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W&O Supply Adds to Line

W&O Supply was selected as the exclusive U.S. marine distributor for QTRCO's rack and gear actua- tors. W&O Supply will offer a comprehensive inven- tory, highly competitive pricing, factory trained per- sonnel and on site support from QTRCO representa- tives. The Q and QB Series actuators are constructed entirely of 316 stainless steel, which provides unsur- passed resistance to corrosion. QTRCO also offers the

X Series, a rack and gear actuator, made of aluminum, as well as T Series "lunchbox" rack and pinion actua- tors for clients seeking less expensive alternatives.

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MAS Wins $70M Navy Contract

MAS Industries won a $70 million, 10-year contract to supply more than 250 marine and aviation insulation items for Shore Immediate Maintenance Activity (SIMA)/ Fleet Industrial Supply. MAS Industries, headquartered in New Orleans, LA., will supply ther- mal and acoustic insulation and related items for naval bases through government and private shipyards.

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Saudi Aramco Awards Contract

J. Ray McDermott, S.A. was awarded work by Saudi

Aramco to provide fabrication and installation services for the Marjan, Zuluf, Safaniya oil field developments.

J. Ray, utilizing its Jebel Ali fabrication facility, will commence construction engineering, partial procure- ment and fabrication of five wellhead jackets totaling over 6,710 short tons, five drill decks totaling over 2,200 short tons, and three scrappers averaging 630 short tons each.

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Nelson New MarAd Chief Counsel

Julie Nelson was appointed as Chief Counsel for the

Maritime Administration. Nelson joins MarAd from

Oceaneering International, Inc., an ocean engineering development group, where she served as General

Manager and Maritime/Contracts Attorney.

Zubieta Reappointed to ACP Post

The Board of Directors of the

Panama Canal Authority (ACP) unanimously decided to reappoint engineer Alberto Alemán

Zubieta, current Administrator, to the post for the next seven years, beginning September 3.

UltraStrip, Lisnave, Tecor

Sign Agreement

UltraStrip Systems, Inc., the developer of a robotic ship-hull cleaning equipment, agreed to a five year agreement with Tecor-Tecnologia Anticorrosao, S. A. to be the exclusive ultra high pressure water jetting contractor at the ship repair yard of Lisnave, Estaleiros

Navais, S.A. in Portugal.

UltraStrip President and CEO, Stephen R. Johnson, said, "Tecor and Lisnave's choice of UltraStrip's high production, environmentally sensitive M3500 Robotic

System is further recognition of the shipping industry's need to automate traditional coating removal processes while protecting the environment and the health of shipyard workers. This technology is also capable of completely containing all the hazardous paint material for proper disposal."

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Aker to Build PSV for Olympic

Aker Yards signed a contract worth $22.8 million with Olympic Shipping to build a Platform Supply

Vessel of the MT 6009 design. Delivery is scheduled for December 2006. "This contract confirms our long and good relation- ship with Olympic Shipping, which currently has two vessels under construction at our yards," said Roy

Reite, in charge of Aker Yards' Offshore & Specialized

Vessels business area.

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Vessel type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT 6009, Platform Supply Vessel

Contract value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Approx. NOK 150 million

Delivery yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aker Brattvaag: Aker Aukra

Delivery time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 2006

Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243.8 ft. (74.3 m)

Breadth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53.8 ft. (16.4 m)

DWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,300

Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marin Teknikk AS $39.6M Navy Contract

Northrop Grumman Corp., Newport News Division,

Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $39.6 million firm-fixed-price delivery order under previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multi- award contract for the Interim Dry-Dock Availability of the USS Minneapolis/St. Paul (SSN 708) for main- tenance, repair and alterations. Work will be per- formed in Newport News, Va., and is expected to be completed by March 2006. Contract funds in the amount of $5 million will expire at the end of the cur- rent fiscal year.

Dresser-Rand Prices IPO

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. has priced its initial public offering of 27,000,000 shares of common stock at $21 per share. All of the shares are being offered by

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. The stock trades on the

NYSE under the symbol DRC. Morgan Stanley and

Citigroup Global Markets are serving as joint book- running managers of the offering. UBS Securities LLC is co-lead manager of the offering, and Bear, Stearns &

Co. Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers

Inc., Natexis Bleichroeder Inc., Simmons & Company

International and Howard Weil Incorporated are co- managers of the offering.

LR Approval for PCM

Lloyd's Register Type Approval Certificate for Water

Tight Doors and Hatches (WT) was awarded to Pacific

Coast Marine for PCM marine and offshore door and hatch configurations with clear openings up to 47 x 81 in. The manufacturer claims this breakthrough elimi- nates the typical lengthy approval process for special sizes or shapes, and gives designers new freedom to quickly add custom doors and hatches to their projects.

Last minute adjustments to designs are now free of the time penalties that previously existed where changes had to be resubmitted for approval.

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