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The ECO-800 built by Ecomarine USA

Aluminum Boats Inc. Delivers

New ECO-8OO Multi-Mission Vessel

To Ecomarine USA

Ecomarine USA recently unveiled its new ECO-8OO multi-mission ves- sel which is an "Americanized" ver- sion of an existing European design.

The ECO 800 was built by Alumi-

Increase In Classing

Activity For ABS During

First Half Of 1992

The American Bureau of Ship- ping (ABS) recently reported that it had an increase in its classification activities involving both new and existing vessels during the first half of 1992. ABS reports that it classed 329 new vessels and 151 existing vessels. Existing vessels are those which have been previously unclassed, changed from the class of another society, or had been dropped from ABS class and were reinstated.

During the first half of 1991 only 310 new vessels and 98 existing vessels were classed, while in 1990 the figures were considerably lower.

However, when considering the number of vessels on order which were being built according to ABS class only 720 vessels had either been contracted or were under con- struction during this period as com- pared to the same period during 1991 when orders stood at 884 ves- sels.

Jet-Lube Offers

Free Color Brochure

On Lube Products

Jet-Lube of Houston, Texas, maker of specialty lubricants and compounds for the marine industry, is offering a free brochure detailing its product lines. Among the company's marine product lines are

Marine-Kopr™, a copper anti-seize compound for use in engine rooms; num Boat Inc., a subsidiary of the

Trinity Marine Group. Ecomarine designed the vessel to serve users in oil and chemical companies, mu- nicipal organizations, and scientific

Marine Moly™, a molybdenum dis- ulfide paste for use on open spur gears and marine transmission gears; Marine Multi-Purpose E.P.

Grease, with EP additives, a versa- tile soap grease for excellent salt water, rust and corrosion protec- tion; and Marine Wire Rope and

Chain Lubricant for corrosion-pro- tection of wire rope and chain.

The literature provides applica- tion information, service ratings, and packaging availability informa- tion on each product, as well as several color photographs.

For a copy of the brochure,

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Ranger Oil Acquires Oil

And Gas Interests Of MLC

Ranger Oil of Canada recently announced that it has acquired oil and gas interests from MLC, a sub- sidiary of Mutual Life Assurance.

According to the president of

Ranger Oil the increase in produc- tion from this acquisition could add as much as $12 million to the company's annual revenue from

Canadian operations. Reports indi- cate that more than 70 percent of the added production is concentrated in 10 different properties.

According to reports, Ranger ex- perienced an 86 percent drop in earnings in 1991 from $42.4 million to $5.8 million which the company attributed to a drop in production revenues and special circumstances resulting from passing on of com- pany chairman Jack Pierce last year. or ecological interests. Therefore the vessel is fitted with hardware and systems which reflect the needs and services desirable to all three categories.

For oil and chemical companies the vessel is fitted with oil recovery and fire fighting capabilities while trash and debris recovery units are provided for municipal organiza- tions. The scientific community will be able to use the vessel's marine sampling and hydrographic chart- ing capabilities derived from the optional ECO-Boss system and onboard GPS instrumentation.

The vessel has a low speed pro- pulsion system which consists of twin 3406 Caterpillar diesel engines which drive twin four-blade, fixed pitch, variable speed propellers. The

ECO-8OO is also fitted with bow thrusters which, when used with the propulsion system, reportedly allow it to remain motionless and maintain a controlled flow of water over the sill formed by the open bow doors. The port and starboard bow doors open to allow an underwater shelf to be exposed while using the ballast system to keep a precise water level over the shelf.

Once the water has been filtered and cleaned, the water exits the propeller tunnel and passes between twin spade-type rudders which di- rect the water, as well as giving the vessel added maneuverability.

The ECO-8OO has a length of 65 feet, a breadth of 17 feet and a draft

Ranger paid about C$68.3 mil- lion (US$57.4 million) for the entire acquisition. The company claims that finances for this acquisition will come from current working capital and existing lines of credit.

The purchase reportedly in- creases oil reserves by about 54 per- cent and also helped the company achieve an objective by encouraging exploration and production activity in Canada.

Equipment Division

Of Alexander Industries

Sold To Alexander-Sevin

Alexander Industries, Inc., re- cently announced that it has sold its

Equipment Sales Division to Arthur

J. Sevin, Jr., who has been the president of the company for sev- eral years. Mr. Sevin recently be- gan operations under the name of

Alexander-Sevin, Inc. which is lo- cated in New Orleans, La. The new company will operate from the same location with the same personnel.

Alexander-Sevin, Inc. provides equipment to the marine and off- shore industry worldwide. It serves as manufacturers representatives and stocking distributors.

For literature describing the com- plete line of products and the capa- bilities of Alexander-Sevin,

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Astro Pak Corp. Announces

Two Key Appointments

The Astro Pak Corporation re- of six feet. The vessel has a cruising speed of 12 knots when fully loaded.

The oil recovery system consists of two Vikoma oil recovery units with aluminum rotating blades. The vessel can recover about 76 metric tons of oil per hour and has storage capacity for 88 barrels. Off vessel storage can be made possible through the use of a floating dracone.

For further information about the

ECO-8OO built by the Trinity Ma- rine Group,

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ECO 800

Equipment List

Main Engines CAT 3406

Propellers Michigan Nibral

Thrusters..American Bow Thruster

Hydraulics Rexroth/

Womack

Suction Screw Hydromarine

Generators Onan

Heating/AC Lemoine Marine

Engine Controls.. Morse

Steering Controls Al George

Deck Machinery.. Vikoma, Kepner

Shafting Aquamet

VHF Radio Standard Horizon

Echo Sounder.... Furuno

Radar Furuno

Compass Danforth Express

Loran Ray Jefferson/Furuno cently announced two key appoint- ments within the company.

Tony Collins was appointed as- sistant vice president in charge of operations and will coordinate na- tionwide Marine services and fabri- cation. He will be moving to the company's corporate headquarters in Downey, Calif.

Gary Jolley was appointed San

Diego division manager and will be responsible for the marine pressure system cleaning, testing and fabri- cation operations, according to Carl

W. Verheyen, Jr., president of

Astro Pak.

Astro Pak is one of the leading companies dealing in precision cleaning, testing and fabrication.

There are marine divisions located in Chesapeake, Va., San Diego and

Honolulu.

HMC Uses GE Equipment

To Monitor Ship To Shore

Energy Usage

Hialeah Meter Co. (HMC) of Hi- aleah, Fla. uses GE equipment to monitor and record ship to shore power requirements and usage, which helps to conserve energy.

With HMC equipment, land- based operations can be alerted to predetermined demand thresholds.

The equipment can be utilized ei- ther remotely via telecommunica- tions or, in some cases, via power lines.

For free information on HMC ca- pabilities,

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