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B&W Yard To Continue

Technical Assistance To

Samsung Shipbuilding

Burmeister & Wain's division for Know-How and Shipbuilding

Services, an integrated part of

Burmeister & Wain Shipyard in

Copenhagen, has concluded con- tracts with Samsung Shipbuild- ing Company, Ltd., Korea. These new contracts follow several years of cooperation that started in 1978 when Burmeister sent experienced technicians to Sam- sung in order to assist them to start and establish shipbuilding production at their new yard in the southern part of Korea, in- volving the most modern ship- building principles.

In the same period, Burmeister also delivered to Samsung a de- sign for three 20,000-dwt tankers for Korean and Indian owners.

The first tanker was delivered in

October 1980. The new contracts will keep Burmeister personnel at

Samsung until May 1984; B&W will deliver designs for Panamax bulk carriers and two other ship types.

The new agreement will also include training of Samsung per- sonnel at Burmeister & Wain

Shipyard. A number of other ac- tivities will probably be included later, such as cooperation within electronic data services in con- struction, planning and produc- tion ; delivery of equipment pack- ages for hull and engine outfit- ting ; as well as cooperation with- in marketing and sales activities.

Dravo Mechling Requests

Title XI On 60 Barges

To Cost $19.5 Million Total

Dravo Mechling Corporation, a subsidiary of Dravo Corpora- tion, Pittsburgh, has applied for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of 60 dry-cargo barges. Of the total, 40 will be 195-foot-long, semi- integrated, covered hopper barg- es, and the other 20 will be 200- foot-long, semi-covered hopper barges. The barges are intended for use on the Mississippi River system, the Gulf Intracoastal

Waterway, and tributary river systems.

Dravo expects to deliver the 20 semi-covered barges in April 1981. No builder has been se- lected for the others, but Dravo

Mechling anticipates they will be completed by the end of this year. If approved, the Title XI guarantee would cover $17 mil- lion, or 87yL> percent of the 60 vessels' combined estimated cost of about $19.5 million.

Robert McCarthy Joins

DEBEG Marine As

Sales Manager

Robert S. McCarthy

Robert S. McCarthy, a well- known figure in the marine elec- tronics market, has joined DEB-

EG Marine, Inc. as sales man- ager. DEBEG Marine is a subsid- iary of DEBEG GmbH, a world leader in marine electronics head- quartered in Hamburg, Germany.

The U.S. subsidiary offers a com- plete range of marine equipment including receivers, transmitters,

VHF sets, radar, radiotelephone systems, satellite radio stations for telex, telephone, and data transmission, plus Loran C navi- gation systems, various intercom units, and even racks and acces- sories.

Mr. McCarthy was a sales man- ager for Raytheon Marine for over 20 years, and has extensive experience with virtually all ma- rine electronics products and ap- plications, as well as both do- mestic and international markets.

According to DEBEG Marine president Rolf Seichter, "Bob Mc-

Carthy's experience gives us a quantum leap in our penetration of the U.S. and Canadian mar- kets."

Avondale's drydock at the Main yard can accommodate any ves- sel that can navigate the Missis- sippi River. Our yard flexibility and efficiency allow for service of all ocean going vessels in- cluding drill rigs up to 215' wide, and of course... all types of inland vessels.

When your needs are yard needs; come to Avondale. The experience counts and you'll get quick turnaround. Quick, efficient and dependable. We feel good about being best.

Avondale Shipyards, Inc.

Marine Repair Division ( ® P.O. Box 50280

New Orleans, Louisiana 70150 (504) 436-5274

A subsidiary of Ogden Corporation.

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