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New Management Team

Takes Over Harbormaster

Worldwide operators of Murray & Tregurtha and Mathewson

Harbormaster outboard drive sys- tems and bow thrusters will want to know that Harbormaster is still very much alive and well. Commercial vessel owners who have need for economical, movable on-deck pro- pulsion units can obtain literature on the newly redesigned

Harbormaster Outboard Drive Pro- pulsion Unit line.

Harbormaster Marine, Inc., lo- cated in Livonia, Mich., has bought the designs, spare parts and other assets of Harbormaster from

Mathewson Corp. Led by a team of engineers and specialists formerly with Detroit Diesel, they have been redesigning and updating the 50 to 175 hp outboard line. The first of the new designs, a 150-hp model

SW3150, is about to undergo dem- onstration testing. Additional mod- els rated at 250 hp and 350 hp are on the drawing boards and will soon be available.

Each Harbormaster outboard is totally self-contained marine drive system that includes engine, steerable lower unit, fuel tank, and controls, mounted on a single base.

Powered by a Detroit Diesel engine through a highly efficient mechani- cal drive system, the Harbormaster

CLEANING AND REPAIRS.

HBM liver Plant, nc.

Va jrv:

HALL-BUCK MARINE. INC.

The HBM River Plant, Inc. is a complete vessel cleaning and repair facility offering a wide range of services.

Located at Mile 225 (left bank) lower Mississippi River near

Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Call 504-769-9800

P.O. Box 3635

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

M«mb«i THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS. INC.

Services and Facilities • Cleaning Plant equipped with two (2) 1150 HP Boilers to provide Change of

Cargos, Gas Freeing & Live

Steam for up to 8 barges simultaneously • Waste Disposal or

Treatment • Two (2) Docks—2,300 tons (200' x 74') & 800 tons (151' x 63') • Liquid Cargo Transferring 1,000' of Fully Equipped

Dock Space for Topside

Repairs.

Four (4) Cranes 1,000 HP Towboat

Vessel Fleeting

Equipment Maintenance & Repairs

Extensive Parts Inventory

Sandblasting & Painting

Equipment Loading &

Unloading

Circle 225 on Reader Service Card

GEMS Closed Loading Liquid Level Indicators

The Tank's Full! :

Nationwide sales and service to the marine industry for more than 35 years!

Imo Industries Inc.

Gems Sensors Division

One Cowles Road

Plainville, CT 06062 203-747-3000

FAX: 203-747-4244

Expanded line of electrical or non-electrical indicators.

Helps satisfy Coast Guard regulation for "Tank Barge" and "Tank Ship

Liquid Overflow Protection." Also ABS approved.

Tank contents including vapors completely sealed from atmosphere.

Stainless steel construction.

DIPSTICKS™ visible to over 100'

Self Checking Level Switches feature high level and overfill alarm points.

NewSC-122800

Self Checking

LS-55555

Self

Checking

Level

Switch. 10

Circle 236 on Reader Service Card uses hydraulic power and control to achieve 360-degree steering and 90- degree elevation of the lower unit and propeller. Transverse mount- ing of the engine minimizes space utilization on the deck, and the unit can be easily transferred for use on another boat or barge.

Harbormaster Marine will offer repair parts manufactured to origi- nal specifications for earlier Murray & Tregurtha and Mathewson-built outboard drive units and bow thrust- ers. Over 90 percent of the wearing parts such as seals and bearings, are in stock, while other more com- plex parts (such as shafts and cast- ings) can be fabricated.

Harbormaster Marine report they fully support new and earlier

Murray & Tregurtha units dating back to 1940, with parts supply and technical assistance anywhere in the world.

For further information on

Harbormaster Marine and its prod- uct line,

Circle 60 on Reader Service Card

GD May Sell Sealift

Ships To Waterman

It is reported that General Dy- namics Corporation is considering a sale of its squadron of Military

Prepositioned Ships (MPS), oper- ated by American Overseas Marine

Corp., to U.S.-owned Waterman

Steamship Corp.

General Dynamics was close to an agreement on the purchase of

American Overseas by the Danish- owned shipping company Maersk,

Inc. However, it is believed that

General Dynamics' new discussions with Waterman may be in response to Congressional concerns over the issue of foreign-control of Navy sealift assets and the possible loss of 55 jobs at American Overseas'

Quincy, Mass., headquarters in the event of a merger with Maersk.

The 13 MPS ships are divided into three squadrons that are com- mercially operated for the Navy's

Military Sealift Command (MSC).

Squadron one with four ships is operated by Waterman, squadron two operated by Maersk consists of five vessels and American Overseas' squadron three has four ships.

Although Maersk is Danish, its

Madison, N.J.-based subsidiary that operates MPS squadron two is oper- ated as a U.S. company.

Avondale Gulfport Yard

Awarded LCAC Contract

Worth $3.3 Million

Avondale Gulfport Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Avondale Industries,

Inc., was recently awarded a $3.3 million contract for the fabrication and delivery of spares for the U.S.

Navy's Landing Craft, Air Cushion program. The parts are expected to be delivered starting in the second quarter of1993 and being completed in the second quarter of 1994.

LCAC s are 87-foot amphibious assault craft carried aboard and de- ployed from U.S. Navy dock landing ships.

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News