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News

Port of Los Angeles Welcomes

Aluminum Fireboats

Subsequent to a lengthy bidding process, the Port of Los Angeles will receive a trio of three all-aluminum fire- boats, which will be constructed by

Kvichak Marine Industries. Measuring 39 ft. (11.8 m) each, the vessels will be designed by Jensen Maritime Consul- tants of Seattle. The three new vessels, which will be named Fireboat #1, #3 and #5, will be stationed throughout the

Port of L.A. and are scheduled to replace three existing vessels that are each more than 35 years old. A 105-ft. (32-m) steel fireboat, currently under construction at Nichols Bros, of Free- land, Wash, will also join the upgraded fleet in 2002. Each having a beam of 14 ft. (4.2 m), the fireboats will be powered by twin Caterpillar 3126B engines, dri- ving 27-in. propellers through Twin

Disc MG-507A gears. A third Caterpil- lar 3126B engine will be installed as a designated fire engine. The designer predicts that the vessels will be able to move at 27-plus knots when fully loaded and a cruising speed of 25 knots.

Each vessel will also have a Hale fire pump with a 2,400 gpm capacity and a

Stang 925545 fire monitor.

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Southwest Marine Lands $54 Million Contract

The Navy has granted a $54 million, five-year continuous maintenance con- tract (encompassing 23 availabilities) for work on DDG-51-class ships to

Southwest Marine (SWM). USS

Stetham is scheduled to arrive at the shipyard on September 26; the last ship included in the contract will be at the yard on July 12, 2006.

The award, which includes 10 ships, also contains an option for USS Lassen in 2003 and USS Howard in 2004. The work package on each ship includes dry docking, shaft work, underwater hull painting, maintenance, various general repairs, electronic upgrades, structural piping work and alterations. Teaming up with SWM on this contract is Continen- tal Maritime (CMSD), which offers the

Navy resources additional to SWM's piers and dry dock.

Chiles Offshore Signs Two 9-Month Contracts With Shell

Chiles Offshore has executed two firm nine-month contract extensions with

Shell Exploration & Production Compa- ny for the use of the ultra-premium jack- up dilling rigs the Chiles Magellan and the Chiles Columbus in the U.S. Gulf of

Mexico. The Chiles Magellan has worked for Shell since May 2000 on a well-to-well basis and will start its nine- month contract period at the beginning of August 2001.

Advance Procurement Given

For Amphibious Assault Ships

The Avondale Alliance, led by

Northrop Grumman Avondale, has been awarded $113.2 million for advance procurement of long lead materials for

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