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Halter And Zapata
Sign Contract For
Four Tug Supply Boats
Halter Marine, Inc., and Zapata
Marine Service, Inc. have signed a contract for the construction of four 185-foot tug/supply boats.
The new vessels will be the first supply boats to be built by
Halter for Zapata. All will be built at Halter's Moss Point,
Miss., division and will be deliv- ered in the fourth quarter of 1982.
Each will be 185 feet in length, with a 40-foot beam and 14-foot depth. Thev will each be powered by two EMD16-645-E6 engines developing 3,900 hp and will be equipped to carry bulk mud and perform a variety of towing and anchor-handling functions.
The new boats will be named
Palmas Service, Trafalgar Serv- ice, Falcon Service, and Sable
Service.
Halter Marine, Inc. owns and operates a group of shipyards in the Southeastern United States and is the world's largest builder of supply boats for the offshore oil and gas industry.
Award $6-Million Contract
To Syscon For Aegis
Shipbuilding Project
Syscon Corporation, Washing- ton, D.C., has been awarded a $6,461,577 cost-plus-fixed-fee con- tract for engineering support to the AEGIS Shipbuilding Project.
The Naval Sea Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (N00024-82-
C-5506)
Bulk Carrier Launched
At Italcantieri Yard
Italcantieri's Castellamare di
Stabia shipyard recently launched the 49,000-dwt bulk carrier Sera- fina F., one of four sister ships
Italcantieri is building for the
Ferruzzi Group-Ravenna. Two are building at Castellamare and two at the Genova-Sestri yard.
The vessel is designed with a bulbous bow and transom stern.
The Serafina F. is powered by a
B&W 7L67 GFC two-stroke diesel engine developing a maximum continuous output of 18,000 bhp at 119 rpm and a service speed of 16.4 knots.
Italcantieri's Monfalcone yard is currently outfitting an 81,400- dwt bulkcarrier, Purple Planet, for Evansmore Corp. of Ber- muda. Designed to transport dry bulk in all holds and ore in alter- nate holds, the ship has a double bottom from the aft bulkhead of the engine room to the fore bulk- head of hold No. 1. The ship is powered by a GMT B780.7 two- stroke diesel engine directly con- nected to the shaft. The diesel develops a maximum continuous output of 17,500 bhp for a service speed of 16.8 knots.
A keel-laying ceremony was held at the Genova-Sestri yard for a 24,900-dwt petroleum prod- ucts tanker able to carry four different types of cargo simul- taneously. Building for SNAM
S.p.A. of Milan, the tanker will be powered by a GMT B 600.6 diesel driving a fixed-blade pro- peller.
Beebe International Is
New Name For Famous
Marine Manufacturer
Beebe Bros., Inc., Seattle-based manufacturer of winches, hoists, and crane components since 1924, has changed its name to Beebe
International, Inc., to better iden- tify the company's expansion into international markets.
Now in the process of estab- lishing distribution points in sev- eral international markets, com- pany marketing manager Mike
Southard said "the name change more closely reflects our commit- ment to service, the scope of our business, and our worldwide growth."
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