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Offshore Logistics

Buys Six Theriot

Towing/Supply Vessels

Offshore Logistics, Inc., P.O.

Box 5C, Lafayette, La. 70505, has announced that it has reached agreement in principle with

Theriot Offshore International

Ltd. to purchase six towing sup- ply and anchor-handling vessels for a price of approximately $18 million. These vessels were con- structed in 1974 and 1975 under

United Kingdom registry and were designed for service in the

North Sea and other extreme weather areas.

Burt H. Keenan, president and chairman of the board of direc- tors, stated: "The North Sea is an area where we foresee long- term market opportunities in off- shore transportation, and these vessels will form the nucleus of our North Sea fleet. This acqui- sition underlines our commitment to provide the best in marine and aviation transportation service to the oil industry throughout the world, and will allow us to in- crease our participation in an im- proving international market."

Offshore Logistics operates ap- proximately 116 vessels and 115 aircraft in support of the oil and gas industry throughout the world. The company also provides helicopter maintenance and tech- nical support through its subsid- iary, Heliflight Systems, Inc.

Chemical Tanker Demand

Subject Of MarAd Study

The Maritime Administration has awarded a $226,000 contract to International Maritime Associ- ates, Inc. (IMA), a Washington,

D.C. management consulting and planning firm, to study future demand for product and chemical tankers. Participating with IMA in the project are Chem Systems,

Hydronautics, and Avondale Ship- yards. The objective is to project demand for product and chemical tankers, develop conceptual ship designs, and identify actions needed to maximize U.S. ship- builders' penetration in the fu- ture market.

This study will be performed in two phases, with the first phase scheduled for completion in early

July 1979 and the second phase in December 1979.

IMA recently completed a study of the ship repair market, work- ing with U.S. Lines and Bethle- hem Steel's Key Highway Yard.

This study, also performed for the Maritime Administration, pro- jected the size and nature of the ship repair market through the next decade. The report entitled "A Ship Repair Market Assess- ment" is available through the

MarAd Office of Commercial De- velopment.

United States Navigation

Names William Kelly VP

William B. Kelly has been named vice president for sales and marketing of United States

Navigation, Inc., it was announced by president Donald F. Wierda.

Mr. Kelly was previously man- aging director-Atlantic for Amer- ican President Lines in New York, and has held similar positions for

APL and Matson Navigation Com- pany in Chicago. "The appointment of Bill Kelly is a further step toward strength- ening the marketing and sales staff of United States Navigation,

Inc. throughout the United States, and brings to the company ex- pertise in intermodalism to better serve our many shippers and im- porters and our various princi- pals throughout the world," said

Mr. Wierda.

United States Navigation acts as General Agents for Hapag-

Lloyd's North Atlantic container service for Northern Europe;

Ivaran's new container service to the east coast of South America;

Scindia Line from the United

States to the Far East, Indone- sian, and Indian ports; Mamenic

Line in Nicaragua and Central

America; and Transnave's new

Ecuadorian line trading in Ecu- ador and other ports on the west coast of South America.

AND BETTER.

At Northwest Marine Iron

Works, bigger definitely means better. Take the fact we're one of the country's largest ship repair contractors for instance. In

January, 1979 add the largest floating drydock on the entire

West Coast. Back it up with a large, reliable and highly skilled work force, with the ability to do repairs, conversions and new construction. Include all the necessary shops and support facilities. What you have is a good facility that's about to be- come one of the biggest and best available anywhere. One that will continue to provide the same

Northwest Marine high quality work, quick turnaround and the lowest possible prices, but with far greater convenience for every ship owner operating in the Pacific. U.S. Offices: P.O. Box 3109

Portland, Oregon 97208

Telephone: 503-228-8222

TWX: 910-464-6107

Telegram: NorMarine

European Representatives: ATPAC

Maritime Agencies, Inc., Athens,

Piraeus, Greece

A. Silchenstedt, Bergen, Norway

A/S Krogstads, Oslo, Norway

Paul Gregersen, Copenhagen, Denmark

NORTHWEST MARINE

IRON WORKS 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News