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$42-Million Contract

For 3 Oil Barges

To General Dynamics

General Dynamics' Quincy (Mass.) Shipbuilding Division has received a $42-million contract for the construction of three oil- carrying barges from Coastwise

Trading Company, Inc. of Dela- ware.

Two of the barges will have a capacity of 175,000 barrels of oil.

They will be 471 feet long and have an 84-foot beam and a depth of 42 feet. The third barge, which will have a capacity of 132,000 barrels, will be 415 feet long and have the same beam and depth.

The barges, which will be used in intercoastal service, are sched- uled for delivery at two-month intervals starting in December 1980.

Pfeiffer To CEO

Of Alexander & Baldwin

R.J. Pfeiffer, previously presi- dent and chief operating officer of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Hon- olulu, Hawaii company.

This followed the resignation of Gilbert E. Cox as chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer and as a direc- tor. Mr. Cox said he was return- ing to law practice after 10 years as a corporate executive in Hono- lulu. No successor as A&B board chairman was named.

Mr. Pfeiffer became president and chief operating officer of A&B last October after six years as president of Matson Navigation

Company, an A&B subsidiary.

A&B's principal operations, be- sides Matson, are in sugar pro- duction and property development and management.

TTT Promotes Kelly

To Vice President

The board of directors of TTT

Ship Agencies, Inc., New York,

N.Y., has announced the promo- tion of Edward J. Kelly from as- sistant vice president, Far East, to vice president. He will continue to be responsible for the agency's

Y.S. Line operations, a post to which he was assigned a year ago. Mr. Kelly graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy,

Kings Point, N.Y., in the class of 1973.

NOAA Survey Of

Remotely Operated

Vehicles Available

The number of so-called re- motely operated vehicles (ROVs) in use today has increased 1,000 percent in the past five years, ac- cording to a report by the Na- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA).

Today about 180 ROVs are in use or being built around the world, mainly for the oil and gas industry. An additional 120, not covered in the NOAA survey, are being used by various navies to neutralize explosive mines. Other main users of the small under- water units include the military and the scientific research com- munity.

The vehicles are used industri- ally for inspection of underwater structures, monitoring of beneath- the-surface activities, assisting divers, bulldozing and trenching the ocean floor, and a variety of other purposes. Some research

ROVs are capable of fine-grained mapping, water sampling, and ra- diation measurements; while oth- ers have been used for under-ice profiling, wake turbulence meas- urements, and profiling of con- ductivity, temperature, and pres- sure. The governments of several nations, as well as private indus- try, are sponsoring research and development into additional uses of ROVs.

NOAA's survey, entitled "Re- motely Operated Vehicles," was conducted by R. Frank Busby As- sociates, Inc., an Arlington, Va., consulting firm. The report de- scribes in detail the construction characteristics, and uses of ROVs throughout the world, as well as problems encountered by the var- ious types, and recommended areas of research and develop- ment. Specifications and photo- graphs of nearly 100 ROVs are included.

Copies of the report may be ob- tained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government

Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, for $7.50 each.

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE: 2 COMPLETE DRILLSHIPS

LCMs, HARBOR TUGS &CRANE BARGE

Both driliships have field-proven experi- ence in hostile environments and provide high mobility, high cargo capacity, su- perior station-keeping ability & excellent drilling utility.

Both Driliships Presently Located In The Mediterranean

PETROMAR NORTH SEA ($5,500,000)

Converted to a drillship in 1965 at Todd Shipyard, San Pedro. Operates in 600' depths with 25,000' drilling depth. Hull: 380'x64'x17'. Keel to maindeck: 24'.

Centerwell: 24'x20'. Heliport certified for S61. Quarters 76. Flag Panama. ABS

Certified. Twinscrew 4360 steam propulsion.

Drilling Equipt: National 1625D Drawworks; Parkersburg hydro, brake; 15,000' Powered

Sandline; National C375 Rotary Table, GE752 drive, Varco bushing. Natonal 12P160 Mud

Pumps. 550T Travelling Block w/WGC 400T Heave Compensator. National P650 Swivel.

API 500T Derrick (146'x56'x34'). (2) Flopetrol 120' Burner Booms. Haliburton Twin HT 400

Diesel Cement Units. GMI auto, piperacker. Drill pipe, collars, subs, tongs & elevators.

Complete mud systems. Hyd. power long. (2) Subsea BOP Stacks both w/collet wellhead connectors: (203A"-2M) Cameron dbl. "U", Hydril MSP; (13s/a"-5M) Cameron "J", Hydril GL; CRI balljoint; Vetco Riser 22";

Line Tensioners. (4) Dbl. Drum Anchor Windlass. (8) 10T &. (8) 5T-piggyback Anchors. (16) Anchor Buoys. (8) Generators: (7) Cat D398/D379 for GE 606&350, (1) GMC-671. (7) Air Compressors. (2) 2,200hp Boilers (oil). (2) Water Makers. (2) Cranes. Complete comm/nav requirements.

PETROMAR V ($4,500,000)

Built by Equitable of New Orleans, 1963. Operates in 70' to 600' depths with 25,000' drilling depth. Hull: 268'x58'x16'. Keel to maindeck: 22'. Centerwell 24'x22'.

Heliport certified for S61. Quarters 48. ABS Certified. Twinscrew 1050 hp electric.

Drilling Equipt: National 1625E Drawworks; Parkersburg Hydro. Brake; 15,000 Powered

Sandline; National C375 Rotary Table, GE752 drive, Varco bushing; 2 National G1000C

Mud Pumps; 550T Travelling Block w/Vetco 400T Heave Compensator; National 1324

Swivel; 136'x56'x34' Derrick; (2) 120' Flopetrol Burner Booms; Haliburton Twin HT400

Cement Units; GMI Auto. Piperacker; Drill pipe, collars, subs, tongs, &. elevators.

Complete mud systems. (2) Subsea BOP Stacks both w/collet wellhead connectors: (203A"-2M) Hydril MSP; (135/s"-5M) Cameron modified triple gate; Hydril GL. Lower riser package w/Regan ball joint. Vetco Riser 22". Line Tensioners. (4) National Anchor Winches. (8) 10T & (8) 5T-piggyback Anchors. Fairleads. (11) Anchor

Buoys. (8) Main Generators, Cummins VT12, (2) GMC Auxiliary. Air Compressor System.

Water Maker. Welder. (2) Cranes. Complete comm/nav requirements.

Illustrated specifications sheets available, including charted operating records for

Petromar V in Indonesian waters and Petromar North Sea in the Celtic Sea.

PETROMARINE LTD., OWNERS

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT OUR SELLING AGENTS

P.O. Box 5250, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90213 U.S.A.

Phone (800) 421-0816

From Calif., Alaska, Hawaii (213) 655-9300

MAX ROUSE & SONS, INC. (2) Landing Craft, Mechanized

Ex-LCM-8

Steel Hull, Semi-Flat Bottom, (4) Detroit

Diesel 6-71 engines. Built by: American

Pipe Contr. Co., Portland, Oregon, 1954.

Length: 74'; Beam: 21'; Draft: 4'; Light

Displacement: 57.81 LT (orig. design); (4) Detroit Diesel 6-71: 300 bhp/unit, (2)

Air Compressors. Harbored in Yokohama and Hiroshima. (4) Small Harbor Tugs

Ex-ST-2100

Steel Hull, White Diesel Reduction Drive,

Built by Fellows & Stewart, Wilmington,

Calif., 1954. Length: 70'1V:"; Beam: 19'6";

Draft: 6'9"; Light Displacement: 100T (orig. design). Crafts are harbored in

Yokohama (2) & Seattle (2). 20kw Diesel

Generator; Quincy Air Compr.; Fire & Sal- vage Pump; Bilge & Ballast Pump. (Both

Seattle vessels—less main engines.)

Crane Barge 60 Ton Crane Barge, 142'x58'x12'. audiogauged. Located in Seattle.

Hull

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