Maritime Reporter, December 1990

<BODY> <div> SOMAR Completes Refit Of Tug And Tanker Barge Southern Oregon Marine (SO- MAR), Coos Bay, Ore., an affiliate of Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Com- pany, recently completed the over- haul and refit of the 5,600-hp tug Ellen Foss and a companion barge, the 90,000-barrel Lube Quest. SOMAR extended the Lube Quest by 57 feet. Additionally, the yard also repiped and replumbed her, as well as performing tank coat- ing work. Operated by Chevron Shipping, the Lube Quest has an overall length of 375 feet, beam of 68 feet and 11,000 deadweight tonnage. For free literature detailing the services of SOMAR, Circle 66 on Reader Service Card Marine Transport Adds Two ITBs To Fleet U.S. shipowner Marine Transport Lines, Secaucus, N.J., recently pur- chased two integrated tug-barge units (ITBs) to supplement its chemical parcels trade tonnage. The two 4,000-dwt ITBs, re- named the Marine Glory/MBC 1 and Marine Guardian/MBC 2, will be used in the U.S. coastal and U.S. Gulf-Puerto Rico trade routes. In other company news, Marine Transport Lines has taken over the operation of two U.S.-flag very large crude carriers (VLCCs), formerly managed by Texaco. The two tank- ers, the 229,727-dwt Brooklyn and the 228,701-dwt Williamsburgh will be operated by Marine Transport Lines under a long-term charter agreement. The Brooklyn is due to leave the Mississippi River shortly with more than 100,000 tons of" wheat for Egypt. She is believed to be the larg- est ship ever to load grain on the Mississippi. At present, the Williamsburgh is laid up. Saab To Supply Level Gaging Equipment For 22 Tankers At Hyundai Saab Marine Electronics, Go- thenburg, Sweden, recently received another major order for level gaging systems from Korea, in addition to the one recently received from Dae- woo. This order comes from the country's largest shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries, and includes level gaging equipment for 22 tankers. Of the 22 vessels to be con- structed at Hyundai, 12 are OBOs, and 10 Suezmax (tankers of about 150,000 dwt). Two are being built for American shipowner Teekay and the rest for Norwegian interests. The systems not only include lev- el gaging, but also measuring of inert gas pressure and cargo temper- ature. Soviet Shipping Exhibition And Conference Set For Leningrad, July 24-28, 1991 The Soviet International Ship- ping Exhibition and Conference, NEVA 91, has been scheduled for July 24-28, 1991, in Leningrad, USSR. The Exhibition and Conference will reflect the reorganization and restructuring of Soviet shipbuilding and ship operation, including ship construction, conversion, repair, ownership, management, marine equipment and technology, and the maritime service industries of bank- ing and finance, insurance, vessel registry and ship broking. 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