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Now ships can make the same fresh water using a lot less steam. Now, with Meco's advanced MEF-2 dual-effect flash evaporators, ships can make from 8,000 to 50,000 gal- lons of fresh water per day. Using up to 16 percent less steam than required by typical conventional 2-stage marine evaporators. The MEF-2 also requires less space. Weighs less. And even uses less pump horsepower. Inherent Meco design quality provides full opera- tional flexibility and assured stability, too. Best of all, the MEF-2 costs less overall in opera- tion. And maintenance. For complete details on Meco's MEF-2 marine evaporators, write or call Meco today. Mechanical Equip- ment Co., Dept. M-7B, 861 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. Area Code (504) 523-7271. We'll be happy to h a ship you the facts. m^M^^C^rm Willamette Iron & Steel Apparent Low Bidder Bids for lengthening and upgrad- ing two 352-foot ferries for Alaska's Department of Public Works, Divi- sion of Marine Transportation, were received last August. The apparent low bid of $6,165,000 for lengthen- ing one ferry and $12,788,000 for work on two ferries, was made by Willamette Iron & Steel Co. of Port- land, Ore. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Plans Liners Directed Toward 'Youth Market' Three luxury cruise liners, speci- fically aimed at the "youth market," are planned by Metro-Goldwyn-May- er Inc. The total cost of the 20,000- ton vessels will be approximately $54 million, and each will have 400 double-occupancy cabins. Discussions are under way with shipyards in Germany and Italy re- garding construction possibilities. The first liner is scheduled for completion by the end of 1974 and the other two vessels should be in service by the end of 1975. MGM states that one ship is expected to serve the West Coast from Alaska to Mexico, the second the East Coast from Boston to the Caribbean, and the third will tour Europe and the Mediterranean. Options are planned by MGM for the building of two additional ships. Arthur Levy To Supply Eight Boats To Support S.A. Offshore Drilling Arthur Levy Boat Service, Inc., a Petrolane Company, has been award- ed a long-term contract by Petrobras to furnish eight boats to work in support of drilling activities off shore Brazil. The package, consisting of five supply boats and three crew boats, represents the largest single transac- tion for drilling support vessels to date. The first three vessels will be delivered to Brazil in December 1971, and will work with the drillship Dis- coverer I, also under contract to Petrobras. All vessels are expected to be on location by mid-1972. Arthur Levy Boat Service, Inc., Morgan City, La., one of the largest companies specializing in furnishing marine transportation to petroleum and related industries, owns and operates a fleet of 55 vessels and presently has eight new supply ves- sels under construction. In addition, plans and specifications are being finalized for the construction of sev- eral high horsepower combination supply/tug vessels. Employing Cyclo's unique Pressurized Sphere Injector system, a 2,400-ton sunken barge was raised from 50 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine experts believe that PSI will revolutionize the sea sal- vage industry, worldwide, re- sulting in virtually foolproof op- erations at any depth, at vastly less cost to owners of salvage- able vessels. SEND TODAY FOR DETAILS DESCRIBING PSI Or call CYCLO MANUFACTURING COMPANY P.O. Box 2038 3816 Dahlia Street, Denver, Colorado 80201 Phone (303) 399-1590 CARGO/ BOOMS Custom Built to Your Specifications Swaged booms permit any damaged section to be removed and re- placed. A tremendous savings over the pur- chase of a new boom. PACIFIC PIPE CO. The West's Largest Builder of Cargo Booms P.O. Box 4011. Bayshore Station. 20th and Cypress Sts.. Oakland. Calif . 94607 Telephone: (415) 452-0122 MARITIME REPORTER ENGINEERING NEWS 107 EAST 31 st STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. 10016 MUrray Hill 9-3266, 3267, 3268, 3269 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1 st and 1 5th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc., with executive, advertising and editorial offices at 107 East 31st Street, New York, N. Y. 10016; publishing office at 41 First Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Controlled Circulation postage paid at Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Member BPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. No. 22 Volume 33 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News On August 23,1971, u salvage history was made bp the Cjido Manufacturing Co. of Denver, Colo. derwater
