Maritime Reporter, July 1994

<BODY> <div> Adm. Kramek Sworn In As New USCG Commandant Vice Adm. Robert E. Kramek was sworn in as the 20th comman- dant of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in ceremonies at Ft. McNair. Adm. Kramek relieves Adm. J. William Kime. At the time Adm. Kramek was nominated for the position, he was serving as Coast Guard Chief of Staff in Washington, D.C. Adm. Kramek has held a variety of shore and at-sea commands since graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 1961. He was coordina- tor of the war on drugs in the Carib- bean and, as commander of the Hai- tian Migration Task Force, led the interdiction and rescue of 37,000 Haitians. Adm. Kime became com- mandant on May 31, 1990 and will retire with 37 years of service. GE, Raytheon Supply Trinity- Built Electric Plant Barge Phase I of a barge-mounted com- bined-cycle plant will soon begin operation. Under a $120 million turnkey contract, GE Industrial Power Systems (GEIPS) and Raytheon Engineers & Construc- tors are supplying equipment and services for the 186-MW plant, lo- cated in Puerto Plata, Dominican GEMS Liquid Level & Flow Sensors Your Complete Source for Liquid Sensors • Level Switches • Flow Switches • Continuous Level Transmitters • SureSite® Visual Gauges • Closed Loading Level Sensors • Leak Detection • Annunciators and Digital Panel Meters Stern to bow, Gems Sensors has all your shipboard liquid level and flow sensing needs covered. All of our marine components are precisely engineered for a wide variety of specialized needs throughout ships and off shore rigs. Call today for new or retrofit application information: 800-321-6070 Auxiliary Equipment Imo Industries Inc. Gems Sensors Division One Cowles Road Plainville, CT 06062 203-747-3000 FAX: 203-7474244 Double Bottom Tanks IMO Singapore Office • Ph: 65-862-0344 • Fax: 65-861-3662 x Fuel Oil Storage Tanks T024 Circle 240 on Reader Service Card AND CHEM:PLEX TREATED ASBESTOS Around the world, better solutions have been sought for the problem of dealing with asbestos containing materials (ACM). Removal has been too expensive and "encapsulation", too temporary. In one of many major projects, the government of Sweden has opted for a more permanent solution. They are treating all of their naval vessels with CHEM:PLEX™AS-2000. CHEM:PLEX™AS-2000 is a unique, patented formula that chemically complexes asbestos fibers, effecting both a chemical and a physical bond, permanently altering their weight, shape and size. The microphotographs above, clearly demonstrate this action. For more information, and for copies of test data, please call or write: CHEM:PLEX™ ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC. 3405 State Highway 33 Neptune, New Jersey 07753 Phone 908-922-8857 • Fax 908-922-2504 • Toll Free 1-800-355-CHEM (2436) Circle 215 on Reader Service Card Republic and owned by Smith/Enron Cogeneration Ltd. The plant will supply power to a Dominican utility under a 16-year agreement. Phase I is a barge-mounted, simple-cycle gas turbine system, constructed at Trinity Marine Group's Beaumont, Texas yard and delivered to the project site May 10 — less than six months from con- tract signing. In Phase II, a second barge carrying a steam turbine gen- erator, heat recovery steam genera- tor and two power boilers will be added. Combined cycle operation is to begin July 1995, bringing total output to 186 MW. GE is providing plant conceptual design, combined- cycle performance guarantees and major power island equipment, in- cluding an MS7001EA gas turbine generator, 118-MW steam turbine generator, an HRSG and a plant control system. Raytheon is provid- ing turnkey construction: engineer- ing and design services, all balance- of-plant electrical and mechanical equipment, project and construc- tion management, installation and erection services, plant start-up and testing services. House Passes Energy Bill The House of Representatives passed an energy bill authorizing $726 million for the design, develop- ment and testing of improved nuclear propulsion plants for ships and submarines, and $4.3 billion ($541 million less than last year) for planning, construction, operation and maintenance of water projects administered by the Army Corps of Engineers. Overall, the bill's fund- ing is $1.3 billion less than in 1994. Austal Ships Builds Cats For Tourism Market Austal Ships Pty. Ltd. recently delivered two cruise catamarans. Bali Hai II was delivered in April to operators on the island of Bali. The 118-ft. (36-m) cruise catamaran's main propulsion consists of twin MTU 12V396TE 74L diesel engines, (1,470 kW at 1,940 rpm) driving MJP J650R waterjets through Reintjes gearboxes delivering a fully laden cruising speed of 29 knots. ONO-ONO, the first monohull pas- senger ferry Austal has built, was delivered in June to SPI Maritime. At 157 ft. (48 m), it achieved trial speeds of 37 knots. Main propulsion consists of three MTU 16V396TE 74L diesels, each developing 1,960 kW at 1,940 rpm and driving KaMeWa 63 waterjets through Reintjes gearboxes. Navy, Computer Sciences Corp. In $13 Million Pact Computer Sciences Corp. won a contract for up to $13 million from the Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center. CSC will provide environmental technol- ogy studies, development, engineer- ing and analysis to support research in marine sciences. A Scanning Electron Microscope looks at RAW UNTREATED ASBESTOS AFRICA Swedish Naval Warship Electric Utility Relay Station Mobil Oil Refinery "Vastervik" in South Africa in Joliet, Illinois 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>