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OMNITHRUSTER More Than Just a Bow Thruster 259' Arctic Supply Vessel, 1250 HP OMNITHRUSTER with Ice Field Hull Lubrication'' 360° Maneuvering, Slow-Speed Propulsion, Ice Management! Air/Water Hull Lubrication Waterfall Deluge Hull Lubrication Ice Dispersal Heeling Tank Transfer Ballasting/Deballasting and with the same thruster elements... Side Thrusting — Even Underway Emergency Propulsion and Steering No Protrusions... No Hull Change Low-Drag Nozzles — Saving Fuel No Reversing Impeller Sound Masking Micro processor Control System, Model 1200A . . . with gyro input . . . holds vessel's heading. System also accepts compatible NAV/AIDS fore-aft and slow-speed propulsion and positioning. MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM . . . OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utiUze individual module thrusters of up to 1500 HP in any combination to produce desired forward or lateral net thrust. Prime movers for the Modular Thruster System may be electric, hydraulic or diesel powered in conjunction with manual/automatic or integrated control networks. ADVANTAGES FOR LARGE VESSELS . . . • Incremental Thrust Capability • Multiple Module Reliability • Easily Retrofitted or Installed in New Construction • Minimum Maintenance "Naval Architects: Robert Allan, Ltd.. for Gulf Canada Resources, Inc. OMNITHRUSTER INC. PV950 800HP MODULE THRUSTER •Covered by U. S Patents; Foreign Patents Pending 9515 Sorenson Avenue, Dept. 32-313 Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 213/802-1818 Telex 194265 OMNI SFES Cable Address Omnithrust Write 290 on Reader Service Card OH THE COVER Bender Delivers New Drydock To Todd Houston (SEE PAGE 8) — Preview — National Maritime Show (PAGE 46) $117-Million Navy Contract For Second Fleet Oiler Awarded Avondale Ogden Corporation announced recently that the U.S. Navy awarded a second fleet oiler (TAO) to Avondale Shipyards, Inc., an Ogden subsidiary, at a cost price of approximately $117 million. In November 1982, the Navy awarded the first TAO to Avon- dale and took an option through the fall of 1984 for up to four additional TAOs. The Navy re- tains its option on the remaining three ships. Both vessels will be built at Avondale's main yard, near New Orleans, La., and construction of the two ships will begin in 1984, with the delivery of the first TAO scheduled for early 1986 and the second, four months later. The contracts provide for es- calation related to costs of labor and materials. $4.9-Million Increase To LCAC Support Contract Awarded To Bell Textron Bell Aerospace Textron, New Orleans, La., has been awarded a $4,908,760 face-value-increase to a previously awarded cost- plus-fixed-fee contract for a mod- ification increasing the level ef- fort for Navy systems trials sup- port for the Jeff Craft in support of the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) program. Work will be performed at New Orleans (6 per- cent) and in Panama City, Fla. (94 percent). The Naval Sea Sys- tems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-81-C-2062). MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News Editorial and Executive Offices 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016 (212) 689-3266 ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI PUBLISHERS John E. O'Malley Charles P. O'Malley VICE PRESIDENT John C. O'Malley EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Charles P. O'Malley EDITOR Edward J. Quigley SENIOR EDITOR Thomas H. Phillips ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kathleen Reagan EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Lillian Irvine TECHNICAL EDITOR L. Parke Adair, BSNA, PE INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Robin F. Burnett, MRINA, MNI, London, England BUSINESS MANAGER John E. O'Malley ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR John C. O'Malley ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER Katherine St. Onge ART DIRECTOR Ellen Hemmer CIRCULATION MANAGER Susan Rakosi SALES OFFICES New York, New York Maritime Reporter & Engineering News 107 East 31st Street New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (212) 689-3266 Houston, Texas Robert Hawley Gary Lindenberger 11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 155 Houston, TX 77079 Telephone: (713) 870-0470 Italy Mr. Vittorio F. Negrone Ediconsult Internazionale Piazza Fontane Marose 3-16123 Genova, Italy Telex: 211197 EDINT 1 Scandinavia Mr. Stephan R G Orn Ab Stephan R G Orn Box 106, S-271 00 Ystad, Sweden Telex: 33335 ORN S MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS (USPS 016-750) 107 EAST 31st STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. 10016 (212) 689-3266 Telex: MARINTI 424768 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published the 1st and 15th of each month by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Controlled Circulation postage paid at Waterbury, Connecticut 06701. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliver- able magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016. Member VBPA business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. No. 5 Volume 45 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
