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Orange Shipbuilding Updates Shipbuilding Contracts

Orange Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Orange, Texas, has updated information on recent and existing contracts.

Qty. Ship Class Owner $ Million Dimen.(ft.) Del. 2 Towboats U.S. Army 1.85 59 x 22 x 8.5 2/95 1 Towboat U.S. Army 1.95 75 X 30 X 8.5 1/96 2 YONs U.S. Navy 5.0 240 x 45 x 17 3/96 1 Towboat U.S. Army 2.4 83 x 34 x 10 6/96 6 LSQ/Cs N/A N/A N/A 8/96 22 YCs U.S. Navy 7.6 110x32x9 12/96

Finnish Company Launches

New Version Of Level

Gauging System

The Finnish company SF-Con- trol Oy of Helsinki has introduced a new version of its tank level gaug- ing system, LevelDatic, a system that has been installed on more than 200 ships worldwide. The new version, LevelDatic 100S, was shown at SMM '94 in Hamburg.

LevelDatic 100S is based on the same sensor technology as the pre- vious model. The processing of the signals in the new version, how- ever, is reportedly more flexible, which allows numerous possibili- ties for connecting the system through serial signal RS485 and/or analog 4-20mA to the engine and cargo control systems, a cargo calcu- lator, or a separate PC computer with individual display.

For more information from SF-Control

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Ferro Ceramics Help Reduce

Downtime On Dredge Pumps

The Ferro Diamonite plant, a manufacturer of technical ceramics, working closely with engineers from a dredging company headquartered in Holland, was able to recommend an alternative to welding for repair- ing dredge pumps. Aluma-PlateR, a 70 percent ceramic beaded compound in an epoxy resin, was specified for testing because of its abrasion and corrosion resistance. The ceramic beads in Aluma-Plate reportedly possess a diamond-like hardness which the company claims resists wear. The epoxy resin reportedly makes the coating easy to spread and helps provide a strong adher- ence. The product has been used in environments up to 225 degrees F.

Testing of Aluma-Plate led to the product being specified for all the

Holland-based company's abrasive repairs to dredge wearplates and pumphousings, eliminating the need for hardface welding.

For more information from

Ferro Diamonite

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Stolt Parcel Tankers Acquires 90.5% Of Stolt Partner S.A.

As a result of the public offering of shares in Stolt Partner S.A. (SPSA) in July 1994 and ending

September 1994, Stolt Parcel Tank- ers Inc. (SPTI) acquired 90.5 per- cent of the shares of SPSA.

SPSA has completed the purchase of five parcel tankers from SPTI at a total cost of $121 million, increasing the size of the fleet 11 parcel tank- ers, representing 21 percent in terms of dwt capacity, of the Stolt Tankers

Joint Service.

In addition, SPSA will acquire the two newbuilding contracts, scheduled for delivery in February 1996 and 1997, respectively.

Icebreaker Returns To U.S.

After Trip Across Arctic

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced that the USCG Ice- breaker Polar Sea, which was the first U.S. surface ship to reach the

North Pole, began its return trip by navigating the Arctic ocean ice pack from the Pacific to the Atlantic. This made it the first U.S. surface ship to make such a journey. ThePolarSea arrived in Boston on September 11.

The Polar Sea, a 399-ft. (121.6-m) icebreaker from Seattle, Wash., and the Canadian icebreaker Louis S.

St. Laurent, a 396-ft. (120.7-m) ship from Halifax, Nova Scotia, were par- ticipating in a joint science project,

Arctic Ocean Section 1994. During the expedition scientists on both vessels were provided with an op- portunity to conduct scientific stud- ies in the Arctic Ocean, the least studied of all the oceans.

Measurements of physical water properties, especially temperature, revealed that a previously unknown quantity of Atlantic Ocean water is flowing into the Arctic Ocean at a depth, affecting the circulation within the Arctic basin.

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AMERICAN SHIP

MANAGEMENT, INC.

On July 14, 1994, AMERICAN SHIP MANAGE-

MENT inaugurated combination breakbulk/container service between Antwerp, Belgium and Norfolk, VA using the 13,600 DWT vessel M.S SPICA. ASM is at present offering sailngs every 28 days with voy- age 004 scheduled to depart Norfolk on/about Octo- ber 21st. Because the nature of the service has been primarily an import operation, ASM is offering very attractive rates in both breakbulk and contain- erized service for export loads. For rate or booking information please contact:

Horace Williams

American Ship Management, Inc.

Phone: (804)399-8800

Fax: (8041398-8897

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