Maritime Reporter, February 2001

<BODY> <div> Don't risk engine security, maintenance economy and proven peace of mind: Specify CHOCKFAST ORANGE. ORANGE is the chocking compound ap- proved by every major classifi- cation society, including ABS T Philadelphia Resins New Cat-Powered Tugboat Ordered As Gdansk Gears Up For Port Growth Circle 260 on Reader Service Card and a New Loo WWW.MARINELINK.COM KORT NOZZLES IN STANDARD AND CUSTOM CONFIGURATIONS HARRINGTON MARINE 6720 124TH AVE., FENNVILLE Ml 49408 PHONE 800-962-5000 FAX 616-543-4637 VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT http://www.harringtonmarine.com Circle 293 on Reader Service Card * j The BC Ferry Corporation proudly equips its ships with Hydrtoxyl MARINE PROPULSION PARTS & PRODUCTS KAPLAN & ASSOCIATES, INC Seal Kits Gear Sets Overhaul Kits "Hard to find Parts" New & Used Thrusters Prop Shafts Marine Equipment TOLL FREE 1.877.SEND SPARES (1.877.736.3772) Parts Available 7 Days a Week- 24 Hours a Day- Visa/Mastercard Harbormaster-Murray & Tregurtha-Sykes-Schottel-Jastram-Others 24 Hour Hotline: 248.788.8989 Tel: 248.788.8161 Fax: 248.788.8162 Email: alankaplan@aol.com Web Site: http://www.alkaplan.com Circle 321 on Reader Service Card (12) Used Alum. Crewboats 29' - 32' * $15K- $35K ea. (8) 56i LCM-6is / HPI TS 8V-71 GMis $39K ea. I obo (4) New AW1500 2D Anchor Winches 6-71 GM, TDTC, Air, 75 ton 3000i 1-1/2? $225K/ea 25' Steel PushboatTS $55,000.00/obo Loc. San Francisco, CA RASMUSSEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY Seattle, WA Phone: 206-762-3700 www.rasmussenco.com Email: Equipmentsales@rasmussenco.com Circle 262 on Reader Service Card TRACTOR PINS FOR TODAY'S TUGS HYDRAULIC TOW PIN UNITS with HOLD-DOWN HOOK A—/' WESTERN MACHINE WORKS 1870 Harbour Road - North Vancouver, B C. - Canada - V7H 1A1 Phone: (604) 929 -7901 Fax: (604) 929-7951 or (604) 929-5329 A new Caterpillar-powered tugboat ordered by the Port and Maritime Services Co. Ltd. in Gdansk, is set to play a key role in the ambitious expansion plans of the port authority. Improving the facilities available to customers using the port of Gdansk, including ship owners visiting the massive Rernon- towa ship repair yard or trading goods into or out of the country, the new vessel is part of an initiative designed to allow Poland to capitalize on its loca- tion as one of the major gateways between Russia and the West. Scheduled for an April 2001 delivery, it will also operate in conjunction with another Cat powered tugboat, allow the Port and Maritime Ser- vices company to offer a two-vessel, combined 90 ton bollard pull performance capability for Pana- max tankers in line with the worldwide tanker safe- ty recommendations of Clyde Consultants. Measuring 98 ft. (30 m) with a 35 ft. (10.8 m) beam, the new vessel, being built at the Stocznia Polnocna SA (Northern) Shipyard in Gdansk, is a single deck escort tractor tug with two azimuth thrusters located under the forepart of the hull. It is designed to work within ports and shipping lanes. Two main propulsion Cat 3512B electronically controlled marine diesel engines each provide 1230 bkW (1.650 bhp) at 1,600 rpm and two azimuth thrusters feature a controllable pitch 2,150 mm diameter propeller. The vessel has a bollard pull of 420 kN (42 tons) and a cruising speed of 12 knots. Auxiliary power is provided by two Caterpillar 3304B generator sets each producing 106 kVA (50 hertz) at 1.500 rpm. The new vessel, likely to be called Taurus, accommodates a crew of five and features a 6.3 ton (at 5.5 m) deck crane, a hydrauli- cally driven windlass, a hydraulically driven double drum towing winch, two radars, an echo sounder, a GPS receiver and two VHF radio telephones. The Cat engines have been supplied by Enertek, the Caterpillar power systems dealer organization for Poland, with offices in the Port of Gdynia Circle 8 on Reader Service Card NovAtel Awarded Galileo Contract NovAtel has been granted a contract by the Euro- pean Space Agency (ESA) for definition work on Galileo, the proposed European satellite navigation system. The $126,700 contract calls for NovAtel to provide input to ESA on signal validation and receiver development requirements. The company will also review draft Galileo signal specifications and provide feedback on receiver performance, development requirements and cost implications. Working directly with ESA technical management, NovAtel expects the the study will be complete dur- ing the next six to eight months. Circle 6 on Reader Service Card Circle 237 on Reader Service Card Circle 280 on Reader Service Card </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>