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Contracts of Honor recipient who was honored for his leadership of a platoon against attacks by a Viet Cong force.

Bath will launch two more destroyers on its traditional building ways before utilizing the modern land-level transfer facility for ship construction.

Vickers Ulstein Wins Design

And Equipment Packages

Vickers Ulstein Marine Systems' spe- cialist offshore design company, Ulstein

Ship Technology, has signed three sepa- rate contracts to supply designs and equipment packages for offshore sup- port vessels. Two UT755s are currently on order for different owners at Brevik

Construction in Norway, and a UT722 on order at Orskov Christensen's Staalk- ibsvaerft in Denmark. Total value of the contract trio to Vickers amounts to $ 18.5 million. Ulstein Ship Technology's most recent contract is a $2.9 million deal with Brevik Construction for the provi- sion of the design and equipment pack- age for a standard UT755 platform sup- ply vessel to be constructed for Norden- fjeldske Dampskibsselskap.

Utah DOT Grants

Construction Contract

The Utah DOT has awarded a contract to Mark Steel Corp. of Salt Lake City for a new Lake Powell ferry-boat at

Hall's Crossing. Known as the builder of

John Atlantic Burr - the lake's exclusive ferry since 1985, Mark Steel is sched- uled to launch the 150 ft. (45.7 m) ves- sel in September 2000. Designed by

M.D.A. Marine Design Associates of

Victoria, B.C., Canada, the ferry's name- sake honors Charles A. Hall, the pio- neer who operated the first ferry-boat across the Colorado River.

Gunderson Signs

Barge Contracts

Gunderson, Inc., a subsidiary of The

Greenbrier Companies has received two new barge orders to be built at the com- pany's Portland, Ore. facility for a 2000 delivery. The larger of the two hulls, a giant ocean-going barge is being con- structed for Alaska Railbelt Marine, a subsidiary of Lynden Inc. The largest vessel to be built by Gunderson in two decades, it will combine a railcar and deck cargo barge measuring 400 x 100 x 24 ft. (121.9 x 30.4 x 7.3 m) with a deck load capacity of 3,350 lbs. per sq. ft. 900 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE. BUILDING 6 • BILLERICA, MA 01821 978-670-6300 • FAX 978-670-8855 • www.azonix.com

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