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Kvaerner Wins Conoco

Contract For $119 Million

Conoco has awarded a $119 mil- lion contract to the Kvaerner Group of Norway to build the concrete foun- dation templates for the Heidrun field tension leg platform (TLP) off central Norway.

Kvaerner Concrete Construction (KCC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kvaerner, will begin work on the four foundation structures designed to hold the TLP to the seabed in

February 1993 atHanoytangen dock outside Bergen, Norway. The foun- dation structures are scheduled for completion in April 1994 and will be installed on the field in the summer of 1994.

A joint venture called Kvaerner

Doris Offshore Concrete (KDOC), 60 percent owned by Kvaerner and 40 percent by the French company

Doris, will carry out the engineer- ing for the project.

Todd Receives Contract

For $500,000 From

Alaska Marine Highway

Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle,

Wash., was recently awarded a con- tract from the Alaska Marine High- way System to perform drydocking ana general repairs to the M/V

Matanuska. The $500,000 contract includes baseline and contingency work.

In addition to repairs on the M/V

Matanuska, Todd is presently work- ing on several factory trawlers and

Washington State ferries.

The shipyard reports that it is aggressively seeking and bidding new work, both marine and indus- trial. Todd has maintained a core of experienced management and craft personnel despite a recent slow pe- riod.

Of particular interest to the yard is the Jumbo Mark II ferries pro- gram for Washington State. Toad is working with other interested par- ties on the "Build Them In Wash- ington" campaign, designed to keep work and material procurement for the ferry construction project within the state.

For more information about the services and facilities available from

Todd Pacific,

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Mackay, Anritsu Enter

Service Agreement

Anritsu Corp. and Mackay Com- munications have signed a long-term service agreement which complies fully with the shore-based mainte- nance requirement stipulated in the 1988 amendments to the 1974 Solas

Convention implementing the Glo- bal Maritime Distress and Safety

System (GMDSS)

Anritsu Corp. is engaged in the manufacture and sales of communi- cation and navigation equipment for the marine market. Mackay, established more than 75 years ago, is one of the oldest and largest in- stallation, maintenance and service organizations in the world.

Dehumidification Can Help

Lower Costs,

Protect The Environment

Of the four processes used to de- humidify only two, refrigeration and solid sorption (desiccant), have ap- plication in the marine industry.

Refrigeration of the air below the dew point helps remove moisture.

The cooled air is then further treated and exhausted to the tank, vessel or enclosure. This system uses less energy when the air is compara- tively warm with a high moisture content and the outlet dew point is greater than 32 degrees Fahren- heit.

Solid sorption uses granular beds through which air is passed, mois- ture is absorbed, and is thus regen- erated by heat to release the mois- ture into another air stream. The power requirements higher than that of the refrigerant system, and the units function only in the dehu- midification mode.

Enviro-Air Control Corp. (EACC), a Houston-based refrigerant dehu- midification company, offers equip- ment that can be powered by either electricity or hydraulics. Many of

EACC's units have the capability to provide air conditioning, heating, or two levels of dehumidification.

Using dehumidification equip- ment helps control the environment in terms of both temperature and humidity, thus reducing both the heat and discomfort indexes and creating a more inviting work envi- ronment. According to EACC, this can help increase worker productiv- ity and reduce the potential for acci- dents, resulting in a bottom line cost savings.

Also, dehumidification will en- able a yard to abrasive blast and line a tank in adverse weather which can, in effect, reduce turnaround time, enabling a vessel to maintain its schedule, and help reduce costs,

EACC said.

Current concepts under study by

EACC is exterior environment pro- tection in accordance with the Clean

Air Act of 1990. This would involve the use of shrouding around a struc- ture, such as a portion of a vessel, establishing a closed loop system, to be used in surface operations such as blasting, painting and welding.

For more information on Envir-

Air Control Corp.,

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