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Repair Co., Inc., and will include the insertion of a midbody and other structural work to provide increased and more efficient cargo capacity, as well as the addition of cranes. When the ship is delivered to MSC, it will be reflagged to U.S. registry and renamed USNS LCPL

Roy M. Wheat.

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NCL Enters Exclusive

Partnership With Port Of

Houston

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has become the first cruise line to homeport a ship in Texas' Port of

Houston. NCL and the Port of

Houston Authority have joined forces to offer year-round voyages to the Western Carribean on M/S

Norwegian Star beginning this month from the Port. "The cruise market potential offered by

Houston is tremendous," said Ned

Holmes, chairman of the Port of

Houston Authority. "The city is the

Gulf gateway to a 10-state primary and secondary market of 75 million potential cruise passengers."

Schuyler Rubber Wins Hvide

Marine Contract

Schuyler Rubber, Inc. has been awarded the contract to provide two full shipsets of tendering for

Hvide Marine's new ship docking modules. The fenders will be

Schuyler's model SR3D soft loop style. "The unique design of the hull for ship docking will utilize all sides of the vessel. The tendering will cover 100 percent of contact areas allowing the vessel to be fully diverse. The model SR3D fender type allows for maximum load deflection and energy absorp- tion while in operation," said

Schuyler's Greg Armfield, who collaborated with Hvide and Elliott

Bay Design Group personnel in the overall design and engineering of the fendering for this project.

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Crowley To Purchase Tosco

Tankers

On April 7 it was announced that

May, 1997

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Crowley Petroleum Transport,

Inc., a newly formed affiliate of

Crowley Maritime Corp. to be headquarterd in Long Beach,

Calif., will purchase two tankers from Stamford, Conn.-based Tosco

Corp.

The double-bottomed ships mea- sure 658 x 100-ft. (200.5 x 30.4-m), and were built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. in 1981. S.S.

Blue Ridge has a dwt of 42,268 and 27 cargo tanks; and S.S. Coast

Range is a 39,990-dwt tanker with 19 cargo tanks. The tankers will reportedly work primarily on the

U.S. West Coast, but may also be utilized in East Coast or U.S. Gulf

May, 1997 Circle 254 on Reader Service Card coastwise trades. "Entering the Jones Act tanker trades marks a milestone in

Crowley's marine transportation business. The acquisition of these two tankers enables us to enter new markets," said Crowley

Petroleum Vice President

Rockwell E. Smith.

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