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repairs to improve customer service and fill an urgent need in the great

Port of Montreal and on the Seaway

Shipping Lane.

Ship Repairs: Under the name of Versatile Vickers Inc. the compa- ny has specialized in ship repairs, conversions and refit work of all types of commercial, service (ice- breakers, ferries, etc.) and naval vessels.

With its own basin (500' x 1,600' x 48' draft), three Seaway lock-size floating drydocks and experienced staff, year-round service and quick turn-arounds are assured.

The yard is fully qualified to un- dertake annual and quadrennial in- spections.

The company's Industrial Divi- sion with its three large Fabricating

Shops, Pipe Shop, large, well equip- ped Machine Shop with CAD/CAM system and 16 computerized numer- ical controlled (C.N.C.) machine tools, in addition to other large equipment is supporting the compa- ny's Ship Repairs activities.

Weld Tooling Offers

New Brochure Describing

Portable Cutting Machine

A four-page brochure describing the new lightweight, easy-to-carry

Beam Bug III cutting machine de- signed to cut beams, channels, and angles from one rail setting is avail- able from Weld Tooling Corpora- tion of Pittsburgh.

The brochure describes how the unit produces smooth, square, accu- rate cuts and virtually eliminates grinding and touch-up. A photo- graph of the product, operating de- tails, and schematic drawings are featured in the publication.

For further information and a free copy of the brochure.

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Holman and Wildasin

Elected At

Raymond International

Granville W. Holman Jr. was recently elected president and chief operating officer of Raymond Inter- national Inc. and James J. Wilda- sin has been elected president of

Raymond Offshore Constructors,

Inc., a subsidiary of Houston-based

Raymond International, a world- wide engineering and construction company.

Mr. Holman, who previously was executive vice president and a mem- ber of the Office of the CEO of Ray- mond International, will continue as chairman and chief operating officer of Raymond Kaiser Engineers Inc., the engineering subsidiary head- quartered in Oakland, Calif.

A veteran of more than 30 years of service with the Raymond and Kai- ser Engineers organizations, Mr.

Holman is a director of Raymond

International and of the holding company, Raymond Holdings Inc.

Mr. Wildasin, a director of Ray- mond International, had served as executive vice president of Ray- mond Offshore Constructors since 1981. He joined the company as senior vice president-operations in 1979. His responsibilities encom- pass the company's foreign and domestic fabrication and offshore installation operations, including the fabrication facility in Houma,

La. operated by a subsidiary, Ray- mond Fabricators Inc.; Raymond

Offshore's fleet of heavy-lift vessels; and various major international joint ventures.

Cal Dive Awarded

Two Contracts By Pemex —Literature Available

Cal Dive International, Inc.,

Houston, Texas, through a Mexican joint venture company, Constructora

Submarina, S.A. de C.V., has been awarded two rig support contracts by Pemex. These contracts call for saturation diving to a depth of 500 feet onboard the drilling rigs Revo- lution and Reforma for a two-year term. The drilling operations are taking place in the Sea of Cortez off

Mexico's Pacific West Coast.

Cal Dive International, Inc. is a full-service subsea service company operating worldwide in support of the offshore energy industry.

For further information on Cal

Dive International,

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Ulstein bulk handling systems for cement and mud are developed to meet the highest requirements on all kinds of oil rigs, platforms and supply vessels. • Complete systems, including engineering and supported by world-wide field service. •Wide range of configurations and system capa cities to suit individual customer requirements. • Discharge and lifting capacities serving the largest platform installations efficiently. • Integrated remote control systems with computerized monitoring and transfer.

Ulstein S Bulk Handling System

Serves the most advanced and largest offshore rigs and platform installations efficiently.

Ulstein Nor, N-6060 Hareid, Norway

Tel. 47/70/92082, Telex 40673

Telefax 47/70/93515

SUBSIDIARIES:

Ulstein (UK), Edinburgh, telex 727383

Ulstein (Singapore), Singapore, telex 24484

Ulstein Maritime, Vancouver, telex 4354799

Ulstein Schiffstechnik, Hamburg. Teletex (17) 403243 = ULSTEIN

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