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Lasco Shipping Company, operator of a fleet of 25 bulk carriers, is currently recruiting for the following shore-side position at our Portland, Oregon headquarters. ENGINEER MANAGER Responsibilities of the position include coordinating and directing activities of the Port Engineers related to vessel maintenance and operations. This position coordinates communication regarding repair, classification, equipment evaluation and purchase, as well as acts as a technical resource. A qualified candidate will have a degree in Marine Engineering; at least 2 years of shipboard engineering experience; thorough knowledge of marine vessel construction, operation and maintenance; training in financial analysis/business practices, and supervisory experience. Previous experience as a Port Engineer is preferred. To be considered for this position, submit your resume, cover letter and salary history to: Lasco Shipping Company/Attn: HR 3200 NW Yeon Avenue/Portland, OR 97210 Fax: (503) 321-2649/E-mail: hr©schn.com Equal Opportunity Employer Circle 386 on Reader Service Card TRACTOR PINS FOR TODAY'S TUGS HYDRAULIC // n TOW PIN UNITS /zj with HOLD-DOWN HOOK WESTERN MACHINE WORKS 1870 Harbour Road - North Vancouver, B. C. - Canada - V7H 1A1 Phone: (604) 929 -7901 Fax: (604) 929-7951 or (604) 929-5329 Circle 361 on Reader Service Card BAIER MARINE HATCHES... THE STRONGEST HATCH TO EVER HIT THE DECK. Cast Galvanized Steel ? Aluminum ? Stainless Steel ? Bronze Coaming Hatch (2" to 36" Heights) Built-in T-handle Hatch ? We stock a huge inventory with same day shipping. ?Trusted in the Marine Industry for 52 years. FOR A FREE CATALOG CALL 1 -800-455-3917 or visit our website at www.baierhatch.com 16901 WOOD-RED ROAD. WOODINVILLE, WA 98072 Phone: (425) 481-5019 ? Fax: (425) 488-2424 ? email: [email protected] Circle 215 on Reader Service Card CREWS NEEDED ? Tugs ? Supply Boats ? Crew Boats ? Gambling Vessels ? Seismic Dynamic Positioning ? Tankers* Research* Ice Breakers* Local, Foreign & Casino Jobs It's easy, just call 504-362-8809 or visit our web site at www. boatcrewsusa. com or email us at [email protected] FAX 504-362-9194 One Seine Ct? Suite 309 New Orleans, LA 70114 Gulf of Mexico good military and commercial yard entails a lot of trial and error, Theriot said. A significant military contract has been for the con-struction of the Cyclone class patrol coastal ship. Bollinger recently launched USS Tornado. While it was the 14th of the Cyclone Class built by Bollinger, under a sole-source contract with the Navy, the vessel is the first to include design modifications, equipment and armament upgrades as part of the Navy's Pre-planned Product Improvement Program. Boasting a new, fully integrated bridge command and control system to increase the vessel's capabilities, LEEVAC SHIPYARDS, INC. We Make It Happen! 1 NEW CONSTRUCTION CONVERSIONS REPAIRS DRYDOCKING GAMBLING VESSELS INLAND PUSHBOATS SUPPLY BOATS SEISMIC VESSELS BARGES SPECIALTY VESSELS ] L Hwy. 90 East P.O. Box 1190 Jennings, LA 70546 PH. 318/824-2210 FAX 318/824-2970 Circle 286 on Reader Service Card J ANCHOR WINCHES Mooring/Anchoring Lifting & Lowering Used/Reconditioned ?Sale/Rental Skagrt/Clyde/American/Manrtowoc Lantec Hydraulic Winches & Power Units Berger Fairleads & Deckleads Landing Craft - 56' LCM-6 Twin 8V-71 GM's W/Steering Kort Nozzles $65,000.00 (Located in Seattle & California) RASMUSSEN EQUIPMENT CO. Seattle, WA Phone: 206-762-3700 Fax: 206-762-5003 WWW.RASMUSSENCO.COM Circle 314 on Reader Service Card DOd'T UIORRY ...BE THIRSTY! All the dependable, pure water you need...AT A PRICE YOU CAN AffOflD NOW! 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One specific change is the extension < the stern, which includes a ramp for the launch an recovery, while underway, of naval special warfat boats. As a result of this process, Tornado increased i length to 179 ft.(54.5 m) from the 170 ft. (51.8 m) ear lier models. As a further validation of its prowess on the militar) side of the business, Bollinger at press time announced the receipt of a $5.1 million contract to modify three Patrol Coast Ships (PC) for the U.S. Navy. The com-pany has an option on a fourth vessel, which are of the Cyclone Class, which would bring the contract value to more than $6.7 million. On the commercial side, Bollinger is nearly com-plete with a unique project in the building of the 105-ft. (32 m) Vera Bisso, for E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc. The Karl Senner: Driving The Market Death, taxes and ... Karl Senner Inc.? In an industry and business environment that is constantly changing, Michael Senner of Karl Sen-ner Inc. counts his company's steady presence ? in good times and in bad ? as one of the reason cus-tomers tend to come and stay for the long term. Unlike diversified companies, which fall back to stronger markets when the marine market turns towards one of its notorious bad spells, Karl Senner Inc. "has all its eggs in one basket.. we don't come and go with market swings." This reliability, instilled as a guiding principle when his father start-ed the company in 1972, has helped the company navigate particularly bad stretches, such as the oil patch bust in the early to mid 80s, a time when the company saw its revenue dive from $12 million in 1982 to less than $2 million in 1984. Karl Senner, Inc. is a fixture in the Gulf of Mexi-co region for sure, yet it spans the country, with offices on the West Coast and on the East Coast. The company sells and services some of the indus-try's top-line propulsion systems, including Reint-jes marine gearboxes, Rexroth marine controls; Berg Propulsion (CP propellers and bowthrusters) and ABB turbocharger services. Senner reports that business has been "exception-ally good" over the past few years, and with the resurging oil price he's cautiously optimistic for 2000 and beyond. He notes that the company's growing service and supply capabilities, which cur-rently accounts for about 10 to 15 percent of rev-enues ? provides a a nice fallback for when new construction business falls off. Senner believes that the proliferation of deepwa-ter offshore developments will continue to change the way in which companies like his operate. "The average value of each contract is getting larger, as the sizes of crews, supplies and AHTS' continue to get bigger." 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