Maritime Reporter, June 1993

<BODY> <div> stmaster Announces iple Domestic And For- Contracts rustmaster of Texas has been ded several contracts of late, h include: Houma Fabricators of Houma, ontracted for the supply of two hp tunnel thrusters for a casino si, which is a repeat order of the ipment supplied by istmaster for the Dubuque Ca- Belle. - Bender Shipyard contracted che supply of propulsion units tunnel thruster for the dlewheel casino vessel the yard tuilding at its Braitwaite, La. lity. Equipment to be supplied udes two hydraulically-powered, -degree steerable, through-hull anted thruster units for propul- 1 assist and steering of the ves- Also to be supplied is a trans- se mounted, hydraulically-pow- :d tunnel thruster to be used .inly for assistance when docking d undocking. — Thrustmaster's recently ap- inted agent in Australia, Ante- )e Engineering Pty. Ltd., has an- iunced its first order for irustmaster products: two 175-hp nnel thrusters. Antelope Engi- :ering, with offices in Sydney and jrth, have several other contracts ider negotiation. — Finally, Thrustmaster's agent l Pakistan, Mansoor & Sons, arachi, Pakistan, has recently won n order for two outdrive units from Karachi Shipyard and Engineering forks Ltd. These units are for the 'akistan Navy and are a repeat or- er of equipment Thrustmaster sup- plied two years ago. For more information on thrustmaster equipment, Circle 45 on Reader Service Card Rice Building Propellers, Nozzles and Rudders For Foss Maritime Rice Propeller and Metalmec of Mazatlan, Mexico was given a con- tract by Nautican Enterprises, Ltd., of Vancouver, Canada to construct two sets of Patented Nautican nozzles and Nautican designed skewed propellers and triple rud- ders, to be installed on the M.V. Barbara Foss, owned by Foss Mari- time of Seattle. Foss reportedly se- lected Nautican nozzle system be- cause of the necessity to achieve maximum bollard pull and maneu- verability without losing free run- ning speed. The nozzles and propellers will have a 108-inch diameter. The pro- pellers will be constructed of grade 4 Ni A1 Bronze, with a three-blade skewed design, and are ABS certi- fied. The triple rudders made a Metalmec will also be 108 inches long and ABS certified. The M.V. Barbara Foss recently ent through sea trials to deter- June, 1993 mine the effectiveness of all equip- ment. For more information on Rice Propeller and Metalmec, Circle 61 on Reader Service Card James P. Colie Renovates The M/S Nordic Empress Marine general contracting firm James P. Colie & Assoc., Inc. an- nounced that it recently renovated the M/S Nordic Empress, which op- erates out of the Port of Miami. Renovations to the ship, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., will include: an upgraded 10,200- sq.-ft. tri-level casino; a 500-sq.-ft. expansion of the conference facili- ties; anew V.I.P. meeting room to be called the "Compass Room;" a new 330-sq.-ft. video arcade; a 1,500-sq.- ft. photo gallery; gift shop modifica- tions; and a new children's room in the theme of a space station. The M/S Nordic Empress was in drydock at Norshipco in Norfolk, Va. for six days in May for the work. James P. Colie & Associates, Inc. is a marine general contracting firm which specializes in cruise ship in- teriors and renovations. The com- pany has completed more than 650 projects on 35 vessels. For more information on James P. Colie & Associates, Circle 52 on Reader Service Card Navigating the Maritime Market Who will get you through? THE ALL NEW 1993 Maritime Directory! Order Your Copy Now! 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