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Global Marine $94 Million Title XI Approval Aids Shipyard Employment The $94,833,000 financing guar- antees approved by the Maritime Administration covering three op- erating drilling rigs of Global Ma- rine Deepwater Drilling, Inc., of Los Angeles will free capital which will permit Global Marine Inc. to participate in the ownership of a new heavy-weather drilling rig to be built at the Marathon Le- Tourneau shipyard at Browns- ville. The Global Marine Super 300 drilling rig will be the first of its kind constructed in the U.S. It will be capable of operating in such areas as the Bering Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Northeast Coast of the U.S. The action is expected to keep 500 peo- ple working at the Brownsville, Texas shipyard. $4-Million Contract Let To Scientific Management Scientific Management Associ- ates, Riverdale, Md., is being awarded a $4,369,386 cost-plus- fixed-fee contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washing- ton, D.C., for the Royal Australian Navy. It provides for RDDG fol- low-on technical and engineering support and modernization efforts. The contracting number is (N00024-83-C-6317). Shipyard Efficiency Study Contracted The Maritime Administration has awarded a $266,000 contract to the National Academy of Sci- ences to study the prospects for in- creased productivity in the build- ing of new vessels in the nation's commercial shipyards. Productiv- ity improvements would include savings in time, cost and overall effort; improvements in ship qual- ity; and enhanced industrial safety. The National Academy of Sci- ences will use a committee of sen- ior industrial advisors to assist in its analysis. Navy shipyards and ship conversion and repair work will not be included in the study. Cost-Cutting Features Of Clemco's New AVS Described In Literature A new Abrasive Vacuum Sys- tem (AVS) developed by Clemco Industries is described in litera- ture offered by the San Mateo, Calif.-based company. The system eliminates in great measure the costs incurred from cleanups, from replacing lost ab- rasive, and for removal of residual dust. The system's unique fea- tures, power sources, capacities, operating temperature range, re- ceiving rates, and hopper capaci- ties are all detailed in the literature. 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