Maritime Reporter, August 1984

<BODY> <div> Service Engineering Gets $10.7-Million Contract To Overhaul USNS Spica Service Engineering Company, San Francisco, Calif., is being awarded a $10,723,447 firm-fixed- price contract for the overhaul and upgrade of the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS Spica. The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. Bird-Johnson Contract To SKF Coupling Division SKF Steel, Coupling Division, through its U.S. sales office in Avon, Conn., announced the re- ceipt of a contract from Bird-John- son Company, Walpole, Mass. The Division will supply couplings for the propulsion systems of the U.S. Navy's MCM vessels. "The couplings will be specially manufactured of stainless steel, with a very low magnetic permea- bility, to meet the Navy's strin- gent specifications," according to G. Robin King, U.S. sales man- ager of the coupling division. For further information on the SKF OKF coupling, Circle 63 on Reader Service Card American Hoist Appoints William Hobbs President, American Crane Division The dredge Jadwin undergoing repairs at Mississippi Marine shipyard. Robert Nassau, Amhoist's president and chief executive offi- cer recently announced the ap- pointment of William B.R. Hobbs as president of American Hoist's American Crane Division, report- ing to Mr. Nassau. Mr. Hobbs joined Amhoist in May of 1983 from FMC-Link Belt's Construc- tion Equipment Group, where he had senior managerial responsibil- ities in both marketing and prod- uct development. In his new position, Mr. Hobbs will have responsibility for the de- sign, manufacture, sale and ser- vice of American standard crane products and the specially de- signed Marine and Energy products. Mississippi Marine Proves Its Strength On Mammoth Repair Job Mississippi Marine, a Greenville based shipyard and repair facility, demonstrated its lift strength, length capabilities and drydocking expertise recently for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The job was to drydock and repair the 279- foot-long dredge Jadwin. This was no small task as the entire hull of the Jadwin had to be lifted out of the water according to ABS and USCG regulations. Mis- sissippi Marine lifted the Jadwin easily by using its 2,500-ton 218- foot-long drydock. Once out of the water numerous repairs were performed consisting of removing and reinstalling rud- ders and propellers; welding and gouging cracks in tunnels and re- placing tunnel plate; cleaning and painting the sea chest; boring the two struts; re-cladding shafts; re- placing port and starboard strut bearings and additional welding, sandblasting and painting as required. Despite extensive repairs the work was completed well within the time frame set by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 16 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Hynes Named Executive VP of SCNO Barge Lines John F. Hynes The appointment of John F. Hynes to executive vice president of SCNO Barge Lines, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., was announced by Fred S. Sherman, president of the company. "The depth and strength of the senior management of SCNO has been improved by the appointment of Jack Hynes to the position of executive vice president", Fred Sherman said in making the announcement. Mr. Hynes' 10 year tenure with SCNO has been in the capacity of vice president with successive re- sponsibility for the corporate administration, fleeting opera- tions, and most recently as vice president, marketing. Flexaust Announces A Major Improvement In Its Product Line The Flexaust Company, the in- dustry leader in ventilation duct- ing, announces a major improve- ment in its product line. Most hoses are now flame retardant and are recognized as having an Un- derwriter's Laboratories 94 V-0 flammability classification. By using a variety of construc- tions and materials, Flexaust can offer a permanently flame retar- dant product designed for use on either temporary service or on board installations involving both positive or negative pressures. Its unique two ply, triple over- lap construction allows unlimited product utilization for moving hot or cold air, removing grit dust, welding fumes or paint vapors. Other products made of a single ply, single overlap construction can be used in positive pressure applications involving dehumidifi- cation or paint drying. Flexaust has over 400 stocking distributors throughout the U.S. and Canada. Prompt shipments can be made from any of its five manufacturing locations nation- wide. For more information, Circle 75 on Reader Service Card Placing the cantilever on the rig Britannia. Verolme Botlek Awarded Contract For Rig Modification Following the successful modifi- cation of the jack-up drilling rig Britannia from a slot-type drilling unit to a cantilevered unit, com- pleted recently within the contrac- tual time, the Rotterdam Shipyard has contracted another rig modifi- cation job. The Houston-based rigowners Reading and Bates awarded Ver- olme Botlek a contract for the fab- rication and installation of a new heli-deck on the jack-up rig Ron Tappmeyer. Prefabrication started immediately after the contract was signed. The rig arrived at the shipyard the end of June for the actual modification and will be re- delivered to the owners early in July 1985. </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>