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Trinity Marine Group Acquires Assets Of Guarino & Cox, Naval Architects mi Salvadore Guarino Gregory Cox The Trinity Marine Group has acquired the assets of Guarino & Cox, Inc., a New Orleans naval architecture and marine engineering firm. The principals, Salvadore Guarino, presi- dent, Gregory Cox, vice president, and their employees have moved to Trinity Marine's cor- porate offices in eastern New Orleans. Mr. Guarino is vice president of research and development, and Mr. Cox serves as Trini- ty Marine's chief naval architect. Both Mr. Guarino and Mr. Cox had been employed by Halter Marine prior to its acquisi- tion of Trinity Industries, Inc. Mr. Guarino joined Halter in 1960 and rose to vice president, engineering, and Mr. Cox joined the company in 1971 and later became chief naval architect. They formed Guarino and Cox Inc. in 1980. In making the announcement, John Dane III, president of the Trinity Marine Group, said: "The acquisition of Guarino and Cox, Inc., greatly enhances our design and engineering capacity at a time when we are faced with a major engineering challenge with the award of AGOR-23, a new class Navy oceanographic ship. This also gives us the ability to respond more rapidly to a greater variety of inquiries and requests for proposals." Guarino & Cox, Inc., is best know for numer- ous designs of workboats successfully employed SARGENT & HERKES, INC. NAVAL ARCHITECTS • MARINE ENGINEERS 225 BARONNE ST., SUITE 1405 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 (504) 524-1612 A Marine Engineers and Naval Architects £ P.O. 6ox 338 Essex. CT 06426 P.O Box 205 Solomons. MD 20688 17 Battery PI. N Y , N Y 10004 Sesv 2 Skyline Place Suite 311 Falls Church. VA 22041 Telex 517931 Seaworthysys g ;CK OFFICER COURSES USCG approved - RADAR OBSERVER COURSE USCG approved - FIREFIGHTING SCHOOL Alio USCG Eiam Prep Courteilor CAPTAIN. 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Located at Fisherman's Village, the new acquisition cur- rently operates three vessels in the sheltered harbor and coastal environs. Hornblower Dining Yachts also operates group charters and individ- ually ticketed cruises out of Newport Beach, San Diego, Berkeley, and San Francisco. The San Francisco-based firm's entry into Marina del Rey is part of a long-term expansion plan in southern California. The company was recently selected by Worldport LA to begin operating out of the port's cruise ship terminal in spring 1989. A 1,000-passenger yacht, an enhanced version of Hornblower's largest yacht City of San Francisco, is being built for this loca- tion. World Yacht Enterprises To Be Bought For $35 Million By Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts According to a recent announcement, World Yacht Enterprises is to be bought for $35 million by Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts Inc. The two companies both operate cruise vessels in New York Harbor. Circle Line, with a fleet of eight vessels, spe- cializes in day and night cruises around Manhat- tan Island and to the Statue of Liberty. Five years ago, World Yacht Enterprises introduced the floating restaurant and night- club ship to New York Harbor and now operates five vessels in the business. The deal is said to be in the final stages of negotiation. Unitor Introduces Nonpollutant Cleaner 'Enviroclean,' Developed Jointly By Gamlen And Perolin The Norwegian firm Unitor Ships Service AS recently introduced a newly developed water- based cleaner for onboard usage. The new prod- uct, called 'Enviroclean,' was developed jointly by Gamlen and Perolin as part of Unitor's marine chemical program. Enviroclean has been developed without the use of petroleum or chlorinated solvents, using all natural citrus oil solvents linked with an advanced scientific surface active agent formu- lation. It is an all-purpose engine-room cleaner degreaser, cargo tank cleaner, and general pur- pose degreaser. Unitor describes Enviroclean as nontoxic, completely biodegradable, no flash point, non- polluting, pleasant odor, suitable for oily water separators, and splits into an oil/water phase after cleaning. The company states further that Enviroclean is a right step toward providing complete safety to the environment and persons handling marine chemicals. For more information and free literature on Enviroclean from Unitor, Circle 3 on Reader Service Card 54 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
