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Great Lakes Dredge Buys

Barker Boys Creek Towing

In a move that both diversifies and broadens its offerings in the maritime arena, Great Lakes

Dredge & Dock Co. has purchased the assets and contracts of Barker

Boys Creek Towing of West Nyack,

N.Y., it was recently announced. "The business unit will be a divi- sion of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

Co.," said Witt Barlow, Great

Lakes' president, in making the an- nouncement. "It will be known as

Great Lakes Towing & Transport—

GLT&T. The new division will coor- dinate the use of Great Lakes' tug fleet in the Northeast market. Ex- pansion of the unit's activity into the Great Lakes region is antici- pated as well."

The acquisition brings the Great

Lakes fleet in the Northeast to a total of eight vessels.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. was founded in 1890, and this year is celebrating its centenary. The com- pany has domestic offices in New

York, Baltimore, Jacksonville and

Tampa, Fla., New Orleans, Oak

Brook, 111., Oakland, Calif., and

Cleveland.

Leading Industrial [ Spanish Bank Backs

Astilleros Espanoles i Banco de Credito Industrial, the leading industrial bank of Spain, ' and Astilleros Espanoles, S.A. have

I signed agreements that will rein- force the shipbuilder financial

I structure.

The bank has opened a line of technical guarantees up to 25 billion pesotas that will enable Astilleros

Espanoles to guarantee the comple- tion of contracts of newbuildings, repairs and conversions from for- eign purchasers.

The bank also has given a loan of three billion pesetas to be used by

Astilleros Espanoles to guarantee the completion of contracts of new- buildings, repairs and conversions from foreign purchasers.

The bank has also given a loan of three billion pesetas to be used by

Astilleros Espanoles for its eventual current assets needs.

Conceptual Design

For High-Speed Ferry

Completed By IHI

A conceptual design of a 200-dwt- class super high-speed car/passen- ger ferry with super slender twin hulls (SSTH), applicable to coastal and bay services, was recently com- pleted by Ishikawajima-Harima

Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. of To- kyo, Japan.

Since the vessel is of displace- ment hull type, it is able to have a larger deadweight tonnage when compared with existing high-speed ships like hydrofoils utilizing sur- face effect.

Under the design concept, SSHT will be built by using an aluminum alloy for the hull (steel is also appli- cable according to requirements). It will be powered by four high-speed diesel engines, each with an output of 5,800 hp; they will be mounted within twin hulls. The design allows for adoption of screw propelling or water jet propulsion systems.

Stearns Offers 12-Page,

Full-Color Catalog

On Industrial Products

Stearns Manufacturing, St.

Cloud, Minn., one of the top U.S. producers of personal flotation de- vices, is offering a free 12-page, full- color catalog on the industrial prod- ucts produced by the company.

Titled "Men Who Know The Sea,

Know Stearns," the well-illustrated catalog discusses quality control and gives descriptive text on flota- tion vests and coats, including sizes; cold water anti-exposure suits, also including sizes; products complying with SOLAS 74/83 requirements; fishing and industrial dry wear as well as commercial fishing and heavy-duty industrial dry wear; in- flatable flotation products; and flo- tation accessories.

For more information and a free copy of the industrial products cata- log from Stearns Manufacturing,

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Scandinavian micro systems

Pijplay >CAN a versatile passenger information system on a large multicolor screeni, designed especially for cruise ships and femes.

References:

M/S Nordic Prince

M/S Sun Viking

M/S Song of Norway

M/S Song of America

M/S Westerdam

M/S Monarch of fhe

Seas

M/S Majesty of the

Seas

M/S Sovereign of the

Seas

M/S Seaward

M/S Seabourn Pride

M/S Seabourn Spirit

M/S Maxim Gorki

We also produce large multicolor displays for other applications

P.O.Box 155, N-1411 Kolbotn, Norway

Phone+ 47 2 80 7107

Fax + 47 2 80 8095

DjgitgL Gyro Repeaters

Scandinavian micro systems

Large super-bright Digital Heading

Display.

Analog Turning Indicator — allowing instant estimation of turning rate.

Will work from most types of gyro com- passes — now also directly from Sperry

SR100/SR220 Master Compass.

Programmable as Master Repeater or

Slave Repeater.

Digital Data output (RS422) - for integration with survey and navigation computers.

DIGITAL HEADING REPEATERS

P.O.Box 155, N-1411 Kolbotn, Norway

Phone +472 80 71 07

Fax +47280 80 95

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