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Kori Will Continue Building

Amphibious Vehicles At

Port Of Iberia Site

Construction of amphibious tracked vehicles will be continued at the Port of Iberia, La., following the recent completion of a $4-million order for the People's Republic of

China. Cheryl Wilson, president of the Kori Corporation of La- fayette, La., has announced that, following shipment of 32 specially designed vehicles to China, her com- pany will continue to manufacture similar models at its leased water- front plant in New Iberia.

The vehicles, mounted on twin steel pontoons and driven by two heavy-duty tractor diesels, will be used by the Chinese Government to search for oil and gas in the main- land's eastern swamplands. They have been equipped to carry seismic instruments, shallow drilling gear, supplies, and geophysical crews.

In addition to the new Kori plant's favorable waterfront loca- tion just off the Gulf Intracoastal

Waterway about midway between

New Orleans and Houston, the

DNE GREAT DEUTZ LEADS

TO ANOTHER "The MV Zinder."

More than 20 years of faithful service as a sub-

Arctic stern trawler with the original Deutz engine.

Leading to the development of the ultra-modern

Zandberg, a herculean sub-Arctic stern trawler in the 165-foot class.

Congratulations, Zandberg, on your 11,000,000 — plus-pound cod catch in 1983. We were glad to help with our powerful, efficient Deutz 12-cylinder BVM 628 engine. And twin Deutz 816 generating sets.

For the Deutz sales/service team nearest you, contact:

Deutz Corporation: 7585 Ponce de Leon Circle

Doraville, GA. 30340

Telephone: (404) 449-6140 1-800-241-6320

Telex: 0070-7478

KHD Canada Inc. 180, rue de Normandie

Boucherville, Quebec

Canada J4B 5S7

Telephone: (514) 641-2680

Telex: 05-268544

And outstanding Deutz performance: the

Zandberg enjoyed more than 15,000 hours' service in 2Vz years, with no downtime!

Well done, Zandberg. You're a real winner!

With dependable Deutz power that gladdens your crewmen's hearts, when those Arctic winds blow.

Owner's remarks: "extremely smooth-running" "amazing fuel economy" "excellent service and parts availability" "15 of our vessels are now powered by Deutz" "a real money-maker for us" — Fisheries Products International Limited,

St. John's, Nfld.

Rely on

Deutz.

More than 80,000 vessels do.

Deutz is represented in all 50 states and 10 provinces.

KHDI JMKIERL availability of skilled workers was a major factor in the company's deci- sion to remain in New Iberia, where it has been since March this year.

International Maritime

Auction To Be Held In

Las Vegas December 3-5

Marine and auction marketing professionals have combined their talents to present the first of its kind international auction sale of oceangoing vessels and other mari- time-related equipment.

The International Maritime Auc- tion, scheduled for December 3-5, 1984 in Las Vegas, Nev., will include all types of offshore and inland ma- rine equipment including drillships, drilling rigs and equipment, tugs, supply vessels, crewboats, and all kinds of barges, floating drydocks, fish and shrimp boats, airplanes and helicopters, and more.

For further information and a free color brochure with specifications and photographs of listed equip- ment, contact general manager

Dick Egle, International Maritime

Auction, P.O. Box 92, Mathews, La. 70375-0092; telephone (504) 532- 6611.

Defnet Named Marketing

Vice President For

Manitowoc Engineering

Dexter Defnet

Ralph Helm, president and chief operating officer of The Mani- towoc Company, Inc. of Manitowoc,

Wise., has announced the promotion of Dexter Defnet to vice presi- dent-marketing of the Manitowoc

Engineering Company. Since join- ing the firm in 1983, he has served as director of marketing.

Mr. Defnet will administer both domestic and international crane and excavator sales, contract prod- ucts and technical services, parts sales, pricing, and estimating. He has an industrial engineering degree from Stout State University, and more than 20 years of marketing and engineering experience in off- highway industrial equipment, con- struction machinery, and related in- dustries.

Manitowoc Engineering, a divi- sion of The Manitowoc Company, designs and manufactures a com- plete line of cranes and excavators that are marketed through the com- pany's worldwide distributor orga- nization. 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News