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ship repair facility in Balboa,

Panama, since its take over of the shipyard in the fourth quarter of last year.

Braswell, which has a 20-year lease with the Panama National Port

Authority to operate the yard, has already repaired three containerships owned by Flota

Mercante Grancolombiana, a

Columbian steamship line, since it began operations.

The facility has three drydocks and employs about 300 tradesmen, and is equipped to work on any ves- sel that utilizes the Panama Canal.

At present, Braswell is market- ing its services to China Ocean Ship- ping Co. (COSCO), which has a fleet of about 600 ships.

Most of Braswell's customers at the

Panamanianfacility are foreign, butthe yard's convenient location might also be attractive to U.S.-flag owners in need of emergency repairs. $4.3 Million Contract

Awarded By U.S. Navy

To Continental Maritime

The frigate USS Mahlon S.

Tisdale (FFG-27) will undergo a drydocking restricted selected avail- ability at Continental Maritime of

San Diego, Inc., San Diego, Calif.

The contract for the work, awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding,

Conversion and Repair, San Diego,

Calif., is worth $4,339,476.

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Turnkey Hydographic Systems

Hydrographic surveyors and dredge operators can now increase their productivity and reduce costs by using new integrated systems recently announced by Trimble

Navigation Ltd., Sunnyvale, Calif.

Trimble's new Turnkey

HyDroGraphic Systems combine the convenience of differential Global

Positioning System (DGPS) technol-

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Braswell Doing

Steady Ship Repair

Business In Panama

Braswell Services Group, Inc., is doing a steady repair business at its ogy with the economy of PC-based hydrographic software, providing

The new systems are also fully prop- erly matched. They feature: one or more sets of TNL 4000 series DGPS receivers with antennas and power supplies; a full range of tested and matched real-time DGPS data com- munication radios, modems and an- tennas; complete hydrographic and

DGPS software; industry standard

PCs, plotters and printers; helms- man displays and operator moni- tors; peripherals and upgrades; in- terconnecting cables and selected accessories.

Another key benefit of the new turnkey systems is increased sys- tem reliability. Because Trimble was a pioneer in commercial GPS systems and has been testing them in demanding field environments since the mid-1980s, the company's 4000 series reference GPS stations and mobile GPS receivers are ex- tremely reliable.

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