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New York Shipyard Corp.

Completes Drydocking

Of Two PRMMI Ships

New York Shipyard Corporation has announced that it has completed the scheduled drydocking and con- tinued life extension program of two vessels managed by Puerto Rico

Marine Management (PRMMI).

The two ships, Humacao and

Guyana, each required about 100 tons of steel renewals. The bulk of the steel work was concentrated in the machinery spaces, which in- cluded the Ml tanks, tank tops in number one double bottoms and shaft alley. Other areas where steel renewal took place were on the container guides and various hatch cover repairs.

Also included in the drydocking were sea valve and boiler repairs, sandblasting and hull coating. The drydocking took about eight weeks to complete.

Another contract which New York

Shipyard is presently carrying out is the drydocking of the U.S. Navy frig- ate USS Beary, for Phillyship. The shipyard will also perform such ma- jor hull items as shaft removal and installation of a new Prairie Air Sys- tem; removal of the rudder and the rudder pintle for inspection; blast- ing and coating the hull; overhaul- ing the sea vales and sea chests; and modifying the A Triple F Fire Fight- ing System.

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Shell Tankers Awards

Multimillion Dollar

Contract To Wilton-Fijenoord

Wilton-FijenoordofTheNetherlands has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract by Shell Tankers for the con- version of the M/T Cardissa from a product tanker to a dynamic posi- tioned shuttle tanker for operation in the NAM F3 field located in the

Dutch sector of the North Sea.

Major activities to be carried out include structural steel work to ac- commodation areas and tanks; in- corporation of bow and stern thrust- ers; extending deckhouses, engine rooms and control rooms; and rear- rangement and modification of the vessel's ballast, cargo and firefighting systems.

The contract also calls for the installation of an integrated dynamic positioning (DP) system, an inert gas system, a crude oil washing sys- tem, bow loading/mooring facilities and an independent electric power plant, including generators, switch- boards, etc.

An extensive refit of the existing vessel will also take place. Work is scheduled to begin in February 1993 and be completed by May 1993.

A definite contract amount had not been released as of press time.

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Johnson Appointed Senior

Engineer Machinery For

USS Great Lakes Fleet

James B. Sharrow, director, engineering at USS Great Lakes

Fleet, Inc., headquartered in

Duluth, Minn., has announced the appointment of Richard K. John- son to the position of senior engi- neer, machinery for the company.

The appointment follows the retire- ment of Bruce E. Liberty.

In his new position, Mr. John- son will be responsible for the su- pervision and execution of all engi- neering functions related to the re- pair, maintenance and refurbish- ment of vessel propulsion machin- ery, boilers and mechanical equip- ment.

USS Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. is one of the larger carriers of dry bulk materials in the Great Lakes re- gion.

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