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Robin Towing To Build

Oceangoing Tugs And

Aluminum Crewboats

Robin Towing Corporation, 440

Pailet Avenue, Harvey, La., has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construc- tion of two oceangoing tugboats and two aluminum crewboats, and in the refinancing of two ocean- going tugs.

The two oceangoing tugboats to be financed will each have a length of 105 feet, a beam of 32 feet, and a depth of 15 feet 9 inches. Each will be powered by two 1,260-horsepower engines.

The application states that they will be capable of handling drill- ing rigs of sufficient size to work in the deepest waters of the Gulf of Mexico and in the North Sea.

The proposed builder of the two new tugs is J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., Morgan City, La. The two vessels, Tug Robin XIV and

Tug Robin XV, will cost approxi- mately $2.1 million and $2 million, respectively.

The two aluminum crewboats will each have a length of 100 feet, a beam of 20 feet 11 inches, and a depth of 9 feet 8y2 inches.

They are principally designed to carry passengers to and from off-

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Swiftships, Inc., Morgan City, is the proposed builder of the crewboats, which are to be named

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The applicants also propose to refinance two existing oceangoing tugs, Robin III and Joel Robin.

The Robin III is a seven-year-old vessel rated at 158 gross tons.

The Joel Robin is six years old and rated at 197 gross tons.

The applicant places the fair and reasonable value of the existing tugs at approximately $1.5 mil- lion and $1 million, respectively.

Avondale Shipyards

Appoint James Temenak

James M. Temenak

Avondale Shipyards, Inc. of

New Orleans, La., announced the appointment of James M. Teme- nak as marketing manager for new construction activities. The appointment supports the com- mitment that Avondale and their parent company, Ogden Corpora- tion, have made to remain a leader in ship construction activ- ities. In order to more effectively participate in the workboat and barge construction market, the

Avondale Westwego facility, as of

January 1, 1978, will be orga- nized as a separate division, re- porting directly to A1 Bossier, the new Avondale president. This fa- cility will be dedicated to barge and workboat vessel construction on a permanent basis.

Mr. Temenak joined Avondale after 10 years' experience in ma- rine technical marketing with

General Electric. His most recent position was serving the New Or- leans and western Gulf Coast area selling propulsion and elec- trical equipment to the yards, owners/operators, and naval ar- chitects. He received his BSEE degree from Valparaiso Univer- sity, Valparaiso, Ind. in January 1968, and will soon conclude his

MBA degree at the University of

New Orleans.

Way space at the main yard and Westwego is available, and

Mr. Temenak can be contacted at the following location for infor- mation on Avondale's many avail- able designs: Avondale Shipyards,

Inc., P.O. Box 50280, New Orleans,

La. 70150. 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News