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bers are repair activity reports on offshore barges. There was a 46 percent decrease in the repair of offshore barges between 1990 and 1991, with the repair of offshore dry cargo hoppers and deck barges de- creasing 52 percent and repair of offshore tank barges decreasing 14 percent. In total, there were 407 reported repair jobs on offshore barges, compared to 752 in 1990.
Methodology: The survey con- ducted by the American Waterways
Shipyard Conference (AWCS) con- tains data gathered from approxi- mately 80 percent of the construction and repair facility members of the
AWSC. For further information or a complete survey, contact: American
Waterways Operators, 1600 Wilson
Blvd., Ste. 1000, Arlington, Va. 22209; or call (703) 841-9300.
Blount Delivers Mayan
Prince To American
Canadian Caribbean Line
Blount Industries of Warren, R.I., completed the Mayan Prince, a 175- foot long, 99-passenger cruise ship for the American Canadian
Carribean Line, Inc.
The vessel, which has a draft of 6.5 feet, features 47 cabins and will operate in the summertime to
Canada via New York, Hudson
River, Erie Canal, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway, with ma- jor stops in Montreal, Quebec City,
Tadoussac and Baie Eternite on the
Saguenay River. The Mayan Prince will also call on several smaller ports.
It is the eighth small cruise ship designed and built at the Blount
Shipyard, and the vessel took 100 workers 10 months to construct.
The vessel is USCG certified on near coastal routes. It carries a
Solas certificate and ABS Interna- tional loadline. The boat features:
Cummins KTA-19m engines; Cum- mins generators; Michigan 44-inch diameter propellers; Furuno radar;
ICOM VHF and SSB radios; Cum- mins bow thruster engines; Gorman-
Rupp fire pumps; an Omnipure sew- age treatment system; and a 28- inch diameter bow thruster from
American Bow Thruster.
For more information on Blount
Industries,
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New England Trawler To Be
Represented by Rheams
New England Trawler Equipment
Company of Chelsea, Mass., has announced that effective immedi- ately, the 66-year-old deck machin- ery company will be represented in the Gulf Coast region by Steve
Rheams of Rheams Marine Equip- ment Co.
Rheams Marine, formerly known as Nationwide Sales, is located in
Boutte, La.
Mr. Rheams has more than 10 years of experience in fleet manage- ment with various towing/transpor- tation companies operating on the
Mississippi River.
More recently he has sold deck machinery and related equipment in the Gulf Coast area. In addition to the NETEC account, Mr. Rheams also represents Weather-barrier
Coatings and Marine Propulsion,
Inc.
Mr. Rheams joins the growing team of independent New England
Trawler sales reps across the na- tion. The sales activities of the group of independents is coordinated by
John F. McDonald, recently ap- pointed National Sales Manager at
New England Trawler.
For more information on New
England Trawler,
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TABLE 3
Repair Activity 1982-1991 # of Vessels (in thousands) '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91
Year • Power Driven Vessels H River Barges • Offshore Barges
Source: AWSC Annual Construction Survey.
MCELROY
DECK EQUIPMENT
ENGINEERED TO PERFORM
MANUFACTURED TO LAST
CAPSTANS
McElroy is ready to design, manufacture and deliver any type deck equipment your requirements call (or. y^tUfsX
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ACC0MM0DATI0NLADDERS
AND GANGWAYS
All materials are either new, unused or reconditioned
From stock we also deliver: - - — . anchors • chaincables • winches • capstans • lifeboats • dieselengines VV ^JjOlf • spares • deckcranes • generation sets WWMi t
Main office: 45, Slalionsplein, 3013 AK Rotterdam, Phone (0)10-4331277, Fax (0|10-4130304, Telex 22496
Postal address: P.O.box 29102 • 3001 GC Rotterdam/Holland
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SHIPYARDS, INC.
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NEW CONSTRUCTION
CONVERSIONS
REPAIRS
DRYDOCKING
GAMBLING VESSELS
INLAND PUSHBOATS
SUPPLY BOATS
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Hwy. 90 East
P.O. Box 1190
Jennings, LA 70546
PH. 318/824-2210
FAX 318/824-2970
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