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Omnithruster Chosen For 16,000-dwt

Chemical Tanker

Omnithruster, Inc. won a contract by United

Tankers AB of Gothenburg, Sweden to install its

Gamma III 950WP Jet Thruster system with "take-home" auxiliary propulsion on a SK 50/54, 16,000-dwt chemical tanker. The Gamma III features an exclusive "propulsor" jet nozzle posi- tioned flush with the bottom of the ship, which when added to the system's inherent ability to side-thrust underway or in a current, reportedly provides basic "get-home" capability in case of main propulsion failure. The Gamma series offers a high-efficiency waterjet system for side- thrusting, fore and aft propulsion and 360-degree steering. Available in sizes from 300 to 3,000 hp per thruster, the Gamma Series is designed to

Drawing of a United Tankers' chemical tanker to feature Omnithruster

Gamma 111 950WP Jet Thruster system. operate with any DPS or automatic pilot system, in combination with any power rating.

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Tidewater Launches Barge At Zideli

Tidewater Barge Lines launched its new state- of-the-art double hull tank barge at Zideli Marine

Corp. in Portland, Ore., where the vessel was built. The Pioneer, built at a cost of $4.5 million, is, at 274 ft. (83.5 m) by 84 ft. (25.6 m) by 18 ft. (5.5 m) with a 65,000 barrel capacity, reportedly the largest inland tank barge in the U.S. Even though OPA 90 compliance does not require a conversion to double hulls until 2015, Tidewater elected to build the vessel as a commitment to the environment and a loyal customer base. "We haul over one million gallons of petroleum products a day on the river," relates Tidewater

CEO and owner Ray Hickey, "and we intend to honor our obligations to our neighbors and cus- tomers in providing the very best industrial equip- ment available."

Twelve tanks compose the 65,000 barrel liquid cargo capacity for Grade "A" and lower products.

It features several spill prevention mechanisms including an ecology house, deck containment, vapor recovery connections, high level overfill alarm system and an automatic tank gauge. A sophisticated vapor recovery system engineered by Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, Wash., designed to keep vapor out of the atmosphere, is one of the main components of this vessel. Tide- water operates on the Columbia/Snake River system and delivers liquid products to five inte- rior tank terminals for major petroleum and fertilizer accounts. The 60 year old company operates 16 tugs and 125 barges on the system in addition to the terminal operations.

Germanischer Lloyd Awarded IACS

Quality Certificate

International classification society

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has been awarded the

Quality System Certificate of Conformity by the

International Association of Classification Soci- eties (IACS), proving that GL's internal quality system meets the high standards of IACS, whose 12 members have approximately 90 percent of world shipping tonnage under their supervision.

The award of the certificate is a condition of full membership of IACS. The Quality System

Certification Scheme (QSCS) on which IACS rec- ognition is based harmonizes the work of the individual IACS societies. It offers members a means of further improving the quality of their services and contributing to raising safety stan- dards at sea.

Germanischer Lloyd itself carries out certifi- cation of quality assurance systems to the ISO 9000 series of European standards for manufac- turers and service organizations as an indepen- dent and impartial agency through its specialist subsidiary company, GLQZ.

April, 1994

Morgan Marine Wins Awards

From Two Trinity Divisions

For Marine Cranes

Douglas Weidner, sales director for Morgan

Marine, announced the awards to Morgan for marine cranes from two Trinity Marine Group divisions.

Morgan Marine received an order from Alu- minum Boats, Inc. Division of Trinity Marine

Group for two hydraulic knuckleboom marine cranes.

Morgan also received an order from Halter

Marine for the knuckleboom cranes to be in- stalled on AGOR 24.

Morgan Marine is reportedly the largest dis- tributor/manufacturer of knuckleboom marine cranes in the U.S.

Tracor Awarded $13.2 Million Navy

Contract

Tracor Applied Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of

Tracor, Inc. was awarded a contract with a total potential value of $13.2 million from the Naval

Undersea Warfare Center to provide engineer- ing development support for anti-submarine warfare systems for surface ships and analysis and life-cycle support of sonar transmitter and receiver subsystems. "We will provide expertise in the fields of acoustics, naval architecture, and mechanical and electrical engineering to design, plan, fabricate, install, test and support anti- submarine warfare systems throughout their lifecycles," saidK. Bruce Hamilton, president,

Tracor Applied Sciences. Employees in Groton,

Conn, will perform the five-year contract which continues more than 15 years of providing simi- lar work to the U.S. Navy. Tracor, with 1993 sales of $407.5 million, provides a broad range of electronic hardware and software products and systems, as well as related management, engi- neering, and technical support.

New Inmarsat Chairman Elected

Artur Schechtman of Brazil has been elected chairman of the Inmarsat Council for the coming year. He succeeds Jean Paul Brillaud of

France, whose term ended with the conclusion of

Council's 48th meeting in London. Inmarsat, a 73-member-country cooperative, operates a glo- bal system of satellites to provide mobile commu- nications for maritime, aeronautical and land mobile users worldwide. The Inmarsat Council, which normally meets three times a year, com- prises delegates from those organizations ap- pointed by major Inmarsat member countries to represent their interests in Inmarsat.

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