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Continental Maritime Wins $7.4-Million Contract For

Overhaul Of USS Roark

Continental Maritime of San Die- go Incorporated, San Diego, Calif., was recently awarded a $7,467,495 firm-fixed-price contract for the regular overhaul of the U.S.S. Roark (FF-1053). The work will be per- formed in San Diego, and is ex- pected to be completed in March of next year. Contract funds would have expired at the end of the cur- rent fiscal year. Nine bids were soli- cited and six offers were received.

The Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H-8212).

Heale Named President

Of Oceanroutes To

Succeed Snideman

Simon J.N. Heale has recently been appointed president of Ocean- routes, Inc., succeeding R.L.

Snideman, who has left the com- pany. Mr. Heale joined Ocean- routes in February this year as exec- utive vice president, after spending several years in the Far East with

John Swire & Sons, the parent com- pany of Oceanroutes.

After graduating from Oxford in 1975, he qualified as a chartered accountant for Price Waterhouse before joining the Swire Group in 1979. After a period in Hong Kong, he was transferred to the finance department of Swire Japan, with promotion to finance director with- in three years. His duties in Japan included management of a Korean joint venture shipping company and complete financial responsibility for shipping agencies, container termi- nals, liner shipping operations, and property.

Oceanroutes has been delivering worldwide ship routing, weather data, and forecasting services since 1952. It became a Swire Group com- pany in 1979.

For further information and free literature on the company's ser- vices,

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New Positions For Three

Managers Announced By

Zapata Gulf Marine

Three managers have been named to new positions with Zapata Gulf

Marine Corporation's domestic op- erations, Larry T. Rigdon, vice president-North American opera- tions, has announced.

Based in the Harvey, La., office,

B.B. Breland has been named manager-tugs and barges. Reporting to him are John Kuchta Jr., who has been appointed manager-con- struction tugs and barges, and

Wayne Martin, who has been named manager-ocean towing.

Mr. Breland formerly served as manager-India fivision with Gulf

Fleet Marine Corporation, which

August 1, 1985 merged with Zapata Marine Service and Jackson Marine Corporation to form Zapata Gulf late in 1984. He joined Gulf Fleet in 1977 as a mar- keting representative before being promoted to manager-domestic sup- ply boat division, and then man- ager-towing division in 1980. His previous experience includes 28 years with Exxon, where he served in various administrative and opera- tions positions.

Mr. Kuchta was previously mar- keting director-construction tugs, for Zapata Gulf. He joined Gulf

Fleet in 1978 as European sales director, and was promoted to man- ager-North Sea in 1979. In 1981 he was transferred to the New Orleans office where he served as sales rep- resentative responsible for New Or- leans sales.

Prior to assuming his new posi- tion, Mr. Martin served first with

Gulf Fleet and then with Zapata

Gulf as operations manager-domes- tic towing. He worked for Jackson

Marine as port captain-Houston from 1970 to 1973. He then joined

Gulf Fleet as port captain-North

Sea and was transferred to Amster- dam as port captain in 1975. In 1978 he joined Newpark Marine as divi- sion manager-Mexico.

With a fleet of 307 vessels, Hous- ton-based Zapata Gulf Marine Cor- poration is the largest operator of oilfield service and supply vessels in the world.

Engines

New compact power from the diesel experts

Cummins new in-line 4 and 6 cylinder B Series diesel engines are just what the marine industry has been waiting for. Available for a wide range of marine appli- cations, the B Series was designed with the same tough criteria for fuel efficiency, reliability and quality that has made Cummins the leader in diesel technology.

Five years of development and refinement have gone into making the B Series a durable, light-weight, fuel efficient, cost effective package. Turbocharging and four cycle design provides longer valve, piston and ring life along with improv- ed fuel economy, reduced emissions and quieter operation. And because they contain up to 40% fewer parts than other engines their size, they offer ease of service with no special tools required for servicing, lower maintenance costs and high reliability.

Cummins extensive parts and service network is one of the largest in the world and is always ready to pro- vide complete technical assistance along with every service need from routine dockside maintenance to complete engine overhauls.

Model

Intermittent

Duty Displacement

BHP @ RPM Cu. In.

Dimensions

LxWxH (Inches) •Weight (Lbs.)

Contact your Cummins re- presentative today. Nobody knows Diesels better. 483.9-M 76S 4BT3.9-M 100 i 2500 51 2500 6BT5.9-M 152 @ 2500 239.3 239.3 359 •30.8 x 26.2 x 31.6 730 49.1 x 26.2 x 31.6

Rear Mt. Turtx) with HBW 360 A

Marine Gear 62.9 x 26.2 X 33.7

Rear Mt. Turbo with 72CR2 Marine Gear 765 975 •Does not include Marine Gear

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