Gulfport GRP Div. Of
Avondale Christens Second Coastal
Minehunter "Robin"
MHC 54, the second of four
coastal minehunter ships being
built for the U.S. Navy by the Glass
Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Div. of
Avondale Industries, Inc., was
christened the Robin in ceremo-
nies at the Gulfport shipyard on
September 11.
It is the fourth ship in the Navy's
MHC 51 (Osprey) Class Coastal
Minehunter Program, and the third
U.S. Navy ship to bear the name
Robin.
The sponsor of the new ship was
Hope Puanani Kihune of
Pensacola, Fla., a native of Ha-
waii, as is her husband, Vice Admi-
ral Robert K. U. Kihune, U.S.
Navy.
Avondale's GRP Division is lo-
cated on a 122-acre facility on
Bayou Bernard in Gulfport, with
direct water access to the Gulf of
Mexico.
The division is presently en-
gaged in the construction of four
coastal minehunters for the U.S.
Navy. Avondale Industries, Inc.
is headquartered in New Orleans,
La., and is one of the leading ma-
rine fabricators in the nation, ac-
tive in the construction, repair and
conversion of oceangoing vessels.
For more information on Avondale,
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Allegretti Named AWO
President; Farrell To Retire
On January 1, 1994
The American Waterways Opera-
tors (AWO) elected Thomas A.
Allegretti president. Mr.
Allegretti will succeed Joseph
Farrell as president of the associa-
tion, which is the national associa-
tion of the domestic inland and
coastal barge and towing industry,
on January 1, 1994.
An AWO staff member since
1985, Mr. Allegretti currently
serves as senior vice president-op-
erations. In this capacity, he is
responsible for directing the devel-
opment and promotion of federal
policies beneficial to the U.S. barge
and towing industry. He also serves
as a principal advisor to the AWO
president on a wide range of public
policy, membership and adminis-
trative issues.
"We are extremely pleased to have
Tom assume the AWO presidency,"
said Donald Duffy, chairman of
the AWO Board of Directors, at
AWO's recent Fall Board Directors
meeting in Washington, D.C. "His
more than 19 years of experience in
the industry, as well as his proven
track record of leadership within
the association, will carry on the
standard of excellence AWO is asso-
ciated with well into the future."
Mr. Farrell will retire January
1,1994 after 11 years of service with
the association.
Mr. Farrell is credited with turn-
ing AWO into a modern, highly-ef-
fective trade association, greatly in-
creasing the AWO membership and
leading a host of victories for the
industry.
Sause Expands Hawaiian
Trade Capacity By Half
Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Co.
will expand its capacity on the West
Coast-Hawaiian trade from Portland
and other Northwest ports this fall
by more than 50 percent through
the addition of two barges and a tug.
Sause will launch the barge Hana,
a 325,000-cubic-foot deck house and
10,000 tons of cargo capacity, in
November from Somar, its affiliated
shipyard in Coos Bay, Ore. The
Hana gives Sause an additional
100,000 tons of annual capacity, a
more than 50 percent increase from
the approximately 200,000 tons it
has dedicated to the West Coast-
Hawaiian trade for the past two
years.In addition, the 80,000-cubic-
foot deck cargo house and 4,000-ton
capacity Skipanon was placed into
service in late September by Sause.
A third addition to the Hawaiian
trade is the 5,700-hp tug Gulf Ranger
which, after an overhaul, will join
her twin, the Natoma. Sause pro-
vides scheduled service between the
Hawaiian Islands and the Port of
Portland's Terminal 2 and the ports
of Coos Bay and Longview, Wash.
These vessel additions bring the
Sause fleet to six barges and three
tugs dedicated to the West Coast-
Hawaiian trade.
Hitec Introduces AC Drilling
At Shell Troll Facilities
Hitec is introducing AC design on
the drilling facilities of Shell's Troll
Gas Development Phase 1. AC Drill-
ing reportedly givers better drilling
performance through better control
of drilling equipment. Other im-
proved aspects of drilling include
low cost, less maintenance and less
electrical noise. Hitec's AC Drilling
Control System was developed in
association with Rogaland Research
Center and Exxon, and in coopera-
tion with ABB Industry Oy, Dreco-
Energy and Varco BJ.
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