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Bisso Wins Turnkey

Platform Installation Contract

Bisso Marine of New Orleans, La. has been awarded a turnkey platform installation by the

Offshore Group of Houston, Texas. The platform is located in the Mississippi Sound Block 71 in 15 feet of water. The jacket was set by Bisso

Marine's Mobile-based 600-ton derrick barge

Lili Bisso. The piles were driven by the 80-ton derrick bargeBig Eagle with a hammer supplied by Conmaco of Belle Chasse, La.

Singmarine Delivers Tugboats Ahead

Of Schedule; Wins $35 Million

Shipbuilding Contract From Petroships

Singmarine Industries Limited (Singmarine) completed and delivered two harbor tugs to its owner, Keppel Smit Towage Pte. Ltd.

The $7.5 million contract to construct the vessels was completed ahead of schedule. They were the first to be built by Singmarine's subsid- iary, Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering Pte.

Ltd. for Keppel Smit Towage.

The tugboats, KST 31 and KST 32, are pow- ered by two units of 1,500 bhp Niigata diesel engines and a Z-peller propulsion system. Each of the 92-foot vessels has a bollard pull of 45 tons.

The primary role of KST 31 and KST 32 is mainly to assist in berthing and unberthing of ships in the port of Singapore. They will also be deployed for towage within port limits as well as coastal towage in Malaysia and Indonesia.

With KST 31 and KST 32, Keppel Smit

Towage's fleet of tugboats has grown to eight. In line with its regionalization efforts, the company currently has two tugs chartered out in Malaysia and two more to follow in early 1994. It is working on expanding its fleet both in the port of

Singapore and other ports in the region.

Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering Pte. Ltd. has also recently signed a $35 million contract to build two product tankers for Petroships Pte.

Ltd.

The contract is to construct two 6,500-dwt product tankers, each capable of carrying 7,800- cu.-meters of clean petroleum products.

The two tankers will be built in Singmarine

Dockyard's 140,000-sq.-meter Main Yard. The vessels will be 361 feet long with a breadth of 57 feet, capable of running at a service speed of 12 knots.

The first vessel is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 1995 and the second vessel in the fourth quarter.

For more information on Singmarine,

Circle 340 on Reader Service Card

Zetec, SMIS In Joint Agreement To

Expand Marketing Efforts In U.K.

Zetec, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of eddy current testing equipment, has signed a joint agreement with Surrey Materials Inspec- tion Systems (SMIS) to hire a field sales man- ager to help bolster Zetec's marketing efforts in

Western Europe. SMIS, based in England, is a manufacturer of ultrasonic testing equipment.

Zetec and SMIS have named Fred Couch as field sales manager to oversee the two compa- nies' existing sales rep networks, effective Janu- ary 1, 1994. "By teaming up with a well-respected com- pany like SMIS, we hope to significantly in- crease our market share in western Europe and

Engine Room Automation - Cargo Automation - Fire Detection - Power Supply m

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Autronica AS

Award for Achievement

Safety at Sea

Autronica Marine

The Autronica Group employs more than 500 people in development, production and marketing of electronic systems and equipment. Autronica has been a market leader since the very beginning in 1957. The product range includes radar-based level gauging systems for cargo tanks, engine and cargo alarm, control and moritoring systems and analogue, addressable fire detection systems. Autronica is a main producer of temperature sensors and pressure transmitters for the marine and off- shore market. The reference list includes deliveries to nearly 9000 ships.

Protecting environment, life and property... -FIutrdnicr-

Autronica Marine, Drammensvn. 126,0277 Oslo, Norway, Phone: +47 22 55 34 10, Fax: +47 22 55 30 46

Autronica Marine U.S.A. Inc., 234 Industrial Parkway, Northvale, N.J. 07647, Phone: 1 201 768 1886, Fax: 1 201 768 2570

Circle 203 on Reader Service Card provide customers with the same fast, reliable calibration and repair services we currently offer our U.S. customers," saidBill Chevalier, Zetec's marketing manager.

Mr. Couch has considerable experience in the field of non-destructive testing, particularly with eddy current instrumentation in the aircraft in- dustry. Prior to his appointment as field sales manager, Mr. Couch worked for Staveley, Brit- ish Aerospace and a variety of other NDT equip- ment manufacturers.

Zetec designs and manufactures hardware, software, probes and accessories for a variety of industries, including aerospace, power, HVAC and marine.

For more information on Zetec,

Circle 341 on Reader Service Card

Thomas Marine Delivers 27-Foot,

Mercury-Powered Rescue Vessel

To Calvert County, Md.

Thomas Marine recently delivered a 27-foot

Emergency Service Vessel (ESV) to Calvert

County, Md. The boat is trailerable and will provide emergency services to the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay sides of the Calvert County

Peninsula. It was delivered completely equipped with electronics and rescue equipment.

The ESV-27's deep-V hull provides a soft ride with reportedly excellent high and low speed handling. Twin Mercury 175-hp outboard en- gines provide a top speed of 46 mph with five passengers and 100 gallons of fuel aboard. The new all-welded aluminum ESV is available in lengths of 27 and 30 feet. Inboard and outboard power is available in both models, as are diesel generator power and air conditioning.

In addition to more space in the cabin interior and on deck, adjustable deck rollers reportedly make medical board handling easy. Numerous pipe, safety and lashing rails are installed through- out the boat to enhance passenger and crew safety. All controls and electronic equipment are controlled from the helm chair. The radar, plot- ter and GPS are mounted on a unique swinging fixture that offers the captain or mate easy view- ing and access. When not in use the equipment may be swung to a storage position behind the control console. Numerous pipe, safety and lash- ing rails are installed throughout the boat to enhance passenger and crew safety.

ESV-27 Equipment List

Engines Mercury

Propellers Mercur

Engine controls Mercur

Steering Hynautic

Coatings Ameron

Fendering Johnson Duramax

Hatches Freeman Marine, Bomar Marine

Search Lights Raylin

Gov't radios Motorola

GPS Micrologic

Plotter Micrologi

Radar Raytheon

Fathometer Sitex

VHF Standard Communications

Scanner Unidine Bearcat

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