship. The net tonnage
tanks built in its hold. Because of the need to have a is produced by a formula which is a
For more information on NKK The Mighty Servant 2, one of the system that applied to as many function of the molded volume of all
Circle 89 on Reader Service Card 15 heavy lift vessels in Dockwise's ships as possible, the requirement cargo spaces of the ship. The net
fleet, recently loaded, transported for entry into force was extremely tonnage shall not be taken as less
Sundial Marine Repowers and launched the 3,400-ton Daewoo high (25 states whose combined than 30 percent of the gt.
SHW jacket off of Bombay. An addi-
Tidewater Towboat Sundial
tional load of 2,000 tons of piles has
been loaded and stowed on the same Sea Cat Scotland In For steerable waterjets were also fitted
Tidewater Barge Lines of vessel. Daewoo is the first client to with a steering mechanism. In to-
Major Overhaul
Vancouver, Wash., in an effort to support Dockwise for the project. tal, about seven kilometers of ca-
match modern equipment to ser- Prior to installation of the launching bling was installed, as well as new
vice requirements on the Colum- system on the Mighty Servant 2, an The Sea Cat Scotland is the first hydraulics.
bia/Snake River waterway system, extensive modification on the stern of the series which was recently The four main engines (with wa-
unveiled its repowered and im- of the vessel was carried out by docked at Scheldepoort for a major terjets) were completely overhauled,
proved tug Sundial. Daewoo Shiprepair at Okpo, Korea. overhaul. Propelled by four the engine room's several stainless
Sundial Marine Construction Dockwise claims the major ad- waterjets, the Sea Cat type of cata- steel cold water pipes were moved,
and Repair performed the entire vantages of the self-propelled ves- maran ferry is built entirely of alu- and a new type of lubricating oil
job, including installing two new sels are speed, maneuverability and minum with stainless steel pipe sys- cooler was installed.
Wartsila Vasa 8R22 engines and safety resulting in competitive cargo tems. The four waterjets are driven Outside, skin damage was
rebuilding the Falk reduction gears, insurance premiums, helping to re- by four Ruston 16V engines. mended and tears in the construc-
as well as installing new clutches, duce overall costs. At Scheldepoort, the non- tion were permanently repaired.
One of a series of super containerships
built at Hyundai Heavy Industries,
Korea, with the world's largest engines,
MAN B&Vy 12K90MCC.
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sors such as differential GPS, GPS, or PATHFINDER/ST display and a conven-
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LORAN-C. A second input port is available tional radar display were connected to
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that will accept information from a Syledis the same radar system. PATHFINDER/ST
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precision positioning system. The naviga- consistently displayed targets not detect-
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tion sensor is used to position and stabilize ed by the conventional display.
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