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Marinette Marine Names

New VP Of Engineering

TECO Transport Names

Kaiser Executive V.P.

Alex Kaiser has been elected to the new position of executive vice president and chief operating offi- cer of TECO Transport & Trade

Corp., Tampa, Fla., an operating company of TECO Energy, Inc.

For the past four years Mr. Kaiser has been vice president of Energy

Supply for Tampa Electric Com- pany, an affiliate operating com- pany of TECO Transport & Trade.

TECO Transport & Trade is re- sponsible for operations, construc- tion and marketing for Electro-

Coal Transfer, the largest bulk cargo transloading and storage fa- cility on the lower Mississippi

River, and for operations and mar- keting for Mid-South Towing, a

Mississippi River barge company, and Gulfcoast Transit, an ocean barge company. These companies have been handling bulk commod- ities since 1959.

GE Issued $19-Million

Add-On Contract Award

General Electric Corporation,

Military Electronic Systems Oper- ations, Syracuse, N.Y., is receiv- ing a $19,050,116 modification to a previously issued fixed-price-in- centive contract for stock repair parts associated with the ANTPS- 59 solid state radar. The Marine

Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Ga., is the contracting activity (N00039- 80-C-0482).

For over a decade, 75 US Navy warships have been demonstrating success at sea with B-JCo skewed

CP propellers. We've applied that naval propeller manufacturing technology and experience to commercial ships. Highly skewed propellers can minimize vibration on large ships designed to maximize cargo capacity. They provide the low noise and vibration levels essential to research and fishing vessels.

Why accept a compromise solution when the

B-JCo highly skewed CP propeller can work for your ship (retrofit or new construction), the way it worked for the WILSON? Contact our Marine

Sales Department.

BIRD-JOHNSON

COMPANY oivISION 110 Norfolk Street, Walpole, MA 02081, (617) 668-9610

Joseph Mott

Marinette Marine, Marinette,

Wise., has announced the promo- tion of Joseph D. Mott Jr. to the position of vice president of engi- neering. Mr. Mott has been with the firm since 1976. His responsi- bilities include the administration of all engineering functions in- cluding the planned implementa- tion of a computer-aided engineer- ing system.

The Marinette Marine Engi- neering Design group has grown significantly in size and technical capabilities, which is evidenced by the in-house detail design work performed on such vessels as the

April T. Beker and the Shell

America.

National Steel Receives $13-Million Order To

Overhaul The U.S.S. Cayuga

National Steel and Shipbuilding

Company, San Diego, Calif., re- ported that a contract option for approximately $13 million has been exercised by the U.S. Navy for the regular overhaul of the U.S.S. Ca- yuga (LST-1186)

A contract awarded by the Navy to NASSCO in October 1982 pro- vided for the regular overhaul of the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) with options for similar overhauls of four additional LSTs—Cayuga,

Frederick, Peoria and Bristol

County. Each option will be exer- cised separately; if all options are exercised, the total value of the contract will be approximately $80 million.

Work on the Tuscaloosa com- menced at NASSCO in June and is expected to conclude in early

December. The Cayuga is sched- uled to arrive at NASSCO on Sep- tember 22 for an approximate eight-month overhaul period.

The Tuscaloosa, Cayuga, Fred- erick, Peoria and Bristol County were built by NASSCO during 1967-72 as part of a 17-ship con- tract fulfilled for the Navy by

NASSCO.

NASSCO's current backlog is approximately $670 million, which includes $64 million of repair and overhaul work, including the Ca- yuga. In addition, NASSCO has

Navy options for an additional $265 million of work which is not included in the backlog.

NASSCO is a wholly owned sub- sidiary of Morrison-Knudsen Com- pany, Inc.

Success Story

When American Steamship Company selected

B-JCo highly skewed propeller blades for their

MV CHARLES E. WILSON, they expected a solution to vibration problems. Measurements were recorded before and after the 1980 blade retrofit.

Results have been documented: Reduced cavita- tion and reduced vibration—in ballast and full load conditions... in shallow and deep waters... at every power level. Greatly improved crew comfort—with low noise and vibration in ship's accommodations.

Peak propulsive efficiency and superior maneuver- ability—because skewed propeller technology is uniquely suited to CP propellers.

Photograph courtesy of American Steamship Company

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