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powered and controlled by an elec- tric drive and electronics control system — manufactured by Reli- ance Electric — which is tied into the pipe-laying vessel's dynamic positioning system (DPS).

The LPT-220 will accommodate up to 60-in.-diameter pipe, with haul speeds of up to 246-ft. (75-m) per minute.

For more information on WesTech Gear

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New Owners To Manage

Alabama Yard

Gulf Shores Shipyard, Inc., of

Alabama, was purchased by opera- tors Kevin Lagarde and Sam

Hood. A new company will be formed with Mr. Lagarde acting as president and general manager, and

Mr. Hood as vice president of busi- ness development and estimating.

The new company will operate Gulf

Shores Shipyard, Inc. as a full ser- vice yard with emphasis on quick repair for fleets operating away from home base. The yard will also pur- sue new construction and heavy steel fabrication contracts. Formerly a division of Brown Marine Ser- vices, Gulf Shores Shipyard will now become a subsidiary company.

For more information on the yard

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SeaCockpit

Integrated bridge system

Tor high speed craft

SeaMap

Electronic sea chart system (ECDIS)

Norcontrol Seacraft a„s.

P.O.Box 1056

N-3194 HORTEN

Norway

Tel.: 47-33 032000

Fax.: 47-33 047474

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WORLDWIDE!

KOBELT mechanical, pneumatic and electronic propulsion controls are the world's best.

Manual hydraulic steering installations for smaller vessels; full-power follow-up units for larger vessels.

Die cast bronze and stainless steel parts.

Comprehensive warranties.

There is only one logical choice...KOBELT.

JfOBEiT

MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD. 11720 HORSESHOE WAY, RICHMOND

B.C., CANADA V7A4V5

TEL. (604) 271-2741 FAX (604) 274-6322

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SOCIETE GENERALE

DE FINANCEMENT

DU QUEBEC

Shipyard Investment Opportunity

Societe generate de financement du Quebec (SGF), a Quebec government-owned development organization, is looking for a partner or partners to take a majority stake in its MIL Davie Inc. shipyard.

The shipyard is strategically located on the St. Lawrence River downstream from Montreal and is the largest shipyard in Canada.

This strategy is being pursued in order to assist SGF in further developing the yard and thereby maintaining MIL Davie's position as a leader in the shipbuilding and ship repair sectors on the eastern seaboard of North America. The approach is fully supported by SGF and the Government of Quebec.

Interested parties requiring further information should contact

SGF's exclusive advisor. Price Waterhouse, at the following addresses:

In North America:

Price Waterhouse 1250 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West

Suite 3500

Montreal. Quebec H3B 2G4

CANADA

Tel.: (514) 938-5600

Fax: (514) 938-5709

Attention: Ms. Jacinthe

Charbonneau

In Europe:

Price Waterhouse

No. 1 London Bridge

London SE1 9QL

ENGLAND

Tel.: (171) 939-3000

Fax: (171) 403-0733

Attention:

Mr. Keith Tilson

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USCG Modernizes Cutter

Dauntless

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) cutter Dauntless is the fifth "B" class 210-ft. (64-m) cutter to complete

Major Maintenance Availability (MMA) at the USCG yard in Curtis

Bay, Md. The 27-year-old Daunt- less was recommissioned in Febru- ary, after $19.9 million and 314,000 labor hours spent. The vessel was delivered on time and below budget.

The 210-ft. MMA is a project in- tended to overhaul and upgrade se- lected systems and equipment on cutters with approximately 30 years of service.

DOT Computerizes Dockets

As part of the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Transporta- tion (DOT), the agency has consoli- dated its separate paper-based docket facilities into a single, cen- tral office and has converted to an electronic image-based system. The change will enable the DOT to pro- vide better service and access for public and government users. Ulti- mately, the public will have on-line access to the system from outside

DOT's docket office. The system will support IBM- and Macintosh-com- patible equipment, and provide an easy-to-use interface.

RTK Vessel Shipped To

Falklands

RTK Marine has shipped one of its STW 408 Sea Trucks to Shoreham for the journey to the Falkland Is- lands. The Sea Truck will be a vital link in the Islands' transport sys- tem. The craft will be carried on board a ship used to transport sup- plies to farms in the Islands. The vessel was given a sternguard, extra fendering and additional beach skegs to protect the hull and drive system from damage in the Falklands' oper- ating conditions.

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McDermott Joint Venture To

Operate Mexican Yard

McDermott International, Inc. has formed a joint venture with CCC

Fabricaciones y Construcciones, SA de CV of Mexico City, to operate a yard in Veracruz, Mexico, formerly operated by Astilleros Unidos de

Veracruz AS de CV. The venture will be called Talleres Navales del

Golfo SA de CV (TNG). McDermott will be active in the yard's manage- ment. McDermott and CCC each own 40 percent of TNG. The yard was established in 1943 for repair and newbuilding, and has the ca- pacity to accommodate ships up to 80,000 dwt. Facilities include grav- ing docks and cranes with capacities of more than 90 tons. Plans to add a floating dock are being drawn up.

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