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Golden Gulf Group Asks

Title XI For 8 Tug/Supply

Boats—Cost $27.6 Million

Four affiliates of Golden Gulf

Marine, 831 Orleans Avenue, New

Orleans, have applied for Title

XI guarantees to aid in financing the construction of eight tug/ supply vessels. The companies —

Alpha Limited Partnership, Beta

Operating Partnership, Gamma

Operating Partnership, and Delta

Operating Partnership — seek guarantees for two vessels apiece.

All eight of the 173-foot-long, diesel-powered vessels will be built by Moss Point Marine, Es- catawpa, Miss. The first vessel is scheduled to be delivered in Oc- tober 1981; the last in December 1982. All the tug/supply vessels are intended for use in the Gulf of Mexico.

If approved, the Title XI guar- antees would cover a total of $20,740,000, 75 percent of the ves- sels' combined estimated actual cost of $27,654,000.

New Brochure On Coal

Conveying Technology

Offered By Macawber

A full-color, eight-page bro- chure describing its Denseveyor® systems for conveying coal from storage bunkers to boiler feed (ready use) hoppers is now avail- able from Macawber Engineering,

Inc., Maryville, Tenn. Macawber coal conveying systems have been ordered for the two coal-fired bulk carriers being built by Italcan- tieri in Italy for Bulkships of

Australia.

The Denseveyor system is said to provide the same clean, auto- matic handling characteristics as- sociated with oil and gas fuels.

At the touch of a button, coal can be routed from intermediate stor- age to boiler hoppers. Fuel can be maintained in a topped-up condition automatically, without spillage and without dust. Ash is removed automatically through a totally closed pipeline to external waste storage.

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Seminars On Rig Moves

Organized By Marine

Design International

Marine Design International has just put together a two-day seminar for offshore drilling con- tractor rig move personnel. These seminars will include the follow- ing: • Review all aspects of the rig move in accordance with the prop- er interpretation of the builders operating manual. • The importance of weather forecast to the drilling rig in transit and on location. • Location surveys and their influence on the jackup rig. • Towing equipment and tow- boat inspections. • Vessel loading in accordance with the rules and regulations set down by the regulatory bodies. • The importance of the insur- ance man onboard while making a move. • Going on and coming of lo-

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