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New & Notable LaForce To Build For Veteran Louisiana Operator Towboater Audrey Dufrene of Belle Chasse, La. has called on LaForce Ship-yard in Bayou LaBatre, La. to construct is new 74 x 28 ft. (22.5 x 8.5 m), 1,600-hp pushboat. Incorporating a semi-cam-ber design from the keel to the chine on the underside of the aft hull, the vessel will house a pair of Cummins 12-cylin-der KTA38 MO engines at 800-hp each linked to Twin Disc gears with a 6.39:1 ratio. Upon its December delivery, the pushboat will be the fourth in a fleet of American Tugs' fleet of tow boats avail-able for charter work on inland water-ways. Wallenius Accepts Delivery Of MV Mignon Wallenius Lines has received a spe-cially built car-carrier, MV Mignon, from Korea-based Daewoo Okpo Shi yard. The new PCTC ship (Pure C Truck Carrier) is capable of holding i to 5,850 cars or a combination of 3,0C cars and 475 heavy vehicles loaded vi an internal ramp system. The newbuild is the tenth of a series o car-carriers that have been built by Dae woo between 1994 and 1999. U.S. Military Modules Will Be Cummins Powered A large ship arrives off a port devas-tated by natural or military forces. The ship contains badly needed supplies but the port infrastructure has been destroyed. This and other scenarios can stall the best-planned sealift logistics, but now an innovative new program has designed, and is building, the solution. A description of Joint Modular Lighter System (JMLS) as published on the Home Page at the Seabee Logistics Center (formerly CESO) explains the requirements: "The Joint Modular Lighter System (JMLS) will be a new system comprised of powered and non-powered floating platforms. The plat-forms shall be assembled from Interna-tional Organization of Standardization (ISO) container compatible inter-changeable, modular components (mod-ules) and other equipment. JMLS will be used to support Commander in Chief (CINC) Organization & Operations plans. The purpose of JMLS is to provide the CINC a method of discharging dry cargo from Strategic Sealift Ships and moving cargo to shore in the event a port is denied, degraded or not available. JMLS will permit dry cargo throughput through sea state 3 conditions. In addi-tion, the system shall be fully interoper-able with all Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS) equipment and have maximum flexibility to be adapted to multiple uses in support of Logistics Over The Shore (LOTS) and JLOTS operations. JMLS will accommodate both Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) and Load-On/Load-Off (LO/LO) of rolling stock and cargo." The JMLS is a phased acquisition pro-gram. Currently in Phase two, the JMLS project has adopted an Integrated Prod-uct and Process Development (IPPD) as the fundamental approach to satisfying program requirements. A contractor team comprised of CDI Marine Company Baltimore Marine Industries, Band Lavis and Associates, (Continued on page 86) Circle 308 on Reader Service Card LIFEBOAT/DAVIT _ LOADTESTING ? Easy Installation and Operation ? Low Maintenance ? Stock Availability ? New Central Control Panel TM Don't Worry. They use an Owens Kleen Tank. The Educated Choice in MSDs. Owens Mfg. & Specialty Co., Inc. P.O. Box 1167 ? Youngsville, LA 70592 ? email: [email protected] 1 -800-639-2744 (318) 856-6652 ? Fax:(318) 856-6332 www.owenskleentank.com Dealer Inquiries Welcome 1996 AMENDMENTS Willem Pot marine stockists since 1899 Office, Warehouse, Stockyard: 39, Heldringstraat, 3144 CE Maassluis, NL Postal address: P.O. Box 365, 3140 A) Maassluis, NL Phone: (+31) -10 591 27 88, Fax: (+31) -10 591 30 52, Email: [email protected], Internet: www.willempot.com Equipment for LOADTESTING (waterbags) available. Circle 363 on Reader Service Card