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$540-Million Order For Two

Cruise Ships Placed By HAL

With Bremer Vulkan Shipyard

Bremer Vulkan shipyard in Bremen will con- struct two cruise ships for Holland America Line (HAL) at a cost of $540 million. Bremer Vulkan will begin construction of the vessels as soon as details for financing have been worked out of what is now an agreement in principle between

HAL and the shipyard.

The 600-gross-ton cruise ships have been designed to have an overall length of about 857 feet and width of 100 feet, and a service speed of about 21 knots. They will each have 1,876 berths, two special hospitality suites and 20 oth- er suites with private balconies.

The vessels,which will operate in the U.S. west coast and Caribbean markets, are sched- uled to be delivered in April 1991 and April 1992.

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Arctec Offshore Corporation

Completes Merger

And Reorganization

Arctec Offshore Corporation (AOC) was re- cently formed by the merger of Offshore Tech- nology Corporation and Arctec Engineering, In- corporated, with their parent company, Arctec,

Incorporated.

Offshore Technology Corporation, one of the largest commercial, marine hydrodynamics la- boratories in the U.S., is known worldwide for its facilities for testing hydrodynamic models of ships and offshore platforms. Arctec Engineer- ing, Incorporated, is equally well known in the field of arctic marine, coastal and environmental engineering and for model and full scale testing in ice-covered waters.

The merger was designed to streamline the internal operations of the firm and to provide a single source of integrated engineering and tech- nical services to support clients whose opera- tions are conducted in hostile marine environ- ments.

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Deck Cannister Now Offered

For Avon Coastline Life Raft —Literature Available

A new fiberglass cannister pack is now avail- able for the Avon Coastline Life Raft, augmenting the soft valise which continues to be offered.

The cannister permits mounting of the Coast- line Life Raft on deck or in exposed locations, placements many owners of small sailboats and center-console fishermen have wanted to make.

The valise has been principally intended for sto- wage inside lockers or within the console.

Avon Coastline was developed for smaller boats and for inshore/coastal navigation. Less expensive than Avon's standard ocean life rafts,

Coastline still provides the security of two inde- pendent buoyance chambers (each adequate to support the rated capacity of six persons with 3.4 cubic feet/person), lanyard-triggered CO-2 inflation, protective canopy, moderate ballast system to resist overturning and the reassurance of Avon quality and reliability

The fiberglass deck cannister adds just 2 pounds to the valise's packed weight to 56 pounds. It is strong enough to be stood on or to withstand impacts from sailing or fishing tackle.

Berwyn hydrostatic releases are optional.

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DIVERSE

Iberia Parish, centered in the heart of Cajun Country, can offer your business waterfront property at the Port of Iberia, large acreage tracts adjacent to the Port of

Iberia available from

Sterling Sugars, Inc., and other industrial sites, as well as many incentives. We can offer the most diverse and abundant natural resources in the world!

John J. Oubre

Executive Director

The Port of Iberia

P. O. Box 9986

New Iberia, La 70562-9986 (318) 364-1065 fberia industrial development foundation

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Diesel America ... Brings you the future today!

HOLLYWOOD MARINE, like many other inland towing companies is converting its entire fleet over to Diesel America Pumps... Ask Jack Binion why and he will mention safety, reliability, econ- omy, long life and service...

These units start easy (even in cold weather), provide thousands of hours of service and are economic to maintain. Give us a call, we have a list of towing companies (down south and up north) that will be happy to tell you about their experience with our pumps. Then put us to the real test-try one yourself. (DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED)

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