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the last six years. Majestic Star is a 360 x 76-ft. (110 x 23-m) vessel with 43,000 sq. ft. of casino space and 2,200 gaming positions. The vessel can accommodate 3,500 pas- sengers and crew. Once outfitting and interiors are completed in

September, the vessel will sail for its homeport in Indiana. Majestic

Star features Schottel Z-drives powered by GE motors, and electri- cal power is provided by four

Caterpillar diesel generator sets.

Guido Perla & Associates designed the vessel, and

Directions in Design handled interior design.

Sister company Atlantic Dry

Dock Corp. (ADDC), also of

Jacksonville, recently completed the 40-ft. (12.1-m) midbody instal- lation and conversion of Seabulk

New Jersey. Major work included the midbody installation, which contained liquid mud and fuel tanks; dry bulk system installa- tion; all new auxiliary engines and pumps; all associated pipe system continuation and new installation; and complete re-wiring.

HAM Marine in Pascagoula,

Miss., was a recipient of a $24.8 million loan guarantee from

MarAd earlier this year. HAM plans to lease 100 acres of land on

Greenwood Island in order to expand and modernize its ship- building facility. HAM offers a 30,000-ton lift capacity dual carri- er, reportedly the only towable dry- dock on the Gulf Coast. In addi- tion, it currently offers 160,000 sq. ft. of covered building space.

Houma Marine Fabricators has newbuilding contracts in place with two clients, which will supply business into the third quarter of 1998. The yard has also started a five-year yard expansion and mod- ernization program, which includes enlarging fabrication facilities and constructing module- movement apparatus. Brown

Marine Service has started con- struction of vessels at its Pensacola repair yard. Later this year, the company plans to build small ves- sels and deck barges at its Bayou

Chico yard under the direction of

Operations Manager Ed Taylor.

Gulf Cooper Manufacturing, in business for more than 46 years, has recently undergone several changes including the installation of a new upper management team, facilities upgrades, the acquisition of a code boiler repair company and market penetration in the offshore and power generation markets.

The company also completed a $3 million contract with

Noble/Neddrill for the conversion of drillship Neddrill Muravlenko.

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