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FOR SALE

FLOATING DRYDOCK (at Boston, Mass.)

Length -376' Width-124'

Height -55'4" Wingwalls -14'

Clear Deck - 93' • Rated 8000 Long ton (at present) with potential upgrade to 12,000 long tons. - 1100 KW Diesel Generator (500 Gal. fuel tank) Dock is successfully operated with Generator set only, and has new electrical feeder (Back-up shore power) in place as well - New Electrical wiring throughout - Rebuilt Valves and Pump Motors • (4) Dewatering pumps (200 h.p.) - Completely upgraded control house and instrumentation • (4) New Keepers and Wood Timbers Mooring guides (port side) • 20 Ton gantry crane on wingwall (tracks length of dock) - Flood alarm system installed - (8) 3" Flygt submersible stripping pumps installed - Structural upkeep per yearly certification

Note: Dock presently in service for overhaul of (4) large deck barges, and have recently completed docking and major hull replacement for a 400' vessel during Sept. - Dec. 92'

For drawing and specification package, please call:

Jack McLaughlin (617) 569-7000

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NOTICE TO

SHIP BUILDING CONTRACTORS

STATE CONTRACT NO 123XXH2001 "THE DEWTTT C. GREER"

GALVESTON-PORT BOLJVER FERRY

GALVESTON COUNTY

Sealed proposals addressed to the Executive Director of the Texas

Department of Transportation, for the Construction of a New Feny

Vessel, "The Dewitt C. Greer", at the Galveston-Port Boliver Ferry,

Galveston County, can be delivered in person (or by a delivery service) to 200 East Riverside Drive, Proposal Room 126, Austin,

Texas 78704, or can be mailed to the Executive Director, 125 East 11th Street, Room 12, File D-18B (Bid Proposal), Austin, Texas 78701-2483. Proposals will be received until 2:30 p.m.. local time. (C.D.T.) Thursday. JULY 1. 1993. and then publicly opened and read.

Plans and specifications for this project will be furnished without charge to any prime Contractor desiring to submit a bid. No pre- qualification is required. Mailed requests for plans should be addressed to Texas Department of Transportation. Chief Architect-

File D-18B. 125 East 11th Street. Austin. Texas 78701. Plans may also be secured locally from Mr. Milton M. Dietert. P.E.. District

Engineer. Texas Deparment of Transportation. Attention: Mr.

Dennis Mlcak. P.E. • 7721 Washington Ave. Houston. Texas 77007- 1095. Phone (713) 802-5000. or may be picked up in person at the

TxDOTRiverside Annex Building, Room 406N, 150 East Riverside

Drive, Austin, Texas, Phone (512) 416-3048.

The contract for this work will not be awarded to any contractor or firm which is currently debarred from bidding on Texas Department of Transportation projects. No currently debarred contractors will be permitted to perform subcontract work on this project.

Usual rights reserved.

The estimated over-all construction cost for this proposed contract is $7.450.000.00.

Only a Cashier's Check or Bank Money Order on a State or National

Bank or a Cashier's Check or Money Order on a State or National

Savings and Loan Association payable to the order of the Texas

Transportation Commission is considered acceptable. This Propsal

Guaranty must be payable at or through the institution issuing the instrument or the guaranty instrument must state that the issuing is both the drawer and the drawee of this official obligation to pay the amount stated. A Proposal Guaranty of drawee of One Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($100.000.00) made payable without recourse to the order of the Texas Transportation Commission, must accompany each proposal as a guaranty.

OPERATIONS MANAGER

SOUTH AMERICA

Supervise and coordinate vessels loading and discharging in Brazilian ports. Instruct port agents and stevedores in Brazilian ports; negotiate stevedoring contracts with Brazilian stevedoring companies; instruct vessels' Master/Officer and crew as to the execution of the voyages; supervise/instruct PortCaptains attending vessels' operations in Barzilian, West African and Rea

Sea Ports. Duties also include pre-planning the voyages; calculation of best routing, planning and arranging fueling; planning cargo stowage with vessels' command and Port Captains; ensuring timely charter hire payments and freight collection; arranging for funding to port agents. Responsible for all official documentation in

Brazil, including the proper issuance of Bills of Lading,

Letters of Credit and Cargo Manifests. Check all port disbursements and verily all expenses submitted by

Brazilian port agents. 40 hours per week. 4 years experience in job offered or 4 years related experience as Operations Manager forinternationalshipchartering company involved with Brazilian shipping business.

Must be able to speak, read and write Portuguese. $50,000/year. Apply at the Texas Employment

Commission, Houston, Texas, J.O. #6886610 or send resume to the Texas Employment Commission, TEC

Building, Austin, Texas 78778, J.O. #6886610. Ad paid by An equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

SUPERINTENDENT/PORT ENGINEERS

Progressive vessel operator requires Super- intendent/Port Engineers for commercial and

RRF sections of a Gulf Coast Operation.

Working knowledge of steam/motor deep sea vessels required. Must have experience with preparation of specifications and supervising ship repairs.

Ideal candidate would have at least 3 years experience as Port Engineer for large tonnage oceangoing vessels and either alternatively, minimum of 5 years seagoing experience as

Chief Engineer/First Assistant Engineer on

USCG Unlimited License, or a minimum of 5 years experience in ship repair with progres- sive responsibilities, or a combination of

B.S. degree in Engineering plus 3 years experience on a USCG Unlimited License, or 10 years experience as a marine surveyor with MARAD, MSC, USCG or ABS.

Competitive salary and full benefits. Send

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TRAINING CAPTAIN: Permanent position for training of Sr.

Officers & Nav. Officers — all aspects of ship piloting, docking, undocking, teach Worldwide Merchant Shipping Laws & Acts,

USCG Regs., SOLAS, Fire Fighting and Damage Control, Radar,

Survival Craft Prof. Training. Prepare for exam/cert. Must have a

Master Captain license or equiv., according to STCW. College 3 yrs., degree in Third Mate/or 4 yrs. seagoing exp. Training 3 yrs

Master Captain req'd. Hours 7:00 am-6:00 pm, 5 days/wk. $5,500/ mth + $49.10/hr. OT. Must possess license of qual. to operate a foreign going steamship in the Bahamas. Will supervise 210 workers. Qualified applicants send resume to: Job Service of

Florida, 701 SW 27th Ave., Room 47, Miami, FL 33135-3014.

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