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Navire Cargo Gear Wins

Kuwait Linkspan Contract

The Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait is to be the location for the latest Navire Cargo

Gear linkspan. It will be built in Kuwait by

Kuwait Shipbuilding and Repairyard Com- pany.

This linkspan was designed by Navire

Cargo Gear in conjunction with Shuaiba

Port officials to meet tidal conditions at

Shuaiba, and with regard to traffic condi- tions expected. The linkspan is the floating pontoon type and is designed to handle the largest roll-on/roll-off vessels currently planned. Cargo handling capabilities include 40-foot containers on trailers, forklift trucks carrying full containers, roll trailers and ab-

Navire Cargo Gear linkspan for Port of Shuaiba con- sists of a two-part ramp atop straightforward pontoon. normal loads of up to 120 tons on special heavy-duty trailers.

The pontoon has a maximum displacement of approximately 1,100 tons, a length overall of 40 meters (about 131 feet), and a breadth of 22.5 meters (about 74 feet). The ramp mounted on this pontoon is in two sections, the shoreside part is 24 meters long (79 feet) and has a 9-meter-wide driveway (30 feet), sufficient for two-way traffic. The sea- ward section of the ramp is 18 meters long (59 feet), with the 9-meter-wide roadway splaying out to 22 meters (72 feet) to ac- commodate the widest of RO/RO vessel stern ramps.

The linkspan will accommodate vessels at all tide stages.

Delivery of the unit to Shuaiba Area Au- thority is scheduled for April 1982.

Detroit Diesel Engines

Commercial Marine Models —Brochure Available

The Detroit Diesel Allison Division of Gen- eral Motors, Detroit, Mich., has published a full-color brochure describing their com- plete line of marine diesel engines for pro- pulsion and auxiliary power.

The brochure clearly describes the broad line of Detroit Diesel models available from the Series 53 (100-173 shp) for smaller workboats; through the Series 71 (115-583 shp) for fast crewboats and fishing boat ap- plication ; and the Series 92 (230-690 shp) for compact weight-to-horsepower ratios; to the

Series 149 (675-1,280 shp) for workboats, crew and cargo boats, river towboats, ocean and harbor tugs.

Also listed are options and related acces- sories available from Detroit Diesel dealers, as well as information on Detroit Diesel en- gines for shipboard auxiliary power appli- cations, electric sets, and engines for pumps and other equipment.

For a copy of the brochure "Detroit Diesel

Engines—Commercial Marine Models,"

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Tracor Marine Salvages 500-Ton Restaurant Vessel

Tracor Marine, Inc. of Fort Lauderdale,

Fla., recently succeeded in raising the 500- ton, 165-foot restaurant ship Livingstone

Landing (shown above) from the bottom of

QARH

Specialists in main and auxiliary engine repair in all types of steam, diesel and electric.

Expert personnel closely coordinate on every repair job insuring superior work with minimum down time.

Offers the finest in all types of ship repairs, overhauls and conversions ... up to 350,000 DWT.

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SHIP REPAIRS • GENOA ITALY

A yard of Cantieri Navali Riuniti S.p.A.-Fincantieri Group

On your next repair job contact...

OARN P.O. Box N 1395 Genoa Italy 16100

Cable Mologiano Genoa Telex 270090 OARN

Telephone 283801

U.S.A. Correspondent

Porter Continental Marine, Inc. (James R. Porter) 250 Park Ave., Suite 815, N.Y., N.Y.10017

Telephone Code 212-986-2278 Telex 421474 Porter 6 Write 181 on Reader Service Card 6 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News