Maritime Reporter, June 1993

<BODY> <div> New Director Of L.A. Port Construction And Maintenance Appointed Joannie Mukai was appointed director of the Port of Los Angeles' Construction and Maintenance Di- vision, announced Dwayne Lee, the Port's deputy executive director of development. "The Construction and Mainte- nance Division is an integral and important component of the Port team, and it is a pleasure to be able to designate Joannie as head of that division," Mr. Lee stated. As director of the Port's largest division, Ms. Mukai will oversee a staff of approximately 250 employ- ees who are responsible for the al- teration, reconstruction and repair of all Port-owned facilities. Ms. Mukai's appointment be- comes effective immediately. A veteran of Los Angeles City service, including 13 years with the Port of Los Angeles, she has served as acting director of Port Construc- tion and Maintenance for the past nine months following the retire- ment of the former director, Roy J. Cootes. European Ferry Will Use Marinet For Satellite Communications P&O Ferries Ltd. (Portsmouth, U.K.) is installing an Inmarsat-A terminal and Marinet communica- tion system on its new European ferry service, The Pride of Bilbao. The Pride of Bilbao will be oper- ating as a business and conference center as well as a ferry service between Portsmouth & Bilbao. The vessel had previously been with Vi- king Lines, operating between Swe- den and Finland. The 37,500-ton cruise ship will reportedly be the largest ferry operating from the Brit- ish ports. As part of the essential business communications on board the ves- sel, full fax and telex facilities will be made available to business and conference passengers. This has been made possible by using a Marinet system installed with the Inmarsat-A terminal. The details of a fax or telex can be entered into an on-board PC and routed over satellite to the company's on-shore hub system and then on to the final destination at a fraction of the cost of standard satellite traffic. For more information on Marinet systems, Circle 70 on Reader Service Card JBF Scientific To Deliver Fast-Response Skimmers JBF Scientific Company, Inc. of Southwest Harbor, Maine an- nounced contract awards for six of its new oil spill recovery vessels de- signed to operate in the fast response and shallow water environment. The State of Texas G.L.O. has contracted for five 22-foot skimmers, and Irving Oil Limited of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada has or- dered the company's new 45-foot catamaran. The State of Texas G.L.O. plans to position the shallow-water skim- mers strategically along the gulf coastline for rapid response. The skimmers operate with spe- cially treated, industrial duty in- flatable catamaran pontoons, and allow for retraction of the oil recov- ery module for fast response. The new Irving Oil vessel will be the first of its kind in eastern Canada and is the result of a joint venture between JBF and Stenpro of Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Constructed in aluminum, the 45 x 15-foot catamaran will be capable of collecting 11.314 bbls/day of wa- ter-free oil, transiting at 15 knots, and storing 4,000 gallons of recov- ered oil onboard. Spurs Vessel Cutter Avoids Oil Pollution, Damage To Oil Seal Bearings The Spurs line, net and weed cut- ter, used by more than 40,000 com- mercial, Navy and pleasure boats worldwide, is now available for larger oceangoing vessels from Spurs Marine Mfg., Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The large vessel Spurs cutters are based on the original Spurs cut- ting principle, which was patented in 1982 and is in service by virtually every type of boat manufactured including a number of vessels which were used by the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy. The new Spurs design developed for larger vessels has virtually no wearing parts. The large vessel design consists of two small assemblies and is very compact and easily installed. One cutter assembly is mounted on the propeller; while the other cutter assembly is mounted in the rope guard. Oceangoing tug boats, cruise ships, containerships and other large vessels may now protect their shaft seals and running gear and avoid costly down time with the use of the Spurs propeller antifouling device. Easily-mounted, the hardened stain- less steel cutters cut lines as large as mooring lines. Large vessel operators now have protection from bearing and bear- ing seal damage with the use of the Spurs cutters. The Spurs reportedly protects shaft seals which, if damaged, can cause oil to leak, costly repairs and idle drydock time. TRACOR MARCON Monitor Control Alarm was acquired by Electronic Marine System, Inc. • Mobile • NOAA • USCG • Tidewater • U.S. Army • Army Corp of Engineers • American Commercial Barge Lines • Matson Navigation • Texaco • Sun Transport • Canadian Coast Guard • MSC • Honeywell, Australia • Scripps Institute • Woods Hole Oceanographic • Canoie Transportation are a few users of this technology which is continuing to be supported, manufactured and enhanced by EMS/MARCON PMS6000/PMS II MONITOR AND ALARM/ CS5000 Control System ELECTRONIC MARINE SYSTEMS, INC. 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