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River Towboat Simulator

Training For Exxon

The Gulf Coast/River Division of

Exxon Shipping Company (ESC) and

MarineSafety International (MSI), have entered into an agreement to provide professional development training for approximately 50 river towboat Captains and Pilots at MSI's

Newport, R.I. facility. Using a com- bination of simulator exercises and classroom discussions, the courses will include actual geographic areas where ESC operates such as Mor- gan City, Atchafalya River, La.;

Houston Ship Channel, Bolivro

Roads, GICWW intersection, Texas; and sections in the Mississippi River.

Various combinations of towboats and tows will be simulated such as 12-barge, six-barge and four-barge combinations. The two towboat simulators at Newport will be out- fitted with steering rudder/flanking rudder/throttle controls and appro- priate indicator and alarms. The towboat simulators are capable of operating independently or interac- tively. Current, wind, visibility and traffic can be controlled. Depths, bottom and bank forces, flow and stages, and navigation aides will be as in the actual area simulated.

The towboat/barge simulator courses will be available at MSI ce: ters in Kings Point, San Diego ar

Rotterdam.

For more information on MSI,

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Sailors' Union Wins

Increases In Salary

And Benefits

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The 1,500 member San Francisc( based Sailors' Union of the Pacif: announced it won salary and ber efits hikes from contract negotit tions with American President Line (APL).

The three-year pact gives unio: sailors who work aboard merchan ships a 12 percent pay raise over th current base salary of $2,535 a montl for sailors with three years' experi ence and U.S. Coast Guard certifica tion. And, according to union offi cials, sailors can reportedly mak up to $4,500 a month, with mon shippers cutting back on crews anc paying more overtime.

The contract agreement wai struck just before the old pact ex pired and before threats from ship pers, like APL, that it may refla| ships to foreign countries due t( changes in federal subsidies foi merchant sea lines. Reflagging tc foreign countries could mean the loss of hundreds of jobs from the

Sailors' Union ranks. However, ar announcement from APL that it would expand operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Seattle (thus denying new jobs for its home port of

Oakland) will reportedly not have an effect on union jobs.

Sonat Offshore Drilling

Announces Long-Term

Contract With Polar Frontier

Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc. an- nounced that Polar Frontier Drill- ing A/S, a Norwegian partnership in which Sonat owns a 47.5-percent interest, has been awarded a letter of intent for a long-term contract for its fourth-generation semi-submers- ible drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer.

The letter of intent was received from Norsk Hydro for development of the Troll Field off the coast of

Norway. The primary term of the contract extends from April 1994 to 1997, with options to the year 2001.

Sonat Offshore Drilling is a world- wide offshore drilling company en- gaged in contract drilling for oil and gas wells. Other partners in the joint venture are Wilh. Wilhelmsen

Limited A/S and North Norway Drill- ing Company A/S.

Japanese Firms Expected To

Win Seven LNG Carrier

Order For Qatar

Three Japanese shipbuilders are expected to receive orders worth ap-

Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

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