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B&B Dredging Offers Color Brochure On New Dredge Design B&B Dredging, Greenbush, Mich., sales representative for W&S Development Inc., has announced the publication of a full-color bro- chure on their latest dredge design, the Model D-18, submersible-pump cutterhead dredge. According to the brochure, the Model D-18 offers several features to facilitate dredge portability and productivity. The B&B dredge is equipped with a rugged cutterhead assembly with replaceable teeth; a submersible pump with instant priming; fixed or fold-up pontoons; and windows made of virtually un- breakable Lexan. In a letter to B&B Dredging, Woodbury & Associates, P.A., con- sulting engineers, said of the Model D-18, "this dredge configuration provides the ultimate in portability and productive capability. The hull pontoon arrangement, with the con- tinuous hinge connection, allows the width of hull required for good sta- bility while afloat and a simple method of width reduction for over- the-road transport without de- mounting any part of the structure or machinery." The color brochure contains sev- eral photographs of both the dredge and its equipment accompanied by clear and concise text. For a free copy of the brochure from B&B Dredging on the Model D-18 sub- mersible-pump cutterhead dredge, Circle 16 on Reader Service Card FRED DEVINE DIVING & SALVAGE, INC. Marine Salvage'Harbor Clearance* Wreck Removal •Pollution Control* Diving Services*Ocean Engineering- Fire Fighting-Tanker Lightering* Ocean Outfalls*Flyaway Salvage Crews« Anchor & Chain Recovery Write for full capability information and specifications on the SALVAGE CHIEF, the finest salvage ship afloat DEVINE DIVING & SALVAGE, INC. Headquarters 6211 N. Ensign, Portland, OR 97217 (503) 283-5285 Telex 36-0994 DEVINESALV Quick, effective response to any marine casualty worldwide. • T» • .-1-' -V" Moss Point Marine Converts Tanker Into Oceangoing Grain Barge Moss Point Marine, Inc. of Esca- tawpa, Miss., has converted the American Gulf I (shown), a former 520-foot T-2 tanker, into an oceangoing bulk grain barge for American Gulf Shipping of New Or- leans. The extensive modification re- quired the relocation of longitudinal wing walls and the installation of tank tops to make a double-skin barge. The five-hold vessel features grain repose slopes—slanted bulk- heads that permit direct pour load- ing and eliminate the use of costly cargo trimming machinery. The ves- sel was also modified to transport 60 empty 40-foot containers on her hatch covers. The American Gulf I was original- ly a 520-foot World War II tanker built in Seattle in 1945. Her new dimensions are 383 feet in overall length, 68 feet in beam, and 38 feet in depth. Loaded draft is 30.6 feet. Moss Point Marine president John Dane III said the ex-T-2 is the largest vessel his shipyard has worked on to date. Current contracts at the Moss Point yard include: construction of two 135-foot landing craft (LCU) for the U.S. Navy; conversion of a 171-foot supply boat into an oil spill recovery vessel for Clean Seas Cor- poration of Santa Barbara, Calif.; construction of twenty-six 110-foot lighters for the Navy; and construc- tion of two 88-foot fireboats for the Port of Long Beach, Calif. For free literature on Moss Point Marine's shipyard, Circle 71 on Reader Service Card Circle 237 on Reader Sen/ice Card Grow Group Announces Merger Of Devoe Prufcoat And Napko Corporation Grow Group, Inc. has announced the merger of its Devoe Prufcoat Division and Napko Corporation, effective February 1, 1986. The merged entity is Devoe Napko Pro- tective Coatings, a Division of Grow Group. Napko was acquired by Grow Group, Inc. from The O'Brien Corporation on May 3, 1985. Commenting on the merger, Rus- sel Banks, president and chief ex- ecutive officer of Grow Group, Inc. stated: "This merger will allow for a highly efficient operation for the manufacture of high-performance, advanced technology paints and coatings directed at the petroleum, chemical, power generation, off- shore and heavy-duty industrial market segments." According to Jo- seph M. Quinn, Group vice presi- dent responsible for Devoe Napko Protective Coatings: "We are espe- cially excited about the opportuni- ties presented by this merger, par- ticularly the introduction of Grow's technology into the existing Napko marketing channels." Corporate offices for Devoe Nap- ko Protective Coatings will be lo- cated in Houston, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La., sales and service person- nel are located strategically throughout the United States. De- voe Napko Protective Coatings will also be served by an international licensee network. Lou Vincent, vice president and general manager of Devoe Napko Protective Coatings, will be located in Houston and can be contacted at 1-800-231-6415. Andy House, vice president of marketing, will contin- ue to be located in Baton Rouge at 1-800-535-8076. Grow Group, Inc. is one of the nation's largest producers of spe- cialty chemical coatings and paints, with subsidiaries located around the world. For further information, Circle 81 on Reader Service Card Bethlehem Yard Completes Repairs To MSC Craneship Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point shipyard near Balti- more recently completed repairs to the craneship USNS Keystone State (T-ACS-1) under a $550,000 Mari- time Administration contract. The 668-foot ship is a former Marine Class vessel built in the early 1950s that was converted last year to a craneship by Bay Shipbuilding un- der the Military Sealift Command's T-ship program. Formerly the Pres- ident Harrison, she is the first of 10 auxiliary craneships being procured by the MSC to be held in reserve until needed to unload cargo from commercial containerships and breakbulk freighters in the event of a rapid deployment. 10 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
