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American VULKAN Corporation

This four-page color catalog intro- duces the RATO couplings for diesel and electric motor-driven equipment such as marine propulsion, compres- sors and two-bearing generators. It includes VULKAN Couplings for shock absorbing, alignment correcting and torsional vibration control.

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Portable

Ventilators/Dehumidifiers

Dry Air Technology designs, engineers and manufactures custom fans, venti- lation equipment and dehumidifiers.

We offer a full line of high perfor- mance, portable, lightweight ventila- tors and dehumidifiers. Made of high-density polyethylene, these durable, maintenance-free, corrosion- resistant products are perfect for heavy industrial needs. Circle No. 159

Motivators Conferences L.L.C.

The 1999 conferences in the New York

City schedule of events includes the fol- lowing: January - Incidents Response;

February - Harbor Safety/ Navigation

Operations Committees; March -

Dredging; March - Severe Storm at Sea/

Night of Heroes; April - High-Speed

Ferry Northeast Conference; May -

International Maritime Hall of Fame.

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Contract Awarded To

Reactivate LNG Southern

Argent Marine Services, owner of the LNG carriers Southern and

Arzew have signed a contract with

Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock

Corp. (NORSHIPCO) to reactivate the Southern in 1999. The vessel is expected to enter the shipyard in

January, to undergo gas trials in

October and to begin operating under a time charter to Shell

Bermuda (Overseas) Ltd. (SBOL) in November 1999. Argent Marine

Operations (AMO) will manage the reactivation and will oversee all aspects of the construction and repair work, sea trials and certifi- cation. Drydock work will include a complete cleaning and painting of the underwater hull, tailshaft and sea valve inspection and renewal of the bowthruster.

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Blount Contracted For

Dinner Cruise Vessel

Horizon Cruises, Inc. of New

York Harbor has signed a $4 mil- lion contract with Blount

Industries to design and construct a 161-ft. (49 m) dinner cruise ves- sel scheduled for completion in

November 1999. The 600-passen- ger vessel will be powered by two 620 hp 16V-92 Detroit Diesel engines and will be equipped with two 200 kW Detroit generators.

The vessel will be built with three enclosed decks, providing a yacht- style dining experience. A full width sun deck is accessible from all other decks and offers a prime viewing area. Added design fea- tures will include aft balustrades on each deck, plus an elevator for service and handicap access.

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Consortium Providing Chem

Tanker Propulsion

The Chinese Shanghai Edwards

Shipyard has awarded the

Siemens-Schottel Propulsor (SSP) consortium the contract for a SSP 7 with a power rating of 5.1 MW.

The newly developed pod drive is to be installed in a 19,500 dwt chemical tanker ordered by the

Swedish company Rederi AB

Donsotank. Designed by FKAB in

Uddevalla (Sweden), the tanker will be built in accordance with

DNV Ice Class 1A and is scheduled to be delivered in April 2000 for future operation in the Baltic Sea.

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Furuno Nears Completion

Of Major GMDSS Contract

Furuno U.S.A. is nearing fulfill- ment of a contract to supply 200 of its RC1515 GMDSS consoles to off- shore service vessel company,

Tidewater Marine. G.S.I. Marine, a

Furuno marine electronics dealer in New Orleans, La., arranged the sale and coordinated the installa- tion on Tidewater Marine vessels worldwide.

Each compact console consists of several units integrated to form a complete communications center.

They include a Furuno FS1562-15 radiotelephone, DSC6 MF/HF DCS

Terminal, DP6 NBDP Terminal,

AA50 MF/HF DSC Watch Receiver and the Felcom 12 Inmarsat-C

MES. The individual components of the GMDSS system are manu- factured by Furuno Electric

Company in Japan, with the con- soles themselves fabricated, assembled, pre-wired and tested at

Furuno's Denton, Md. facility.

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OSL Awarded Chinese Oil

Company Contract

Offshore Systems & Deck

Machinery LLC (OSL) has been awarded a major contract from

Shengli Petroleum Administration

Bureau for the complete rack and pinion jacking system and associ- ated structural components for the

Shengli #3 jackup platform which is to be constructed in China.

DRS Will Produce Navy

Display Workstations

DRS Electronic Systems Group, part of DRS Technologies Inc., has been awarded $33.5 million in new contracts from Lockheed Martin

Tactical Defense Systems to pro- duce additional AN/UYQ-70

Advanced Display Systems and computer peripheral equipment for the U.S. Navy. The computer workstations are being installed on the most technologically advanced surface ships, submarines and air- craft in the U.S. Navy fleet.

Hornblower To Manage

Caesars Indiana

Caesars Indiana has chosen

Hornblower Marine Services to manage all Marine Department responsibilities. This includes the development, implementation, and management of U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) inspections, emergency drills team member hiring and day-to-day marine operation of the

M/V Glory of Rome, reportedly the world's largest riverboat gaming vessel.

Strong Order Boost For

Umoe Schat-Harding

Umoe Schat-Harding, a supplier of evacuation equipment and sys- tems to the shipping, offshore and cruise industry, has seen orders for lifeboats and davits boom over the last quarter. Passengership sector orders include 14 150-person lifeboats and four CTL38 cruise tenders for the Royal Caribbean

Cruise Lines (RCCL) newbuilding program at Meyer Werft.

BBE Awarded HVAC

Installation Contract

Friede Goldman Offshore Inc. has awarded Bill Brown

Enterprises, Inc. (BBE) a contract for the installation of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems on the Bingo 9000

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU).

Manitowoc Nabs Mobil

Barge Contract

Manitowoc Co. Inc. won a con- tract to build a twin-hull, 140,000- barrel ocean-going tank barge for

Mobil Oil Corp., for delivery to enter service in early 2000. It will haul refined petroleum products to major metropolitan markets along the Eastern Seaboard and Hudson

River. Manitowoc specializes in ship repair work for vessels operat- ing on the Great Lakes.

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