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Trinity Marine Expands

Operations By Acquiring

Eastern Shipyards

Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas,

Texas, added a new shipyard to its

Gulfport, Miss.-based Trinity Ma- rine Group.

The Trinity Marine Group ac- quired certain assets of Eastern

Shipyards, Inc. The new facility will be operated as Trinity Marine-

Panama City.

The announcement was made jointly by John Dane III, president of the Trinity Marine Group, and

Brian R. D'Isernia, president of

Eastern Shipyards, Inc.

Trinity plans to seek shipbuild- ing opportunities, both domestic and foreign, for the types of vessels which

Eastern Shipyards is capable of building. Most recently, the yard built a 400-foot sulphur ship for

Freeport-McMoran. The workforce is also expected to increase as work is added. As a result of the acquisi- tion, the yard will maintain a skel- eton management team which will maintain and review the yard's ca- pabilities.

Some of the existing personnel will continue to be employed by East- ern Shipyards, which will continue

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 li Member 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

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Coffin Turbo Pump, Inc.

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Designed and built using the highest quality materials of construction, far superior to conventional packing, Series 100 and Series 200 mechanical seals work tirelessly to maintain the integrity of your ship's pump, ensuring efficient long-term service.

Series 100 fits IND, T and CG pumps, while Series 200 is designed to fit type

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ALLOYS FOR

HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS

When your application calls for more than common metal supply services, call Hillman. For over 75 years, we have provided industry and government with the most hard-to-find alloys, along with these unusual services:

LARGE STOCK of copper nickel and copper-based alloys to Level I requirements

Complete CUTTING and ROUGH MACHINING of semi- finished parts

On-site LIBRARY OF GOVERNMENT SPEC'S dating back to the 1930's

Call Hillman and you'll speak with someone who knows your metals, understands your application, and has answers to your questions.

HILLMAN BRASS & COPPER 2345 Maryland Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090 215-659-6010 FAX: 215-659-0807

CALL TOLL-FREE 800-441 -5992 to operate the Nelson Street Yard as a repair yard specializing in ship conversion as a general steel fabri- cation facility.

For more information,

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Blount Industries Signs

Contract To Build

An 800-Passenger Vessel

Blount Industries, Inc. of War- ren, R.I., recently signed a contract to construct an 800-passenger, 130- foot Ellis Island-class vessel for

Circle Line Statue of Liberty Ferry,

Inc. of New York City. Designed by

Robert Simons, this ferry will op- erate between the Battery, Ellis Is- land and the Statue of Liberty.

The contract is for a third sister ship to the Miss Ellis Island and

Miss New Jersey built by Blount in 1991. Blount has constructed a to- tal of seven ferry vessels for Circle

Line of New York over the last 40 years. The new vessel is scheduled to be completed by June 15, 1993.

For complete information on the construction capabilities of Blount

Industries,

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German & Milne Receives

Contract For Portable

Engine Analysis System

The president of German & Milne,

Inc., Houston, Texas, has received a contract from the Kuwaiti Oil Tanker

Company (KOTC) to provide Carma engine analysis service to 10 of

KOTC's vessels. The one-year con- tract followed the completion of a field trial of the Carma system aboard the KOTC vessel "Hadiyah" earlier this year. The system re- portedly demonstrated a potential for significant savings in fuel, op- erational and maintenance costs.

German & Milne says that its

Carma engine analysis system, only recently introduced into the marine industry, has already been adopted by a number of leading shipowners and operators. Carma is designed for shipboard or on-site analysis of large reciprocating engines under 3,000 rpm.

Pressure, ultrasonic and vibra- tion readings from each cylinder are acquired in unison. By comparing one cylinder to another, and by ana- lyzing the chain of events, Carma operators can determine the health of the cylinder and of the entire engine and recommend repairs or adjustments to the crew.

Fuel costs reportedly can average up to $200/hour. German & Milne engineers have identified the poten- tial for five to 10 percent gain on marine engines surveyed, both pro- pulsion units and generators. The system also provides additional ben- efits in reduced exhaust emissions.

For complete information describ- ing the Carma system,

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