Page 103: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (February 1997)

Tank Operators Combine

Forces To Form New Venture

ISO tknk operator NewPort Tank

Containers, Inc. and Nedlloyd

Road Cargo will be combining forces with Hay Pollock Intl. and

EuropeAi operate/ NWM. The new cooperation will operate under a single\trade /name, NewPort

Tank Connainera and will focus on deep sea aputel between Europe and North yA.nJsrica with a com- bined fleet c* 2/400 tanks.

Perma Ball

Under Nev st Operating >mpany

Minerals iResearch & Recovery,

Inc. has mvided iAto two compa- nies. Siifce the bejrinning of the year, ita fixed ballot materials and installation division, Perma

Ballaswhas operated as Universal

Minerals, Inc. There has been no changt in ownership or manage- ment and Universal Minerals has assumed all existing contracts.

Recently, the company received contracts to provide fixed ballast requirements for the shipbuilding industry as well as for the offshore industry in the Gulf of Mexico.

Halter Delivers Tugs

The first two of a series of up to six 95-ft. (29 m), 4,400 hp multi- role reverse tractor tugs, Z-One and Z-Two, built by Halter Marine

Inc., Lockport, La., of thek Halter

Marine Gro^^^^^^iA^^been work^jjU^m^ler charter to Hvide

Marine, Inc., Fort Lauderdale,

Fla., out of Mobile, Ala.

For more information on Halter Marine

Circle 100 on Reader Service Card

Blessey Adds Towboat

Blesfcey Marine Services recently christened its 17th^essel, MTV Bill

McNeal\jYhe h/at was delivered from VerreWjJnpyard. The vessel features ^^egregated pumping system fardiscrarge of waste oil to an agjrfroved wa^te oil reception

Read full technical details on the newest Blessey tug in next month's edition of MR/EN.

Marco Delivers OSRV To

Clean Bay

Marco Pollution Control has delivered Coastal 48 Class oil spill recovery vessel (OSRV) Sentinel vessel to Clean Bay Inc. of San

Francisco, Calif., a non-profit coop- erative of oil refineries and trans- portation companies aimed at pro- viding effective regional control of oil spills. Sentinel has an overall length of 49.6 ft. (15 m), with a beam over guards of 15 ft. (4.6 m) and a molded depth of 4.7 ft. (1.4

MULTILEVELBJEnra

For Piers, Docks, Dolphins 16901 Wood-Red Rd. • Woodinville, WA 98072 (206) 488-2255 • FAX (206) 488-2424

TOLL FREE 1-800-426-3917

Circle 335 on Reader Service Card

February, 1997 m). Sentinel is powered by a pair of 280-hp Caterpillar 3116TA marine diesels driving 27-ft. (8.3 m) Kruger propellers through

Twin Disc marine gearboxes^

Auxiliary power is pig

Alaska Diesel gene power distribute switchboard and elec1 by Harris Electric electronics include ride' a system

Pilothouse

Standard

VHF radio, Furuno radar and depth sounder, and a Garmin GPS.

In addition to the Marco filterbelt oil and debris recovery system, >Z includes a ruckle-boom ,cran€| tittea witn "d Pullmaster winch providing 330 degree rota- tion, a reach of 14.1 ft. (4.3 m).

For more information on Marco

Circle 95 on Reader Service Card

A Unit of ITT Fluid Technology Corporation 1485 Dale Way, Costa Mesa Bingley Road, Hoddesdon

CA 92628-2158 Hertfordshire, EIM11 0BU UK

Tel. 714 545-8251 Tel.+44 (0)1992 450145

Fax. 714 556-4206 Fax. +44(0) 1992 467132

Web Page: http://www.ittjabsco.com

Circle 316 on Reader Service Card

LIQUIDATION SALE

NOW IN PROGRESS! $12,000,000 | INVENTORY OF UNUSED

SHIP BUILDING MATERIAL FOR SALE!

Surplus to the ongoing operations of

AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA $4,000,000+ of UNUSED ELECTRICAL MATERIAL, CABLE & ACCESSORIES * $2,500,000+ of UNUSED VALVES, FLANGES AND FITTINGS $2,500,000+ of UNUSED ASSORTED SHIP BUILDING COMPONENTS * $1,000,000+ of UNUSED FASTENERS: BOLTS • CLAMPS • SCREWS • ETC. *$ 1,000,000+ of UNUSED PIPE, TUBE, TUBE STUFFING & RELATED ITEMS $1,000,000+ of UNUSED HYD. FITTINGS, PLUMBING, AC/HEATING, HOSE * $1,000,000+ of UNUSED PLATE, SHEET, ANGLE, CHANNEL & BAR STOCK $100,000's of UNUSED WOOD, ROPE, WIRE, WIRE MESH & ROPE, ETC. * Consisting of: Aluminum • Brass • Chrome-Moly • Copper • CM • Galvanized • Manganese-Bronze • Monel • NICU • Silicone-Bronze • Stainless • Carbon steel • etc.

ACT IMMEDIATELY • SALE NOW IN PROGRESS • SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT, CALL

I PLANT& MACHINERY INC. AUCnCSJEERS • LiQUIDAIDKS • AfPRAISEKS • REAL ESTAIE BROKERS 8705 Katy Fwy, Suite 300 • Houston, TX 77024

RON BRAMAN 800-282-8466 (USA and Canada) 713-691-4401 • Fax 713-672-7905

UNIVERSAL METALS & MACHINERY, INC. 9411 Wallisville Road

Houston, TX 77013

JULIUS FEINSTEIN • BILL PHILIBERT 800-325-5286 (USA) or 713-675-2729

Fax 713-675-7819 • e-mail at [email protected]

Circle 322 on Reader Service Card mso 103