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Floating Desalination

Plant Ordered From

Krupp By Abu Dhabi

The Krupp-Owned Buckau-

Walther group has been commis- sioned by Abu Dhabi's Water and

Electricity Department to supply a floating seawater desalination plant worth about 21-million

Deutschemarks (about $10.5 mil- lion). It is one of the first units of this kind in the world, and the first commercial contract of this magnitude awarded to a German company in the face of interna- tional competition. The complete unit will be handed over in the spring of 1982.

The self-propelled seagoing barge, 60 meters (196.85 feet) long, 18.5 meters (60.69 feet) wide, and with minimal draft, employs two multi-flash seawater de- salination units to produce a total of 2,500 cubic meters of drinking water per day. The barge has two 1,000-kw diesel generators for electricity required onboard. An emergency generator set, tanks for drinking water and diesel oil, workshop, laboratory, and accom- modations for the crew of eight make up the remaining facilities.

Separate pumps transfer the de- salinated drinking water via float- ing pipeline to consumers on land- building sites and people living on the coast of Abu Dhabi.

Tacoma Boat Had Record

Year In 1980—Backlog

The

US.C.G. says" Launch

Away!" World-renowned Schat Life Raft Davits are now approved for use on

U.S. ships. Schat's Raft Launching

Davits are built to the highest standards and are now approved by every leading safety authority in the world. The latest seal of approval comes from the U.S. Coast Guard, allowing ship owners and builders to retrofit this proven davit on their vessels.

Slewing Arm Design. Schat's design features the slewing arm for maximum flexibility. The internal winch mechanism means that several fully-loaded inflatable rafts can be launched in sequence within 30 minutes. Simple to operate, easy to maintain, and designed for space-saving stowaway, the

Raft Launching Davit is fitted on hundreds of ships, ferries, oil rigs and platforms around the world. Now it's made in America for

American ships and offshore structures.

For full details on the Raft Launching Davits or other items of Schat lifting and transfer equipment, contact The Schat Davit Corpo- ration, 226 West Park Place. Newark,

Delaware 19711. Telephone: 302/366-1961.

Telex: 835374. 34 •SCHAT

Leaders in lifting and transfer

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Is More Than $300 Million

Tacoma Boatbuilding Company,

Tacoma, Wash., has reported the best year in the company's 60- year history. The company's year- end backlog, at more than $300 million, also is the highest re- corded, said Frank B. Lynott, chairman. For the year 1980,

Tacoma Boatbuilding had net in- come of $4.6 million or $3.86 per share on total revenues of $119.4 million, compared with net income of $3.4 million or $2.91 per share on revenues of $94.1 million for the prior year. "Our revenues during the year increased 27 percent and net in- come increased 34 percent com- pared with 1979, and we expect to be able to continue or exceed this performance," Mr. Lynott re- ported. "The outlook for 1981 is excellent," he continued, "because of our substantially increased bid- ding activity for large commer- cial projects, particularly for the offshore petroleum industry, and defense-oriented vessels. Tacoma

Boat's backlog now equals more than two year's revenues at our current rate."

Major repair work on a Wash- ington State ferry and an Army ship and several construction con- tracts for oil company barges, amounting to a total of about $15 million, have been started recent- ly in the company's shipyards.

The second of four 270-foot me- dium endurance cutters being built for the U.S. Coast Guard was launched March 19.

MarAd Approves Title XI

On 15 Shearson Barges

That Cost $4 Million

The Maritime Administration has approved in principle an ap- plication from Shearson River

Barge Associates IV, New York, for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing 15 river barges. Built by Nashville Bridge Co., Nash- ville, Tenn., the 195-foot-long ves- sels were delivered in mid-1980 and are to be operated and man- aged by the Marine Equipment

Corporation. The barges are ex- pected to be used primarily in the carriage of grain, but also may be used to transport northbound cargoes such as coal.

The approved guarantee is for a maximum of $3,637,000, which is 871 L> percent of the total depre- ciated actual cost of $4,157,457.

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