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Norshipco Announces Agency

Appointment

Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock

Corp. (Norshipco) has announced the appointment of Penn Interna- tional Marine Agencies, Ltd., as an addition to its commercial sales and marketing division. "This appointment will enable

Norshipco to expand its present com- mercial activities," said John L.

Roper III, president and CEO of

Norshipco. "Mr. Louis Gomlick, a well-known member of the mari- time community, brings to us a wide range of knowledge and experience."

Superior Boat Works Plans

Reorganization

Superior Boat Works, Inc., a ma- rine construction and repair facility located in the Greenville Harbor In- dustrial Park, announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorga- nization under Chapter 11 of the

Federal Bankruptcy Codes in the

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the

Northern District of Mississippi,

Greenville Division.

Superior stated that its filing was a direct result of not being fully paid for the construction of the Lady Luck

I, a gaming boat presently docked in

Natchez, Mississippi. The sched- ules filed together with its Chapter 11 petition reflected a claim against the owners and the vessel Lady Luck

I in the amount of $3.5 million, which exceeds the amount Superior owes creditors.

Superior will be filing a lawsuit for monies due for the construction of the Lady Luck I which it contends the owners of the Lady Luck I failed to pay.

Under Chapter 11, a company continues to operate under court pro- tection from creditors while seeking to work out a plan of reorganization to repay its creditors.

California Firm Wins

Queen Mary Repair

Engineering Contract

The City of Long Beach has awarded a contract for engineering services to Giannotti Marine Ser- vices, Inc. (GMS) of Ventura, Calif, to repair the RMS Queen Mary, a project to be managed by PK Marine of Camarillo, Calif., under subcon- tract to GMS.

A thorough ship check and engi- neering analysis will be performed to identify repairs, limiting repair recommendations to those necessary in the next five years.

Upon review of the city's recom- mendations, solicitation for repair bids will begin. The GMS/PKM team will prepare bid packages, provide technical support throughout the bidding period, review bids, and pro- vide inspection services during the execution of repair work.

Control of the RMS Queen Mary was recently transferred from the

Port of Long Beach back to the city, in an agreement which included an allowance for necessary repairs. The ship was officially reopened as an attraction and hotel on June 23.

Ship Scrapping Proposal

Introduced

A proposal has been introduced by Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) for the authorization of $15 million for a program called "Ship To Share" to scrap retired naval vessels in U.S. yards. The program has reportedly been endorsed by Helen Bentley (R-Md.), who reportedly hopes the program will create work for, among others, Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows

Point Shipyard.

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In an August advertisement, John

Gilbert & Associates was incorrectly identified as the designer of a Steiner

Shipyard vessel. Damage and in- tact stability calculations were pro- vided by John W. Gilbert & Assoc.

Actual design and arrangements were designed by Steiner Shipyards.

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