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Vessels

Dredge Built to Withstand

Siberian Weather

A Russian customer placed an order for a CSD350 Cutter Suction Dredge with VOSTA LMG. This cutter suction dredge will be one with special require- ments, as it is due to operate in Siberia with weather conditions up to minus 40 degrees C. The Russian contractor plans to use the dredge to construct sand roads on the northern tundra's to make the oil and gas fields accessible during the sum- mer period when they are swampy after being frozen in the winter.

The dredge is of the dismountable and easy transportable type so it can trans- port to the tundra's before summer. After the summer, when the temperature starts to decrease, the dredge can be dismount- ed and stored.

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Main Particulars - Vosta LMG CSD350

Length, (o.a.) 82 ft. (25 m)

Breadth, (molded) 21 ft. (6.5 m)

Depth to main deck 8 ft. (2.5 m)

Dredging depth 26 ft. (8 m)

Cutter power 55 kW

Dredge pump GIW 12 x I4LSA36

Total installed power 485 kW

Diameter discharge pipe 350 mm

The dredge will be equipped with a cutter-head type

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VT Halter Marine Lays

Keel for LSV

At a keel-laying ceremony on March

Pictured, L to R, are: Anil Raj, President and

COO, VT Halter Marine, ; COL Genaro J. (Gino)

Dellarocco, U.S. Army, and Boyd E. (Butch)

King, CEO VT Halter Marine. 13, VT Halter

Marine Inc., began the construction of the U.S. Army

Tank-automotive and Armament Command's (TACOM) newest Logistic Support Vessel. "We value the confidence and trust that the

U.S. Army has placed in our company and our employees," said Butch King.

CEO of VT Halter Marine. "Our employees have first-hand experience in designing and building Logistic Support

Vessels, Large Tugs and LCU-2000

Class Landing Craft that are specifically tailored to operational requirements.

The U.S. Army is a long-term marine customer and about 50 vessels in their fleet have been built at our shipyards.

We are very proud of the fact that this vessel will be used to help support our fighting forces and guard our national interests." The 313-ft. (95.4-m) LSV class vessel, designed to cany more than 2.000 tons of deck cargo, has a beam of 60-ft. (18.2-m) and a molded depth of 19 ft. (5.7 m) VT Halter Marine announced the Logistic Support Vessel (LSV) con- tract award December 20, 2002. Vessel delivery should take place sometime during the fourth quarter, 2004.

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Marine Fenders

Marine Guard

The Ultimate

Protector for Ships,

Harbor Craft,

Wharves & Piers. • Construction complies with United States Navy and Coast Guard Specifications. • Core consists of closed-cell, resilient, energy absorbing foam, covered with a protective, seamless polyurethane elastomer skin. • Filament nylon tire cord reinforcement is continously wound in the skin for added strength and durability. • Will not mark or scratch vessel hulls. • Constructed with integral swivel end fittings, internally connected with a heavy duty chain. • Easy to install with very little maintenance. • Hull conforming design • Light weight and extremely buoyant with a lower reaction force than either hard rubber or pneumatic fenders. (Almost 40% higher energy absorption than pneumatic fenders.)

URETHANE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 800) 913-0062

Stocking Distributors:

Waterman Supply Company 910 Mahar, Wilmington, CA 90744, U.S.A. 1-800-322-3131

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COMBAT SERVICE SUPPOOT

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