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BP Contracts With Foss

For Tractor Tugboat Using

Voith-Schneider Propulsion

British Petroleum (BP) Oil Com- pany and Foss Maritime Company, of Seattle, Wash., have agreed for

Foss to construct and operate an enhanced tractor tugboat in Puget

Sound to provide escort services to all BP-chartered tankers operating in the area. The new tug will be equipped with a Voith-Schneider, 7,600-hp propulsion system provid- ing additional power, 360-degree maneuverability and firefighting ca- pability not available with conven- tional tugs.

The tug will also be equipped with two 6,600 gallon-per-minute firefighting monitors that can de- liver water or foam. The new tug is scheduled for delivery in February 1994.

BP Oil indicated that the new tug will add a margin of safety to its operation that was previously unachievable with other types of escort vessels.

Foss Maritime currently owns and operates six tractor tugs, two 4,000- hp units and four 3,000-hp units.

Foss indicated that the tractor tug's enhanced ability to maneuver in any direction significantly increases its ability to maintain control of a tanker in all situations.

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Foss Maritime,

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For further information about

Voith-Schneider propulsion systems,

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Navy Awards

Sealift Design Contracts

The Navy has awarded Phase I engineering and design contracts to seven U.S. shipyards. Phase I re- quires the development of designs to meet the Navy's performance re- quirements for fast sealift ships. The designs are to be submitted in May 1993, with the award of production contracts expected to be made in

September 1993.

Contracts for $1.2 million were awarded to the following six ship- yards: Avondale Industries, New

Orleans, La.; Bath IronWorks, Bath,

Maine; Ingalls Shipbuilding,

Pascagoula, Miss.; National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San

Diego, Calif.; Newport News Ship- building, Newport News, Va.; and

American Ship-Tampa Shipyards,

Tampa, Fla. Trinity Industries'

Halter Marine shipyard, Gulfport,

Miss., will receive a contract valued at $1,179,215.

The Congressionally-mandatedU.S. sealift program dates back to fiscal year 1990 and the recent contract awards represent a major milestone in the program's execution. The program will not only provide necessary sealift as- sets, but also much needed ship con- struction work to American shipyards as they begin the transition from the defense market to the commercial mar- ket.

Chantiers De L'Atlantique

Delivers 'Dreamward'

Cruise Liner

Chantiers de l'Atlantique, a sub- sidiary of GEC Alsthom, has deliv- ered the cruise ship Dreamward at

Saint-Nazaire, France, to its owner,

Kloster Cruise Limited.

The 200-meter ship, which can accommodate more than 1,500 pas- sengers, will sail on one-week cruises from Fort Lauderdale to the Carib- bean in the winter, and from New

York to Bermuda in the summer.

Chantiers will deliver a sister ship, the Windward, to Kloster Cruise in

April 1993.

The Dreamward and the Wind- ward are the first ships supplied to

Kloster Cruise by Chantiers. Since 1979, however, Kloster Cruise has been operating the "Norway," for- merly called the "France," which was built by the Saint-Nazaire yard 30 years ago.

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THE BEST IN PEOPLE MOVERS

EMPRESS — 222' x 66' ultra modern gaming vessel built for Des Plaines River Entertainment

Corporation. Joliet, Illinois. Two ballroom-size casinos on the upper and lower decks provide comfort and enjoyment for the 1200 passengers.

DIAMOND LADY— 201' x 46' Sternwheel Casino

Vessel built for Steamboat River Cruise Lines.

Bettendorf, Iowa. This 1200 passenger casino vessel, along with her sistership Emerald Lady, provides gaming entertainment in Biloxi, Mississippi.

MARGARET CHASE SMITH — 166' x 40' double ended ferry boat with a capacity of 226 passengers and 30 autos built for the State of

Maine, for transportation between Isleboro and

Lincolnville, Maine.

WILLIAMSBURG — 200' x 64' ferry built for the

Commonwealth of Virginia carriers up to 55 vehicles and 350 passengers.

CANIMA — 116'-6" x 311 passenger tender built for the Government of Bermuda with a capacity of 750 passengers to serve the Port of Hamilton,

Bermuda.

These vessels are built just as tough as the jobs they have to do. Built by proud Florida ship- builders who bring generations of craftsmanship to every project.

They carry on their skilled tradition in one of the

South's best equipped yards. Spacious assembly

TAMBOR — 130' x 45' double-ended passenger/vehicles. The Tambor is operating between Putarenas and Tambor in Costa Rica. buildings, five assembly locations, sophisticated welding capabilities and year round good weather make it possible to build a wide variety of vessels and to build them well.

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