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Halter Joins South American Shipyard In Joint Venture

Halter Marine Group, Inc. and

Sanym, S.A. of Argentina have entered into a joint venture for the construction of two 112-ft. (34 m), 3,000 hp, raised-pilot house tow- boats for Vessel Management

Services, Inc., a subsidiary of

Crowley Maritime Corporation which will own and operate the boats.

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Construction under American

Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules, has begun at Sanym and delivery of both vessels will occur within the next year.

John Dane III, chairman, pres- ident and CEO of Halter Marine

Group, Inc. said, "We are particu- larly pleased that Crowley chose

Halter designed towboats as their first vessels to be built in

Argentina to take advantage of the privatization of transportation activities resulting from the

Mercosur Free Trade Agreement."

The Halter design, which has been supplied to Sanym, is an adaptation of two proven tow boats, Asunceno and Capt. Bilbo, specifically designed for South

American waterways.

Each vessel will be powered by two Caterpillar 3512B diesel engines, each developing 1,500 hp and driving 87-in., four-blade stainless steel propellers through

Reintjes reverse/reduction gears.

Electrical power will be provided by two 105 kW generators driven by two Caterpillar 3304 diesel engines.

The boats' two steering rudders and four flanking rudders will be moved by an EMI electric/hydraulic system and

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Kamewa Selects Louisiana

As Home For Global Hub

Kamewa America, a world leader in marine propulsion prod- ucts and services, recently announced its plan to relocate its corporate administrative office to

Covington, La. The office, one of its four global hubs for parts and inventory, will include Corporate,

Service, Design, Sales, Parts and

Inventory departments.

The organization was sched- uled to open in Covington early this month, as a hemispheric hub of its parent company, Kamewa

AB of Sweden.

In addition, the international business division of the corpora- tion is relocating from Fort

Lauderdale, Fla. to better serve markets in North America, South

America, Canada and the

Caribbean. Kamewa officials characterized the move to South

Louisiana as customer driven, reflecting a corporate decision by the parent company to enhance customer initiatives in Service,

Design, Parts and Sales. The change is intended to strengthen service to customers through the parent company's four global anchors.

During the current reorganiza- tion phase, Kamewa America employs 20 people in Admini- strative, Sales, Design and

Service. The company plans to expand its workforce to 30 before the end of the year. The new office in the North Park Business

Complex occupies approximately 8,000-sq.-ft., including space for administrative offices, parts/inventory storage and addi- tional warehousing.

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