Maritime Reporter, January 1991

<BODY> <div> The M/T Stolt Helluland, the first of four 29,999-dwt state-of-the- art parcel tankers being built for Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Hold- ings) S.A., was recently named at the Kleven Floro A/S shipbuilding yard at Floro, Norway. Mrs. Mary Wright, wife of Christopher J. Wright, president of Stolt-Nielsen, was godmother. The deliveries of the M/T Stolt Helluland and her sisterships will add significant modern stainless steel capacity to the Stolt Tankers' fleet. Stolt-Nielsen's decision to build these four new tankers in spite of high shipbuilding prices, marks a further step in the company's con- tinuing effort to improve the quality of its bulk liquid distribution serv- ices. The new parcel tankers are built to meet customers' increasingly more stringent requirements in the 1990s and beyond. To provide maxi- mum safety in operation, the ships are built to the highest IMO class, have double bottom throughout to protect cargo and environment against hull penetration, and are fit- ted with traverse cofferdams to pro- vide additional segregation for adja- Mackay Communications Announces Key Promotions Mackay Communications, Inc., recently announced the promotion of several key employees at its New Orleans, La., and Los Angeles, Cal- if., depots. Chuck Muller, former West Coast regional supervisor, has been promoted to West Coast regional manager. Mr. Muller is based out of the Los Angeles depot and will be responsible for service and sales support on the West Coast. In his new assignment, Mr. Muller will be spending his time with customers and other West Coast depot man- agers and supervisors to further ex- pand Mackay's West Coast opera- tions. January, 1991 cent cargoes. Each ship is equipped with a radar-based automatic level gauge system and optical hi-hi level alarms to protect against cargo over- flows. They also have the Schilling rudder and bowthruster, which to- gether greatly improve maneuvera- bility, and have many other safety features. In addition, the new parcel tank- ers are designed to meet the highest cargo quality standards. They have 41 fully independent segregations, 25 of which are built of solid stain- less steel. To facilitate tank clean- ing, the stainless steel tanks contain minimum internal structural mem- bers or obstructions. The Kleven Floro A/S shipbuild- ing yards at Floro and Forde, Nor- way, won these orders in interna- tional competition last year. These yards had previously built many chemical tankers during the 1970s and early 1980s, and have extensive experience building complex ships of this type. Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) S.A. is an international transportation company specializ- ing in the distribution of bulk liq- uids, both by land and sea. David Ayers, former marine service engineer in the Los Angeles depot, has been promoted to depot supervisor. Mr. Ayers will be re- sponsible for the Los Angeles depot operations and will report directly to Mr. Muller. David Lemoine, former depot supervisor of the New Orleans de- pot, has been promoted to depot manager. In his new position, Mr. Lemoine will be responsible for product sales and service to custom- ers in the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama areas. Mike St. Romain, former serv- ice supervisor of the New Orleans depot, has been promoted to depot supervisor. Mr. St. Romain will be responsible for the New Orleans de- pot operations and will report di- rectly to Mr. Lemoine. Astilleros To Build Cable-Laying Vessel The Vigo, Spain-based yard of the Astilleros Espanoles Group will build a new cable-laying vessel for Temasa (Telecommunicaciones Marinas, SA). The 266-foot-long by 46-foot- wide vessel will be powered by two diesel-electric engines. With a crew of 32 (and a reserve of eight), the new hi-tech vessel will be able to carry out any kind of repairs, either analogic or optical fiber cables, as well as to operate submersible vehicles for laying and maintaining cables. For free literature detailing the facilities and capabilities of Astille- ros Espanoles, Circle 25 on Reader Service Card Shown above at the naming ceremony in Floro, Norway, for the M/T Stolt Helluland, first of four parcel tankers being built for Stolt Tankers, left to right: Mrs. Nadia Stolt-Nielsen; Jacob Stolt-Nielsen Jr., chairman and CEO, Stolt Tankers and Terminals; Mrs. Bitten Lille- lien; Christopher J. 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