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OMNITHRUSTER® Thrust Is Forwards And Sideways And Backwards BMSMMMM 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 Visit us at the Work Boat Show. Booth 1161. Micro-Processor Control System, Model 1200A with gyro input . holds vessel's heading. System also accepts compatible NAV AIDS tore-aft and slow-speed propulsion and positioning MODULAR THRUSTER SYSTEM OMNITHRUSTER ship control systems* utilize individual module thrusters of up to 3000 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. PV JT1100. 1000HP MODULE THRUSTER *Covered by U. S. Patents; Foreign Patents Pending 9515 Sorcnson Avenue, Dept. 31-1A-4 Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 '213/802-1818 Telex 194265 OMNI SFES Cable Address OMNITHRUST Circle 102 on Reader Service Card ON THE COVER Cover Photo: DayPhoto St. Louis, Mo. Outstanding Offshore Shallow-Draft Vessels Of 1983 PAGE 18 Weakening The Jones Act PAGE 6 Shipyards And The Jones Act PAGE 44 Modern Fuel Systems Symposium—A Report PAGE 10 Triple A South Awarded $10-Million Navy Contract For Overhaul Of AS-37 Triple A. South, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $10,284,918 firm-fixed-price con- tract for the overhaul of subma- rine tender USS Dickson (AS-37). The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, San Diego, Calif, is the contracting activity. Consafe Will Design And Build Accommodations Unit For A Tenneco Company Consafe, Inc. of Houston will de- sign and fabricate a 40-man off- shore accommodations unit for a Tenneco production platform in South Timbalier, Block 27, Gulf of Mexico. Tenneco Oil Explorations and Productions, Eastern Gulf Di- vision, awarded the contract. Com- pletion of the quarters unit is ex- pected in early 1984. It will contain approximately 5,000 square feet of living space. The Consafe type of modular construction is used worldwide, but this project represents a breakthrough to Consafe design for the Gulf of Mexico. According to Consafe president Bertil Lars- son: "Consafe provides heavy-duty steel construction in its units, which can be used for clustering as well as for temporary or per- manent use. Total flexibility is a primary feature of Consafe design." 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 Robert Ware 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 M. Sottile SALES OFFICES New York, New York Maritime Reporter & Engineering News 107 East 31st Street New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (2121 689-3266 Houston, Texas Robert Hawley Gary Lindenberger Mike Sullivan 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 Telephone: (010) 543.659-268.334-268.513 Scandinavia Mr. Stephan R G Orn Ab Stephan R G Orn Box 184, S-271 00 Ystad, Sweden Telex: 33335 ORN S Telephone: 0411-184 00 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 Circu- lation postage paid at Waterbury, Connecticut 06701. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016. Member VBPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. No. 1 Volume 46 wwriii—m • 'WW 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
