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The barge ST44, built by Zidell Marine, will be used for transporting grain on the Columbia River system.

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Boats & Barges dredge between eight to 10 tons of product a day with two steel-framed, five-foot chain bags handled by cranes on the stern.

Nichols Brothers has built a number of fishing vessels in the yard's 52-year history, and has experienced a rise in its conversion and repair work for Northwest fish- eries in the last two years. The firm, which operates a building yard in

Freeland and a fitting-out dock in

Langley, last year also established operations in Portland, Oregon, at

Nichols Marine Ways near St. John's

Bridge on the north bank of the

Willamette River.

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Zidell Marine Launches Second

Barge Since Reopening

Portland, Oregon, Facility

Zidell Marine Corporation re- cently launched its second barge since reopening its facility in Port- land, Ore. The ST44, a 273-foot by 42-foot by 16-1/2-foot grain barge, built for Shaver Transportation, will be used for transporting grain on the Columbia River system.

Currently under construction at

Zidell Marine Corporation is a 302- foot by 76-foot by 20-foot deck cargo barge, with launching anticipated late this month. This will be the largest barge ever built by Zidell at their Moody Street facility.

In addition, materials have been purchased and engineering is in the final stages for construction of a petroleum tank barge.

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Nichols Brothers Convert

Crabber To Automated Scalloper

For Arctic Alaska

The M/V Arctic Rose, the North

Pacific's first automated scalloper, was recently hard at work off the

Aleutians testing out machinery developed by the Norwegians and installed by Nichols Brothers Boat

Builders, Inc., at the firm's Whidbey

Island, Wash., yard. Nichols Broth- ers converted the former crabber to the 195-foot Arctic Rose for the Arctic

Rose Fisheries.

The conversion project was engi- neered by Jensen Maritime Con- sultants of Seattle for the owners,

Arctic Alaska, Inc., and Seahawker

Fisheries of Seattle.

Nichols' work, among other things, included installation of gen- erators, processing equipment, three new decks, and a 19-foot section to the stern. The converted vessel measures 195 feet by 38 feet by 22 feet.

The Arctic Rose will be able to

The 195-foot Arctic Rose, the first fully automated scallop dredger in the North Pacific, is now fishing off the Aleutians after being converted by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders.

June, 1991

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