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NNS Receives Top Rating

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has received the U.S. Government's highest rating for excellence in work- place health and safety. Federal Author- ities from the Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) awarded

NNS on June 26 with re-certification at the Star level of OSHA's Voluntary Pro- tection Program (VPP).

OSHA grants this specific achieve- ment to those companies with compre- hensive, successful safety and health programs that promote employee pro- tection while demonstrating continuous improvement. The shipyard first received the star rating in 1995. Star

VPP Plants are revisited by OHS A every three to five years to verify the site is still compliant with VPP Star Standard.

Myriad Of Orders For

Wartsila 200 Engines

Transocean SedcoForex of Houston,

Texas, has ordered four Wartsila 12V200-generating sets for repowering their Transocean 135D semi-sub- mersible offshore platform. These 2020 kWe generating sets will be delivered in

October this year and will be installed while the semi-submersible is on station in Brazil. This is the fifth platform for which Transocean SedcoForex has selected Wartsila 200 generating sets.

In addition, Fincantieri in Italy has ordered two 12V200 main engines to power the diesel-electric propulsion sys- tem of a new multipurpose support ves- sel contracted by the Italian Navy. These engines have a combined output of 4,800 kW at 1,500-rpm.

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MacGregor To Supply For

RoRo Carrier

MacGregor is scheduled to retrofit three sets of flood control doors to a

RoPax freight carrier constructed in 1990. The flood control barrier system from MacGregor includes the retrofit of three sets of single-section top-hinged flood control doors. MacGregor's spe- cialists will perform this work during the vessel's docking from September -

November of this year.

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MSS Marine Safety Patents

Launching Device

Sweden-based MSS Marine Safety

Systems introduced a patented launch- ing device for fast rescue boats.

Drop tests, side impact tests and sea trials, including docking at a speed of eight knots on open sea, have been finalized — proving successful perfor- mance in open sea conditions.

In order to launch and retrieve a fast rescue boat safely and quickly, MSS

Marine has formulated a floating dock, which corresponds to the motion of the boat. The dock is launched and retrieved together with the boat by conventional davits or a crane — either as a single point lift or the more stable tow point lift.

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Hvide Adds $5 Million Tug

Hvide Marine Towing has taken on the newest addition to its tractor tug fleet with the christening of its Ship Docking

Module — the 90 ft. (27.4 m), 4,200-hp

Suwannee River. Designed solely for harbor assist work, the $5 million saucer-shaped tug is able to push and pull in any direction with complete con- trol in close quarters. Twin 360-degree azimuthing drives set fore and aft, and offset from center give the tug a greater range of maneuverability and power.

Currently operating 37 tugs in the har- bor and offshore towing industry, Hvide

Marine Towing's Suwannee River is the fourth SDM to join the fleet. With a bollard pull of 120,000-lbs. and increased hp, the vessel holds a 3,000 gallons per minute firefighting motor.

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