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The World's Leading

Cargo Hose Specialists

Advanced Maraie fleclrical Systems 3

Oil & Chemical Tankers

Barges • Terminals

Tank Cleaning Machines and Hoses

Expansion Joints—Rubber and Metal

Mechanical Packings and Jointings

Air, Water, and Steam Hoses

NEW YORK HOUSTON

Apollo International Corp. Apollo Maritime Corp. 78 DeGraw Street 9364 Wallisvile Road

Brooklyn NY 11231 Houston TX 77013 718-403-0200 713-926-2200

Fax 718-403-0210 Fax 713-926-4812 [CONTACT N.Y. FOR OTHER PORTS]

COMPOSITE

RUBBER

STAINLESS STEEL

Puget Sound Rope 1012 Second Street,

Anacortes, WA 98221-1956

TEL: 360-29 $-8488 FAX: 560-29 3-8480 brochure

Service Marine

Service Marine's new explains the technical well as the advapwrtl /pej characteris|iS me^ral it tionE^y^VivA^'NyDvAte'l

The vessel is a m BAjgjffATH design dubbed

THOB, which stands for Twin

Hull Ocean Runner.

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February, 1997

Fincantieri Wins $430 M Carnival

Contract

Carnival Corp. has reached an agreement with Fincantieri for the construction of a $430-million cruise ship. The ship, to be delivered in the summer of 2000, will be a sister to the recently launched 101,353-gt

Carnival Destiny, the largest passenger ves- sel ever constructed.

Jotun Valspar: Targeting Protecting

Floating Units

Jotun Valspar's new "total corrosion pro- tection concept" specially targets the float- ing production and transport units market, and is being touted for its low life f5«de costs.

The company, "" growth r* f""> — and offslflre pmEf»/4coaJin^r sySfems as well as^aMq^Sprotlptum systems. FPSOs, with a pla\nedfife of eight to 25 years and unique positioning as a vessel/offshore structures, present unique corrosion control problems. Jotun Valspar is counting on owners to look beyond the "cost per gallon" and select the products which are best suit- ed to ensure a long, cost efficient life. The company was an early entrant in this mar- ket, and boasts contracts in Europe,

Scandinavia, the U.S., the Far East and

Southeast Asia.

For more information

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Alabama Shipyard Wins

Containership Contract

COSCO Line (America) and Alabama

Shipyard completed the contract process for four 600-ft. (182-m), 1,432-TEU container-

ShipS PnmnQQrinrr mil 1 r>nmmar\PQ .

We make rope as if your life depended on it

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FP, five-blade propeller, accordance to ABS _ rules.

For more information on Alabama Shipyard

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SPfCJt/x Performance Materials

Spectra is a registered trademark of AlliedSignal Inc. Puget Sound Rope specializes in manufacturing high performance braided ropes for the most demanding applications — mooring lines, towing hawsers, emergency tow lines, vessel assist lines, face wires and wing wires — to name a few.

PSR's strongest rope, Plasma® 12 Strand, is manufactured with 100% Spectra® fiber that has been enhanced by our patented re-crystallization proc^ni^l

Spectra Ji prop is 50% stronger than conventional ipe, wet rltainslalW!^!^ outstanding e Sp|ctrafiber|ncludij^j light weight, t( ughless, mid nlar z«"o st

When your life and livelihood is on the line,

PSR holds true. Call your distributor today, or contact us for more information.

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Tech Power

Control

Package contains details on a variety of products, includ- new SCR drive and medium voltage, and engine genera- tor controls.

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It will be built in

Engineered Data

Products or rig.

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Engineered Data

Products' eight-page catalog highlights a number of its rugged of life aboard e^t^^^