BFGoodrich Names Distributor
BFGoodrich Engineered Polymer Products,
a unit of BFGoodrich Aerospace, has appointed
Johnny's Propeller Shop the master distributor
for its CUTLESS R bearings and other marine
products in south Louisiana.
Headquartered in Morgan City, La., Johnny's
Propeller Shop will inventory and market the
complete line of naval brass shell bearings from
its main facility.
For more information call (504) 384-6940 or,
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Sonsub Adds Three ROVs To Gulf Fleet
Sonsub is expanding its Remotely Operated
Vehicle (ROV) capability with the addition of
three new vehicles.
The company is adding one 20-hp Viper ROV
and an Advanced Cable Maintenance Work
Skid (ACMV), both built by Perry Tritech to
Sonsub specifications. The company is also
taking delivery of a 50-hp HySub, which will be
used to support drilling operations in the Gulf.
For more information on Sonsub,
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IDB Mobile Wins Inmarsat Contract
IDB Mobile Communications, Inc., a unit of
IDB Communications Group, Inc., has been
awarded a five-year contract for a Satellite
Spectrum Monitoring System (SSMS3) in the
Atlantic Ocean from Inmarsat.
The contract also has a five-year option for
the Pacific Ocean Region. The contract consists
of two phases, one being the installation of
MOORING BUOYS
8 each, approx. 30 tons each,
18 ft. diameter, 8 ft. high, built
by Hamanaka Chain Mfg. Co.
Ltd. 1971 for Bechtel Project,
mild steel, SS41m with 25 ft.
length of 3.5 in. chain with swiv-
el and steel pelican quick
release. Contact;
George Carson and Associates,
ph. #(619) 360-1884,
Fax # (619) 360-1286
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Inmarsat-provided hardware and software, and
the other including the maintenance and opera-
tion of the Spectrum Monitoring System.
The SSMS3 is required to perform RFPower,
frequency and bandwidth occupancy monitor-
ing of carrier traffic, satellite performance mea-
surements, as well as fault finding and investi-
gation into RF interference within Inmarsat's
operational satellites and ground station net-
work.
For more information on IDB Mobile,
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Salvage Union Lauds Report
On Safer Ships
Lord Donaldson's report, Safer Ships,
Cleaner Seas, calling for more salvage resources
to protect vulnerable coastlines from pollution
threats, has been welcomed by the Interna-
tional Salvage Union (ISU).
The report endorses ISU's view of coopera-
tion between countries in the same region for
effective salvage resources, and its observations
on regional franchises will reportedly be consid-
ered at ISU's annual general meeting in Sep-
tember.
Wartsila Selected For MARITECH
Funding
Wartsila Diesel was involved in three projects
selected for funding under the Clinton
Administration's $440 million Maritime Sys-
tems Technology program (MARITECH). (For
a complete list of MARITECH funding recipi-
ents, seeMaritime Reporter / Engineering News's
June 1994 edition.) ARPA is coordinating the
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program and awarding matching funds for devel-
oping technologies to allow U.S. shipbuilders to
compete in the international market.
The three Wartsila projects include one to de-
velop Internationally Competitive, High Technol-
ogy Tanker Vessels; one for a Market and
Producibility-Driven Shuttle Tanker Design for
the World Market; and one for Penetrating the
International Market for Small Ships.
Wartsila's role extends beyond that of a typical
engine supplier to encompass marketing and fi-
nancial planning, project management, technol-
ogy transfer, propulsion system design, modular
build design, and environmental/safety advising.
For more information on Wartsila Diesel,
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Stolt Partner Invests $260 Million
For Seven Ships
Stolt Partner SA recently added details to its
$260 million decision to buy five second-hand ships
and place two newbuilding contracts. The invest-
ment is the largest by the company since it was
established in 1990.
A public offer of common shares is intended to
raise $75 million for modernization of the company s
fleet. The five parcel tankers, to be purchased from
Stolt Parcel Tankers, Inc., are the 38,700-dwt MJ
T Stolt Topaz-, the 12,700-dwt each M/T Stolt
Taurus and M/T Stolt Titan; and the 32,000-dwt
each M/T Stolt Integrity and M/T Stolt Sincerity.
The two newbuilding contracts are for two
37,000-dwt all stainless steel parcel tankers to be
built at Danyard SA in Denmark, for delivery in
February 1996 and February 1997 for $65 - $70
million each. The ships will have diesel electric
propulsion, 100 percent full scantling duplex steel
and integrated computer systems for the control of
cargo, ballast, bunkers and many other shipboard
operations.
New Drewry Report Optimistic
For Shiprepair Market
A new report from Drewry Shipping Consult-
ants, U.K., The Global Shiprepair and Conversion
Markets — On the Brink of an Era of Prosperity?,
forecasts an explosion in revenue for the industry
over the next few years. But the report says there
is still considerable overcapacity and further yard
closures are inevitable.
Although prospective revenue may almost triple
to over $23 billion by 2000, tanker and dry cargo
sectors may lag behind that derived from passen-
ger ferries and cruise ships. Ship conversion work
and the growing tank coating and steel replace-
ment sectors are areas of predicted prosperity. In
sum, the report forecasts a prosperous market for
progressive shiprepairers able to provide value for
money in the value-added sector of the market.
For more information on receiving the report,
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Singmarine's New Floating Dock Takes
In First Vessel
The new 14,000-tlc floating dock of Singmarine
Dockyard & Engineering Pte. Ltd. (Singmarine
Dockyard), a subsidiary of Singmarine Industries
Ltd. (Singmarine), is now fully operational.
It docked its first vessel, MVStoja, a 24,432-dwt
container/dry cargo carrier from United Shipping
Services One, Inc. of Norway. The vessel came in
for general repair, and since the dock has taken ir
two other vessels, a log carrier and a barge.
The 40,000-dwt floating dock was built at a cos1
of $26 million.
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