Homeport Marine Delivers
Shelter Deck Stern Trawler
The Arctic VI shelter deck stern trawler.
Homeport Marine Services, Moss
Point, Miss., announced the deliv-
ery of the Arctic VI, a shelter deck
stern trawler. The vessel is owned
by Arctic Alaska Fisheries, Inc. of
Seattle, Wash. Upon delivery, the
Arctic VI departed for the Bering
Sea via Seattle where she will fish
for pollock and deliver her 150-ton
catch to a factory ship for processing
into Surimi and fresh frozen fillets.
The Arctic VI is 124 feet long, 30
feet wide and 24 feet deep with two
3,100-cubic-feet refrigerated sea
water hold tanks. The vessel has a
crew of six. She will carry 40,000
gallons of fuel and 6,000 gallons of
fresh water. The Arctic VI was built
to ABS requirements and carries an
American Bureau of Shipping
Loadline Certificate. The vessel is
propelled by two Caterpillar 3508
main engines developing 960 hp
each, turning five bladed propellers
in Kort nozzles. Electrical power is
supplied by one 715 kW and one 400
kW Caterpillar generator sets. A
500-hp electric over hydraulic re-
mote controlled power unit supplies
power for all the fishing gear and
deck machinery.
The catch is hauled aboard the
upper fishing deck by 50-ton
winches, then transferred to the
lower processing deck through hy-
draulically-operated flush hatches
and transferred by conveyor to the
two holding tanks. The fish is kept
fresh by recirculating sea water,
chilled to 34 degrees Fahrenheit in
the two insulated tanks until it is
pumped aboard a factory processing
ship. Navigation and communica-
tion systems consist of radars, SSB,
GPS, VHFS, satellite navigation and
communication terminal and the
latest technology in fish finding and
depth sounding equipment. An auto-
trawl and monitoring system was
installed to obtain maximum per-
formance of the net at all times and
monitor the catch by measuring the
tension on the trawl cables giving
the captain an alarm when the net is
full. The vessel has a 600-gallon per
day water maker and a carbon diox-
ide fire extinguishing system.
For more information on the ser-
vices of Homeport Marine,
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MarAd Approves Requests
To Purchase Vessels
The Maritime Administration
(MarAd) has approved the requests
of Malbrook Navigation Ltd. and
Norwood Shipping Corp. for permis-
sion to purchase and transfer to
Greek or Bahamian registry the
117,285-dwt tankers Ocean Chal-
lenger and Ocean Wizard.
Malbrook and Norwood were the
high bidders at a court-ordered auc-
tion. The vessels were formerly
owned by Belmont VLCC II, Inc.
Built in Sparrows Point, Md., in
1976, the vessels will be used in the
international bulk trades.
MarAd's permission is required
by section nine of the Shipping Act
of 1916, as amended.
ACL Appoints Fuller
Vice President, Technology
American Commercial Lines, Inc.
(ACL) has announced the appoint-
ment of Geoffrey L. Fuller as vice
president of technology.
Mr. Fuller is former general
manager of administration and in-
formation systems at Total Distri-
bution Services Inc. (TDSI), a sub-
sidiary of CSXT, Baltimore, Md.
During his 26-year career Mr. Fuller
has worked in several capacities in-
cluding systems analyst and de-
signer, director of systems and ad-
vanced planning, and director of
system integration.
A WISE BUYER BUYS
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• Material: aluminum, bronze, galvanized
steel.
• SAFETY: never iced in as the t wrench
is removable.
• TAMPER PROOF: you lock it and it stays
locked until you unlock it-.
• MAINTENANCE: only two moving parts.
• APPROVED AND USED: ABS, USCG,
US Navy, Corps of Eng., Canadian Dept.
of Transport
• SHAPES AND SIZES: flush round 8. H, 16,
18, 20, 22, 24. ovals flush plain or
hinged, 13» X 20)4, 15 X 24. Coamings
available for aH sizes.
We take this means of thank
ing our many customers for
their past business and trust
we can continue to serve you.
For a free engineering
catalogue write or phone:
IS, Baler] S ASSOCIATES
7527 NE 33rd Dr.
Portland, Oreqon 97211
503 287-8885 Fax (503) 287-8844
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maintenance
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More than 9000
machines in use
today
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732 Parker Street, Jacksonville, Fla. 32202
Tel: (904)354-6566, 354-8784 Fax: (904)358-7862 Telex: 56392
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grinding machines
• Cylinder liner and
cover grinding
machines
• Cylinder liner honing
machines
• Fuel valve grinding
machines
• Pocket grinding
machines
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Duoline sheathed diesel fuel injection pipes and
associated alarm systems are available for most leading
types of diesel engines. Original supplier to engine and
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