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CDI Marine Awarded

Three Navy Contracts

CDI Marine Company, Jackson- ville, Fla., was the recipient of three design service contracts awarded during the first quarter of 1991 by the Department of the Navy. These contracts cover the next three years and are worth $37.5 million.

In January a contract was signed with Naval Sea Systems Command

Detachment, PERA (CV), for naval architecture, marine engineering, material and on-site liaison support to improve habitability conditions on West Coast aircraft carriers in support of the Phased Renovation and Repair Program (PRRP). Also, in February, a contract was signed with the Boston Detachment of

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (for- merly SupShips Boston) to provide marine engineering, design, and other technical services in support of modernization, conversion, repair or overhaul for amphibious class ships.

In March, CDI Marine signed a contract with Puget Sound Naval

Shipyard (PSNSY) to perform naval architecture, marine/mechanical en-

MARINER'S GUIDE TO GPS

No question about it: GPS lets you fix your position more precisely than any other technology.

Unfortunately, the way most GPS sys- tems fit your needs has been considerably less precise.

That's because most companies only give you one model to choose from.

But at Trimble, we've always thought your naviga- tion system should fit your bridge, your work and your lifestyle. That's why we offer GPS in eight very dif- ferent systems. Here's how to decide which one's right for you:

Charting If you want the ulti- mate in high-tech navigation, our

NavGraphic IT" is the most sophis- ticated GPS receiver com- mercially available. Integrating

CD-ROM, LORAN, GPS, and micro- computer technologies, it plots a mov- ing image of your boat right on a real

NOAA chart. It's the most direct navigation device ever developed.

Interfacing Both the NavGraphic and the NavTrac have extensive interfacing capability, but if you need a rugged system to act as the coordinating link of a fully-integrated nav station, the 10X™ is the perfect choice-especially in large installations where distributing control is important. The 10X processing unit can handle two control heads, one for the nav station and one on deck.

GPS Sensors If you've already got a nav- igation system you're familiar with, you can upgrade to GPS in one quick step.

Our Acutis™ GPS is a complete 3-channel receiver and antenna integrated into a | ruggedized module that's mounted just like an antenna. If your LORAN, chart- plotter, or radar accepts NMEA-0183, GPS is as easy as connecting a cable.

For even greater pre- cision, we also offer a Six-Channel

GPS Sensor that accepts differential corrections and gives you four I/O channels.

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Ease of Use If you don't need charting, but like the way graphics simplify navigation, the

NavTrac™ GPS gives you a high-resolution screen in a smaller, more economical package. Its unique steering dis- play shows you a perspective view of your boat's progress.

And makes navigation as easy as driving down a road.

Portability If you've got more than one boat, or if your travels will take you over land or into the air, then you need a system you can carry.

The TransPak™ puts a com- plete three-channel GPS receiver and antenna into "a package the size of a pair of binoculars. Splash-proof, mud-proof, shock-proof, this rugged little unit will go anywhere you do. And our new TransPak II™ gives you the same portability with more waypoint storage and an I/O port. n 6-Channel

Sensor 4000 Reference Locator

June, 1991

Differential For scientific and industrial applications, our 4000Reference LocatorT* is the industry-standard differential base station. It transmits differential corrections to roving receivers, letting them fix their positions to accuracies of a few meters.

So you can see, at Trimble we offer more than just high technology, we offer you a choice. Maybe that's why our systems are being used on every- thing from oil exploration ships to luxury yachts, from freighters to fishing boats.

If you'd like to know more, just call or write for our Complete

Mariner's Guide to Trimble GPS. And we'll i show you why Trimble GPS is the most precise j navigation system—in more ways than one.

TrimbleNavigation

The Leader in GPS Technology for more information please call or write oor Marine Division:

PO. Box 3642, Sunnyvale. CA 94088-3642 1-800-TRIMBLE or 800-221-3001 in California

FAX 408-737-6057 f 2

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Petrobras To Sign Contract

Worth $500 Million

For Two Semisubmersibles

Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned oil company, is to sign a major fabri- cation contract for two deepwater semisubmersible production plat- forms with Far East-Levingston

Shipbuilding (FELS) in Singapore and the Tenenge yard in Brazil.

The $500 million contract to the

Fels-Tenenge consortium is likely to be followed by a second order,

Petrobras president Alfeu de Melo

Valenca said. Mr. Valenca said

Petrobras had overcome many of its recent financial problems and would be investing some $10-12 billion over the next five years in its Brazilian offshore projects.

The two semisubmersibles are for the first phase of the Marlim oil field development. Each vessel is ex- pected to be able to handle around 100,000 bpd.

Both of the vessels are based on the highly successful GVA 4500 design, with Petrobras responsible for the layout of the topside process plant. Each platform will have some 16 producers and 10 water injection wells. The water depth on the

Marlim field is around 1,000 me- ters.

The Tenenge fabrication yard said it was actively bidding for North Sea fabrication work from BP and Chev- ron. The company said it had put in a bid on both the Alba field jacket and topside packages to be built at its Aratu yard.

McDermott Names New

Chief Financial Officer

Robert E. Howson, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of McDermott International, Inc., recently announced that Brook A.

Hattox has been named senior vice president, finance, and chief finan- cial officer of the company.

Mr. Hattox will be responsible for formulating financial policies, planning and executing financial programs, and monitoring and re- porting financial results. He will direct controller, tax, treasury, risk management and audit functions for the company.

Mr. Howson also announced that

John A. Lynott has been named executive vice president, corporate, and will be responsible for strategic planning, management of McDer- mott's investment portfolio, econom- ics, and financing to support the de- velopment of major projects. 7