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SAVE up to 300 barrels! of oil per year!

ELIMINATE THAT OLD STEAM HORN

The Kahlenberg TRITON Piston Horn is a unique sound producing unit because it requires no compressed air and no diaphragms yet utilizes air vibrations in a tuned sound column. The unit consists of an electric motor driving a pis- ton with a cylinder similar in appearance to an air compres- sor. Very economical to operate and install. Write for bulle- tin. 92C. The KB-20 electric horn is available in 110 volt,

A C. or 24 volt. D C. for vessels up to 246' in length.

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Photos, from right of logo: Excursion/din- ner boat Spirit of Mount Vernon, built by

Service Marine Industries; excursion/din- ner boat Spirit of Boston, built by Blount

Marine Corporation; tractor tug Kinsman

Falcon, built by Tampa Shipyards; SES com- muter Metro Manhattan, built by Avondale - Industries' Boat Division; docking tug Am- man, built by Trinity Marine Group; and (center) St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans,

La.

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National Waterways

Conference Annual

Meeting 24 11th International

Tug Convention 30

A Report—

Expanding Small Vessel

Market in U.S. 34

AWO Fall Convention 36

America's Small &

Medium-Sized Yards —A Review 48

Argos Engineering Wins $65-Million Order

From Norwegian Owner

Argos Engineering of Singapore, a subsidiary of Chung Wah Ship- building & Engineering Group of

Hong Kong, was recently awarded a $65-million contract by Viking Sup- ply Ships of Norway for the con- struction of four 2,800-dwt anchor- handling vessels.

The first of the four 15,600-bhp vessels, which will be utilized in the

North Sea, will be delivered in May 1991.

Northwest Marine

Overhauling Cruiser

Under $29-Million Pact

Northwest Marine Iron Works,

Portland, Ore., recently won a $29- million U.S. Navy contract to over- haul the USS William H. Standley.

The ship will be the first cruiser to be overhauled in the Portland Ship

Repair Yard, the port said.

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