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356* SUNNY DAYS No lost work days on our dockyard because of bad weather. "Shave and haircut" in record time... courtesy of our Antillean Skies. • Three drydocks up to 120.000 tons d.w. • 6.000 feet of repair wharves fully equipped with key facilities. • Cranes up to 140 tons. • Rewinding of any size generators and motors. • Complete repair & ser- vice of electronic and automated equipment. • Round the clock service 7 days a week (no slow down because of bad weather... the sun shines practically all year long). • Daily direct jet flights to the U.S., Latin America and Europe. • Write for FREE 48 page detailed color booklet. •Only 16" of rain last year ! COMPANY INC. P.O. Box 153, Curasao NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Cables: SHIPYARD CURACAO Telex 1107 CDM NA, Tel. 78333 REPRESENTATIVES: USA & CANADA CURACAO DRYDOCK (USA) INC. 26 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10004 Tel. (212) 943-0122 Telex: WU 640394 CDMNY ITT 420355 Drydock Marine Engineering Firm Formed In Oregon The firm of Marine Engineering and Survey Associates, Ltd., has announced its incorporation under the laws of the State of Oregon, effective July 21, 1978. The an- nouncement was made by Port- land marine transportation con- sultant James H. Sanders, the administrative contractor for Marine Intermodal Cooperative Association. Marine Engineering and Survey Associates has been organized to provide low-cost vessel and inter- modal surveys exclusively for members of Marine Intermodal Cooperative Association. The chairman of the initial board of directors is Seattle naval archi- tect Donald Surgenor, a former chief engineer for Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Wash. The firm is op- erational now in Portland and Se- attle, and anticipates coverage of other West Coast ports. Marine Engineering and Sur- vey Associates may be contacted through Marine Intermodal Co- operative Association's Portland office at 1029 N.W. Hoyt, Port- land, Ore. 97209. Jurong Shipyard Ltd. Awarded Multimillion Conversion Contract Jurong Shipyard Limited, 5, Pulau Samlun, Jurong Town, Sing- apore 22, was awarded a $30- million (Singapore dollars) con- tract by Messrs. Hansa Offshore (S.E.A.) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore registered company of interna- tional repute, to convert four of the existing 18,880-ton Mitsui- Concord type cargo vessels to 20,150-ton lift-on/lift-off cellular container carriers. The contract was signed on July 26, 1978, in Singapore, be- tween T. Yano, joint managing director of Jurong Shipyard Lim- ited, and Sir Anthony Hayward, director of Messrs. Hansa Off- shore (S.E.A.) Pte. Ltd. The joint managing director of the yard, Low Guan Onn, dis- closed that this is one of the larg- est single repair contracts which Jurong Shipyard Limited has se- cured since its founding. The val- ue of the contract, $30 million, will provide work for its labor force of 2,500 workers for a pe- riod of four to five months. Dravo SteelShip Corporation DREDGE TENDERS-ANY SIZE 1cmii • ^ - ^m'm PASSENGER VESSELS USCG PUSHBOATS UP TO 1800 HP NOW BUILDING FOR STOCK — STEELSHIP 50—TEXAS CABIN SHIFTER 52 X 18 TALL CABIN STEELSHIP 48—CONTRACTOR CABIN . .... : • i i j STANDARD DESIGN SUPPLY BOATS 100' — 165' — 185' DRAVO STEELSHIP CORP. TEL 501/536-0362 RT 4 BOX 167 TWX 910/729-2919 PINE BLUFF. ARKANSAS 71602 Subsidiary oI Dr.ivo Corporation How To Lift a 12,400 lb. Anchor With Your Finger When Avondale Shipyards of Louisiana needed two heavy-duty capstan- windlasses for a C.F. Industries bulk cargo barge, they called New England Trawler Equip- ment Company. Each of f these 17,000 lb. brutes ?can lift a 12,400 lb. anchor from 165 fathoms, driven by a central electro- hydraulic power unit with infinitely variable, remote fingertip speed control. Included in the package were 4 electro-hydraulic mooring winches with rated pulls of 18,000 lbs. at controlled speeds. No matter how big or small your deck power needs may be, contact NETECO - the problem-solvers with 51 years of tradition. "idfc-IH . <&m Wtmmmst? a The Company that Builds to Last. . . Endures. New England Trawler Equipment Co. 291 Eastern Avenue, Chelsea, Mass. 02150 (617) 884-4354 Representatives VERNON A. OLSON, Glenside, Pa. 215-886-8268 CARSTONE CORP., New Orleans, La. 504-525-2231 EAGLE MARINE, INC., Jacksonville, Fla. 904-399-1522 CENTURY MARINE 8, INDUSTRIAL CO., San Francisco, Ca. 415-431-2211 BRADING EQUIPMENT SALES. LTD . Montreal, Que. 514-481-7743 BADRENA & PEREZ. INC . Hato Rey, P R 809-767-2455 MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N. 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