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Early Opening To Seaway

Navigation Season

The U.S. Administrator of the

U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway De- velopment Corporation, Stanford

E. Parris, announced that the 1995 navigation season on the St.

Lawrence Seaway will begin on

March 24th, matching the earliest opening date in the seaway's his- tory. The mild winter weather along the St. Lawrence river and the an- ticipated high early-season shipping demand were key factors.

AMFELS Secures $17 Million

Contract

AMFELS, Inc. was awarded a $ 17 million contract to build a power barge for Wartsila Diesel, Inc.

The barge will be capable of gen- erating 76MW of power, and is ex- pected to be delivered in less than eight months. The barge will then be towed to its destination at Old

Harbour in Jamaica, to help resolve the current critical power shortage there. The contract requires

AMFELS to provide detailed engi- neering, procurement of some ma- terial and equipment, and fabrica- tion and construction of the barge- mounted power plant. The basic design and major equipment will be provided by Wartsila.

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Gladding-Hearn Begins

Construction Of Lobster Boat

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding,

The Duclos Corp., has begun con- struction of a 55-ft. (16.7-m) high- speed lobster boat.

The boat, designed by Woodin &

Marean Inc., of Wiscasset, Maine, measures 17 ft (5.1 m) abeam and draws 6 ft. (1.8 m). Powered by a single Detroit Diesel 12V-92TA

DDEC engine, rated for 1,100 bhp at 2,300 rpm, and carrying 1,100 gallons of fuel, the aluminum shal- low-V hull is expected to top out at 24 knots. The engine drives a 38- in., five-bladed nickel-bronze wheel on a 4-ft. (1.2-m) Aquamet shaft via a Twin Disc 2.5:1 reverse/reduction gear.

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Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding

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Unitor AS Awarded $4 Million Stolt Contract

Unitor AS has secured a $4 mil- lion contract to equip seven Stolt

Parcel Tanker Inc. newbuildings with nitrogen membrane inert gas generators. The 37,000-dwt tank- ers will be built by Danyard, and will be equipped with two Generon nitrogen membrane systems utiliz- ing hollow fiber membrane technol- ogy and system engineering, devel- oped by Generon, a Dow Chemical

March, 1995 company. Reportedly, this will be the first time this type of system has been specified for a large parcel tanker in place of the traditional oil- fired inert gas generators, and will reportedly be the highest individual capacity membrane system ever sup- plied to any ship. As part of the contract, Unitor will provide a com- plete computerized training and maintenance program.

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Mitsui Sets Up Servicing

Subsidiary in Hong Kong

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuild- ing Co., Ltd. (MES) has organized a subsidiary, Mitsuizosen Techno-ser- vice Hong Kong Ltd. (MTH), in or- der to meet the maintenance needs of clients in Southeast Asia.

MTH will engage in sales of parts, post-delivery servicing, mainte- nance and conversion of ship ma- chinery, prime movers, and com- pressors for use in oil refineries and petrochemical plants, as well as cranes for use in port and harbor work.

Technical personnel will be sta- tioned at MTH in order to facilitate prompt emergency repair work.

MTH is the second overseas sub- sidiary of MES to specialize in post- delivery servicing.

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THE FAMILY IS GROWING

The Felterman family take a great deal of pride in their company, Galaxie Marine Service, Inc. of Patterson, LA.

They should. Galaxie has served the offshore energy industry as well as the fishing industry in which it began operation in 1948. Galaxie Marine has added at least one vessel to it's fleet every year since 1987.

The Linda F., built by Gulf Craft, Inc., in Patterson,

Louisana, is the newest edition to the fleet. She has a sleek profile, bigboat capabilities, high-performance muscle, and state-of-the-art electronics. She's fast—light and loaded— and her load-handling characteristics are superb.

SPECIFICATIONS

Four Stroke Cycle, Water Cooled Turbo and

Aftercooled, In-line, 6 Cylinder Diesel Engine

Marine Meduim Continuous

At Cummins, we're proud of the Linda F., too. Her four big

Cummins KTA-19M3 diesel engines give the power, speed, and endurance to thrive in a harsh work environment. Since Cummins engines are designed specifically for Gulf service, the Linda F.'s maintenance needs will be minimal, so will her fuel consumption.

The Sylvia F. was christened on October 27,1990, the Beverly

F. on October 30, 1993, while the Linda F. was christened

November 19, 1994. The Beverly F. and the Linda F. are sister ships, both are 135 x 26, fuel capacity of 11,000 gallons, fresh water capacity of 21,000 gallons and deck cargo capacity of 120 long tons. Both are now in service with major oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico.

POWER UP FOR THE BIG JOBS.

CALL CUMMINS MID SOUTH.

Crankshaft Power 700 bhp (507kW)

Rated Speed 2100 (2100)

Fuel Consumption 33.4 (126.5 at rated rpm U.S. g/hr. L/hr.)

Bore and Stroke 6.25x6.25 in. (159x159mm)

Displacement 1150 cu. in. (19 L)

Oil Pan Capacity 19 U.S. gals. (38 L)

Net Weight, Dry* 6,500 lbs. (3084 kg) "With selected accessories and Twin Disc MG-518 (Shallow Case) marine gear. 504-468-3535 110 east Airline Hwy.

Kenner, LA 70062 504- 631-0576

Highway 90 East

Morgan City, LA 70380

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