Maritime Reporter, September 1997

<BODY> <div> PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS cal equipment. Mr. Laska will introduce the company's 95-ft. (28.9-m) Palm Beach model yacht at the 1998 Miami Boat Show. Walpert To Serve In Navy League Harvey B. Walpert, Halter Marine Group's senior vice presi- dent of Corporate Affairs, has been elected Louisiana state president of the Navy League of the U.S. The Navy League is a civilian maritime organization founded in 1902, dedicated to educating Americans about sea power. Its Harvey Walpert 70,000 members in 330 councils worldwide engage in activities supportive of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine. Mr. Walpert is the immediate past chairman of the New Orleans chapter of the League, and current president of the Southeast Shipyard Association. Halter Delivers Seacor Vision Halter Marine has delivered Seacor Vision, a 225-ft., 12,280- bhp anchor handling/towing sup- ply (AHTS) vessel to Seacor Smit, Inc. Built at Halter's Moss Point Marine, the vessel is the first in a series of four contracted by Seacor, designed to meet requirements for deepwater service in the Gulf of Mexico and the worldwide market. For more information on Halter Marine Circle 13 on Reader Service Card Schottel And Baylor Form Joint Venture Schottel-Werft and Baylor Co. will form a new joint venture com- pany for the manufacture, sale and service of Schottel-Werft prod- ucts in North and Central America. The new company will be located in Sugar Land, Texas. Schottel North America, Inc. will continue as the agent for Schottel- Werft until the new corporation is formed. Schottel-Werft activities in North and Central America will be integrated into the new joint venture. Schottel North America will continue with all assigned pro- jects. For more information Circle 16 on Reader Service Card Jensen Maritime Announces GM Appointment Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc. president and principal owner Susan Williams has announced that Gerry D. Elston has been named general manager of the firm. For the past two years, Mr. Elston has been the principal naval architect for the Jumbo Mark II ferries working for Todd Pacific Shipyards and was previ- ously employed in a management capacity for Ak-Wa Shipyard and J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. Jensen designs all types of ves- sels, from fishing vessels to tug- boats, and supply ships to small cruise ships. (45.7 m) wide and 900 ft. (274.3 m) long. Yacht Builder Names North American Agent Spanish compa- ny Astilleros Astondoa S.A. has named Robert P. Laska as its exclusive agent for Astondoa Yachts in North America, the Bahamas and Robert Laska the Caribbean basin. The company is known for its fiberglass construction of cus- tom yachts up to 120 ft. (36.5 m) long, and is recognized for its use of exotic wood interiors and employment of precision mechani- The international choice for quality, fit-for-purpose, sanitation products among specifiers serving the mega yacht, tanker, freighter, workboat, fishing vessel and oil platform markets. MARKETED WORLDWIDE BY: ITTJabsco A Unit of ITT Fluid Technology Corporation 1485 Dale Way, Costa Mesa CA 92628-2158 Tel. 714 545-8251 Fax. 714 556-4206 Web Page: http://www.ittjabsco.com Bingley Road, Hoddesdon Hertfordshire, EN11 0BU UK Tel.+44 (0) 1992 450145 Fax. +44(0) 1992 467132 Circle 244 on Reader Service Card Circle 243 on Reader Service Card We make rope as your life depended on u, int. iK/i rerrormance Materia^ M SPECTRA WER Spectra®is a registered trademark of AlliedSignal Inc. Puget Sound Rope specializes in manufacturing high performance braided ropes for the most demanding applications — mooring lines, towing hawsers, emergency tow lines, vessel assist lines, face wires and wing wires — to name a few. PSR's strongest rope, Plasma® 12 Strand, is manufactured with 100% Spectra® fiber that has been enhanced by our patented re-crystallization process. It is 50% stronger than conventional Spectra fiber rope, yet retains all of the outstanding properties of the Spectra fiber including light weight, toughness, and near zero stretch. When your life and livelihood is on the line, PSR holds true. Call your distributor today, or contact us for more information. </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>