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Malta Drydock Awarded $10-Million Contract To

Upgrade P&O Cruise Ship

P&O Cruises has announced the signing of a $10-million contract with Malta Drydocks to upgrade the liner Sea Princess prior to her join- ing the Los Angeles-based Princess fleet. In addition to major refurbish- ing of passenger areas, the ship will be fitted with five new Wartsila

Vasa diesel generators, with Strom- berg alternators, and the main switchboard will be upgraded by

British Brown Boveri Limited. A new Atlas evaporator will utilize waste heat from the gensets' cooling systems.

Following the refit, the Sea Prin- cess has a program of cruises in the

Caribbean this winter. In the sum- mer she will operate 10-day cruises from San Francisco to Alaska as part of P&O's Alaskan Holidays program.

Newport News Awarded $3-Million Contract For

Lead Time Material

Newport News Shipbuilding and

Dry Dock Company, a Division of

Tenneco, Newport News, Va. is be- ing issued a $3,039,518 task order under a cost-plus-fixed-fee Basic

Ordering Agreement for procure- ment of long lead time material to support future fiscal year Subma- rine Extended Operating Cycle

Modernization Program support (SEOC-MP). One bid was solicited and one offer was received. The

Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conver- sion and Repair, Newport News,

Va., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-G-2022).

Jones F. Devlin Jr.

Jones F. Devlin Jr., a former

United States Lines executive, died recently at the age of 87. A native of

Salem, Mass., he joined USL after

World War I as an officer aboard the passenger ship America. He left the company a few years later to work for Dollar Line.

He was employed by American

Export Line from 1936 to 1942, when he organized the War Ship- ping Administration's Office of Ma- rine Superintendent. He rejoined

U.S. Lines in 1947 and was named general manager in 1948. He retired in 1964 as vice president of opera- tions.

Ak-Wa Inc. Receives $4.7-Million Contract

To Build 14 Army Barges

Ak-Wa, Incorporated, Tacoma,

Wash., is being awarded a $4,698,127 firm-fixed-price contract for 14 liquid cargo barges. Work will be performed in Tacoma, and is expected to be completed by Octo- ber, 1988. There were 188 bids soli- cited and 20 bids received. The con- tracting activity is the U.S. Army

Troop Support Command, St.

Louis, Mo. (DAAK01-86-C-282).

November, 1986

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Does Job Of Much Larger

Units—Literature Available

Piping Specialties, Inc. of Farm- ingdale, N.Y., is offering free color literature on the new Northvale Se- ries 70 "Mini Valve" which, accord- ing to the manufacturer, is designed to save space in many industrial and commercial applications. This eco- nomical valve is available in bronze body with stainless steel trim in both two-way and three-way config- urations. All stainless steel con- struction can also be obtained.

A diaphragm operator provides excellent control of steam up to 150 psi or 232 psi liquids. Teflon and metal seals are available for on/off, proportional control or flow mix- ing.

These valves feature bubble tight shut-off and are available with or without positioners.

For more information and free copies of the literature from Piping

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