Maritime Reporter, July 1994

<BODY> <div> Nashville Bridge Delivers Two Inland Service Tank Barges To Olin Chemicals Shearer & Assoc.-designed barge OL 102. Nashville Bridge Co. delivered the OL 101 and OL 102 to Olin Chemicals. The barges were designed by Shearer & Associates, Inc., a naval architecture firm in Metairie, La., and are 200- ft. (61-m)by 35-ft. (ll-m)by 12-ft. (3.6-m) inland service double skin tank barges, each having a capacity of 1,500 short tons of product. Shearer & Associates designed the barges to the latest (and proposed) U.S. Coast Guard regulations for transportation of hazardous prod- ucts. The barges will have a closed gauging system including provision for inclusion of a vapor control system at a later date. Shearer & Assoc. developed the barge design after exten- sive analyses of Olin's operating requirements and cargo handling needs. For more information on Shearer & Associ- ates, Circle 9 on Reader Service Card James S. Krogen & Co. Awarded Dive Boat Conversion Contract Naval architects and marine engineers James S. Krogen & Co., Inc. won a contract from Out Island Divers, Ltd. of Nassau, Bahamas for conversion plans of a 100-ft. (30-m) crew boat into a dive boat for the Bahama Islands. The vessel was given a new bow and stern exten- sions plus a full superstructure with yacht-like appearance for a new overall length of 124 ft. (38 m). Powered with a pair of GM 12V71TL en- gines rated at 510 hp at 2,100 rpm, the boat will have a maximum speed of 14 knots. The vessel is under construction at Service Marine Indus- tries, Inc. of Morgan City, La. For more infor- mation on James S. Krogen & Co., Circle 34 on Reader Service Card Munson Manufacturing Completes Dive Boat For Saudi Arabian Customer Munson Manufacturing of Edmonds, Wash, completed a 45-ft. (14-m) dive boat for a cus- tomer in Saudi Arabia. Designed to operate at speeds in excess of 46 knots, its deep-vee hull features all-welded aluminum construction. Unique features of the vessel include a folding radar arch and custom hull cradle — provided to facilitate moving the boat over road to dive locations throughout the Middle East and Europe. The main engines are twin Caterpillar 3408 DITA engines rated at 800 hp at 2,300 rpm, installed with an electronic control and monitoring package and coupled to Hamilton 362 jets. Electri- cal/electronic equipment includes an eight- kW Northern Lights generator, GPS, sonar, Furuno radar, VHF and 100 amp shore power. Other equipment includes Cruisair air conditioning/heating. The vessel is painted using a Sterling paint system. For more information from Munson Manufac- turing, Circle 7 on Reader Service Card Sperry Marine Wins Orders From USCG, Norway And Japan Sperry Marine, Charlottesville, Va., has won several recent orders from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and also from organi- zations in Norway and Japan. Marinette Marine Corp. of Marinette, Wis. awarded Sperry contracts for naviga- tion systems to be used on a USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender (WLB) and a Coastal Buoy Tender (WLM). The Norwegian Defense Department's research vessel Marjata will be equipped with Sperry's new MK-39 ring laser gyro attitude and heading reference system (AHRS). In addition, the vessel will have a triple Sperry Marine RASCAR radar/ARPA system, MK-37 gyrocompass, ADG-6000 adaptive digital gyropilot and a full GMDSS MarineJ^Specialist CONDITIONING NG»VENTILATION »PLUMBING• SMOKE RE MWf. Bill Brown ENTERPRISES, INC. - 4995 Ocean Pines • Berlin, Maryland 21811.(410) 641-5782 • Fax: (410) 641-6283 CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES 1-800-221-1506 Circle 210 on Reader Service Card WeatherLink 2020 REAL-TIME DIRECT IMAGE CAPTURE SPECIAL FEATURES 1 Complete system Is low-cost, automatic and user-friendly. > NOAA/METEOR APT direct reception, continuous/current weather information. • NMEA0183 GPS Input/Output. 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