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SAV I up to 300 barrels of oil per year! ELIMINATE THAT OLD STEAM HORN The Kahlenberg TRITON Piston Horn is a unique sound producing unit because it requires no compressed air and no diaphragms yet utilizes air vibrations in a tuned sound column. The unit consists of an electric motor driving a pis- ton with a cylinder similar in appearance to an air compres- sor. Very economical to operate and install. Write for bulle- tin. 92C. The KB-20 electric horn is available in 110 volt, A C. or 24 volt, D C. for vessels up to 246' in length. KMHEI1BERG BROS. 10. 1986 Monroe St. Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 54241 U.S.A. I I 414-793-4507 I Circle 179 on Reader Service Card ON THE COVER Cover photo and photos pages 12 and 48 courtesy Lew VanDeMark. Fish Expo '86 PAGE 12 C.O.R.E. '86 PAGE 42 Pacific Marine Expo PAGE 48 Deck Machinery & Cargo Handling Equipment —A Review— PAGE 22 Ingalls Gets $402.5-Million Navy Contract To Build Amphibious Assault Ship Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagou- la, Miss., a division of Litton Indus- tries, has been awarded a $402.5- million contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command for construction of the amphibious assault ship LHD-2. This award is in addition to a $38,877,000 Navy contract for the design phase, bringing the total cost of the LHD-2 to $441,377,000. The first ship of this new class, the Wasp (LHD-1), is now under construction at the Ingalls yard. With a displacement of approxi- mately 40,500 tons, the LHDs will have an overall length of 844 feet and beam of 106 feet. Propulsion will be by twin steam turbine plants with a total output of 70,000 shp, giving a service speed of 20 knots. The primary mission of these ships will be embarking, deploying, and supporting elements of a Marine Corps landing force. $13.8-Million Contract To Metro Machine For Destroyer Overhaul Metro Machine Corporation, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $13,792,872 firm-fixed-price con- tract for regular overhaul of USS Mahan (DDG-42). Work will be per- formed in Norfolk, and is expected to be completed July 29, 1987. Twenty bids were solicited and eight were received. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H-8187). MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News Editorial and Executive Offices 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 (212) 477-6700 • ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI Publishers: Editorial Director: Editor: Senior Editor: Associate Editor: Editorial Coordinator: International Editor: Advertising Sales Director: Regional Sales Managers: Production Manager: Circulation Manager: JOHN E. O'MALLEY CHARLES P. O'MALLEY CHARLES P. O'MALLEY ROBERT WARE THOMAS H. PHILLIPS JOHN SNYDER LILIAN IRVINE ROBIN F. BURNETT, MRINA, MNI, London, England JOHN C. O'MALLEY LISA WILLIAMS SHARI L. LINKER MARGE SULLIVAN M. SOTTILE Advertising Circulation and Sales Offices 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 Telephone (212) 477-6700 REPRESENTATIVES Holland MR. TONY KENTER Kenter & Co. P.O. Box 130, 7470 AC Goor, Holland Telephone: 05470-5005 Telex: 72028 Italy MR. VITTORIO F. NEGRONE Ediconsult Internazionale Piazza Fontane Marose, 3-16123 Genova, Italy Telephone: (010) 543.659-268.334-268.513 Telex: 211197 EDINT I Scandinavia MR. STEPHAN R. G. ORN AB Stephan R. G. Orn Box 184, S-271 00 Ystad, Sweden Telephone 0411-184 00 Telex: 33335 Orn S West Germany United Kingdom MR. WOLF O. STORCK Schiffahrtswerbung Karl-Otto Storck Stahlwiete 7, 2000 Hamburg 50, Federal Republic of Germany Telephone 040/850 0071 MR. MICHAEL J. DAMSELL Euromedia, Ltd. P.O. Box 122, Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1YF, England Telephone: 0444-416845 Korea MR. CHRIS MAENG IPR Int'l PR. INC. Yongsan P.O. Box 100 Seoul, Korea Telephone: 273-7765 Telex: MOCNDM K23231 japan MR. TOSHIO EGUSA Publinetwork, Inc. Kaneko Bldg. 4-29-8, Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Japan Telephone: (03) 459-9618 Fax: 436-1931 Telex: 2425280 BESNA J MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS ISSN-0025-3448 No. 11 Volume 48 118 EAST 25th STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010 (212) 477-6700 Telex: MARINTI 424768 ESTABLISHED 1939 ALL MATERIAL FOR EDITORIAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ROBERT WARE, EDITOR. Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published monthly, except twice a month in January, by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Mailed at Second Class Postage Rates at Waterbury, CT 06701 and additional mailing offices. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Member VBPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News