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Workboat Annual hauled to New York. The discovery of

Nylon Synthetic fiber in the late 1940's coupled with Polypropylene in the 1950's caused a turnaround in product.

Bailer Twine was therefore discontinued to provide space for extruding polypropylene, while the implement portion of Osborne was sold to Interna- tional Harvester and relocated.

During the 1950's Columbian also acquired the Whitlock Rope Company;

The R.A. Kelly Company and Cating

Rope.

In 1965, Columbian purchased the

Plymouth Rope Company, which ended

Columbian's expansion program. Busi- ness grew and during the mid-1970's,

Columbian's focus was a mix of 50 per- cent natural and 50 percent synthetic rope.

Following a decision that was made to cut back on space, the Sisal production was therefore relocated to Haiti, while the Manila portion went to the Philip- pines.

The original plant in Auburn was shut down and the building sold - but not before a 225,000 sq. ft. adjacent build- ing was acquired — all devoted to cordage.

During the next few years, competi- tion and imports caused a downturn in the general business and a decision was made to move from Auburn, N.Y. to a more economical business climate. A diligent search turned up space in Gun- town, Miss. Named for a prominent gunsmith who lived in the area during the early 1800's, Guntown became the new home for Columbian Rope, where the company continues to serve its many customers.

Early in 2002, the Management and

Board of Columbian Rope decided to put the company up for sale, keeping in mind the importance of a commitment by the new owners to continue the great traditions of Columbian Rope.

Chicago-based, Unicord International, a member of the Unicord Companies, recognized the opportunity and proceed- ed with the purchase of Columbian

Rope.

Continuing the traditions that were established by Metcalf 175 years ago,

Columbian Rope manufactures — from its four locations throughout North

America — ropes, cords, webbings and stretch cords of all types of synthetic materials — from 1/16 to 6-in. in diam- eter.

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Halifax Shipyard

Introduces AHTS

Halifax Shipyard, launched Atlantic

Kingfisher — the first of its two Anchor

Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels on September 7, 2002.

Measuring approximately 262 ft. (80 m) with a breadth of 59 ft. (18 m), the

Ulstein UT 722L design vessel has all of its equipment installed and is in advanced stages of connect up and test- ing of the systems. Designed for stand- by rescue, ROV operations, stand-in communications center and multifunc- tion anchor handling, tug and supply, the vessels have four Bengen diesels.

The deck package is comprised of 500-ton winches, and space for 550 sq. m. and a deck cargo weight of 900 tons.

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The Trusted Name in Newbuilding, Shiprepair and Conversion

Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine), a premier shipyard in

Asia, has established an impeccable track record in providing turnkey shipbuilding, ship conversion and shiprepair services

ST Marine's proven capabilities in designing and constructing a wide array of highly sophisticated, customised naval and commercial vessels for a worldwide clientele, have attained for the shipyard a leading position as a provider of high value-added shiprepair services which extend from jumboisation, conversion, refurbishment, reactivation to upgrading of a wide spectrum of naval and commercial vessels.

ST Marine's commitment to achieve faster turnaround and quality workmanship is well-supported by comprehensive facilities, the application of leading edge technologies in design and production and a highly-trained workforce.

It is no wonder that world-renowned companies, each leaders in their own fields, have come to place their trust in ST Marine.

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