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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Jamestown Metal Marine

Receives Two Contracts

Jamestown Metal Marine Sales,

Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla. has recent- ly completed the installation of a complete joiner package on the ferry Cape May for the Delaware

River Bridge Authority.

Jamestown's work included the supply and installation of interior furnishings and equipment in the passenger areas such as general seating, dining areas, and food preparation and service areas.

Jamestown has been selected by

Avondale's Shipyard Division to design, supply and install a com- plete joiner package for the ARCO tanker project.

Friede Goldman Offshore has awarded Jamestown a contract to provide a complete joiner package on the Bingo 9000-1 and Bingo 9000-2 drilling vessels for Ocean

Rig ASA of Norway.

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Austal Ships Acquires Image

The Western Australia ship builder Austal Ships has announced its purchase of Image

Marine Group. The acquisition of

Image will provide Austal with increased production capacity and will help to diversify and broaden the product base. With the addi- tional production facilities, Austal will be able to participate in the market for smaller high speed craft and special purpose vessels down to 66 ft. (20 m) in length.

USCG Recognizes ABS For

MODU Certifications

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has extended the authorization given to the American Bureau of

Shipping (ABS) to include mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) that adhere to the IMO "Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units - 1989" (89MODU Code). The USCG has also authorized ABS to con- duct surveys and issue certificates in accordance with the 89MODU

Code. The Coast Guard had previ- ously granted ABS other statutory recognitions including various sur- vey and certifications in accor- dance with Loadline, SOLAS, and

MARPOL conventions.

Keppel Marine Appoints

New Director

Keppel Marine Industries Ltd., of Singapore, has appointed Lt.

Col. Willie Tan Yoke Meng to its board of directors. Lt. Col. Tan is

Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Health.

New & Improved

Inmarsat-C GMDSS

Thrane & Thrane A/S have introduced the Capsat TT-3606E

GMDSS system, approved by

Inmarsat in accordance with the

CN114. The terminal consists of a 10.4-in. color high-resolution TFT flatpanel display with light sensor.

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NASSCO Delivers Four

Ships To U.S. Navy

National Steel and Shipbuilding

Co. (NASSCO) is under contract to the U.S. Navy for the conversion and construction of 10 Strategic

Sealift ships. Three conversions and one newbuild have been deliv- ered under this program.

FOR SALE

TUGBOAT 70' x 24' x 9.8', 1979, Twin 16V-92 GM's,

Tow Winch, full electronics

Price: $ 850,000.00. Location: Seattle, WA

MISC. TUGBOATS

Length 64' to 114', 600 to 2257 HP, all Single Screw,

Crew Quarters

LANDING CRAFTS 56' LCM-6's with Twin 8V-71 GM's with steering

Kort nozzles

Price: $ 85,000.00 ea. Location: Los Angeles, CA 40' Steel Ex. Model LCM-6 w/o door, decked over bow.

Twin 6-71 GM Diesels, bow & stern rubber

Price: $ 45,500.00 Location: Seattle, WA

BARGES 180' x 54' x 12.5' ABS Flat Deck (2 available) 200' x 54' x 13' ABS Flat Deck Barge

We Also Supply Winches, Anchors, Chain, Boom

Boats, Buoys, Wire Rope & Cranes

Rasmussen Equipment Co., Inc. 8727 5th Ave. South, P.O. Box 81206 _ rms^

Seattle, WA 98108 "

Ph: 206-762-3700 * Fax: 206-762-5003

Toll Free: (800) 227-7920

Email: [email protected]

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Ultrasonic Thickness Gage

The new handheld 36DL PLUS has powerful measurement features, flexible file-based datalogging capabilities, and a new Windows

Interface Program. Its field-rugged, water-resistant case features an all-in-one backlit display with a bright, high resolution waveform.

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