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Atlantic Aqua Marine

Building Powered Barge

For Clean Casco

Atlantic Aqua Marine, Inc., of

Portland, Maine, has a 46-foot by 20-foot multi-task powered barge under construction for Portland- based Clean Casco Bay, Inc. Clean

Casco Bay is a non-profit oil spill response cooperative of local oil ter- minal operators.

Atlantic Aqua Marine has launched 18 similar vessels, known as Aqua Trucks, during the past 22 months. Available in outboards, diesel and jet-drive versions, Aqua

Trucks are offered in sizes from 26 to over 100 feet.

Powered barge built by Atlantic Aqua Marine.

While Clean Casco Bay will uti- lize the vessel primarily for oil spill response, the Aqua Trucks are de- signed for versatility that makes them productive every day for tow- ing, salvage, marine construction, diving, fire fighting and dozens of routine harbor jobs. The vessels are beachable and offer three to five times the deck space of traditional work vessels. The Clean Casco Bay vessel has standard Caterpillar 3208 power and is scheduled for launch this month.

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Renk Tacke Supplies

RCF Generator Gear Units

To Six Bulk Ships

The Harland and Wolff shipyard,

Belfast, Ireland, recently placed an order with Augsburg, Germany- based Renk Tacke GmbH for six

Renk Constant Frequency (RCF) gear units for current generation aboard six Capesize bulk carriers.

The gear units will be directly flanged to the front of two-stroke, 15,200-kW Man B&W type 6

S70MC engines.

The first of the six vessels should be in service in 1993.

According to Renk Tacke, some of the features of the RCF system are: high efficiency in the full and partial load range, minor installa- tion volume, high reliability and little maintenance and low procure- ment and maintenance costs.

August, 1992

Since 1985, over 120 Renk Tacke

RCF generator gear units have been put into operation, with some having been attached to vertically mounted generators with an individual power rating of 1,800 kW.

For additional information about the Renk Tacke RCF generator gear units and other product line,

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BF Goodrich To Market

Dock Fender Facings

Made Of UHMW-PE Solidur

One of the world's largest con- verters of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE),

Solidur Plastics Company, of

Delmont, Pa., recently announced that Wilmington, N.C.-based B.F.

Goodrich Aerospace will be market-

Circle 232 on Reader Service Card ing dock fender facings made of

Solidur UHMW-PE.

Solidur fenders are used as re- placements for wood which splin- ters due to impact, sliding abrasion and water absorption. The fenders provide protection for ships and boats, piers, docks, ferry terminals, locks and pilings.

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Solidur's UHMW-PE fenders,

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