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Munson Mfg. To Build Hydrographic Boats Under $1.5-Million Contract Munson Manufacturing Compa- ny, Edmonds, Wash., has been awarded a $1,566,941 contract to build two 44-foot hydrographic ves- sels for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. According to Bill Munson, pres- ident of Munson, the award is the largest single contract the company has ever won. Besides their extensive array of sophisticated electronics, each ves- sel will be powered by twin 550-hp, 6V92 Detroit Diesel engines driving Hamilton 361 waterjets and will have service speeds of about 20 knots. The engines will be cooled by fresh water using Fernstrum keel coolers. Munson expects to deliver both boats in the spring of 1989. For free literature detailing the boatbuilding services of Munson Manufacturing, Circle 83 on Reader Service Card Koden Purchases All Shares Of SI-TEX Marine Electronics —Literature Available F.Y. Ito, president of Koden Elec- tronics Co., Ltd. of Japan, has an- nounced that he has purchased, through a newly formed Florida subsidiary, all of the shares of SI- TEX Marine Electronics from Smith Industries Inc. for an undis- closed amount. Mr. Ito disclosed that a lease has been signed for the property now occupied by SI-TEX. He also stated that there are no present plans to merge SI-TEX and Koden Interna- tional, but plans are now under way to add radar and loran to the Koden International product line. For free literature detailing the full line of marine electronic equip- ment offered by SI-TEX, Circle 7 on Reader Service Card Free Literature Available On Matrix 'Purepro' WaterPurification Systems Purepro™ water purification sys- tems from Matrix Desalination, Inc. of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., are de- scribed in literature being offered free by the company. The Purepro purification systems are designed to remove displeasing taste, dirt, odor and color from the fresh water supply. The Purepro also reduces the risk of illness and liability due to bacterial or viral contamination of fresh water, and no chemicals are ever required. The Purepro is a complete three- step water purification system and, according to the company, is ideal for yacht, ship, home or R.V. Sizes are available for 2-75 gallons per minute to fit any marine or land- based applications. For additional information and free literature from Matrix, Circle 8 on Reader Service Card AESA To Build Three More Reefers For Del Monte State-owned Astilleros Espanoles SA (AESA) of Spain recently re- ceived an order believed to be worth $88 million for three refrigerated cargo vessels from Del Monte Fresh Fruit International Inc. Last year, Del Monte ordered six reefer vessels from AESA. According to reports, the three new reefers will be built at AESA's Sevilla yard. Each vessel will have a 580,000-cubic-foot capacity and will be powered by MAN B&W Diesel 6L60MC main engines producing a total of 13,750 bhp. The vessels are sister ships to two Del Monte reefers Circle 128 on Reader Service Card being built at AESA's Puerto Real yard. The Puerto Real-built reefers, however, will have a total bhp of 10,550. The Sevilla yard is building four smaller reefers for Del Monte under last year's order. For free literature detailing the shipbuilding and repairing facilities and services of AESA, Circle 16 on Reader Service Card U.S. NAVY SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION A Ten Year Forecast of New Business and Appraisal of Market Share Price $550.00 per copy % At *** 1. OVERVIEW HISTORICAL MAINTENANCE SPENDING PATTERN Combatant fleet maintenance expenditures Other expenditures for ship maintenance MAINTENANCE PRACTICES Combatant Fleet Regular overhaul cycle Engineered operating cycle Phased maintenance Progressive maintenance MSC Managed Ships Ready Reserve Fleet Navy Service Craft 2. FORECAST OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES PROJECTED FLEET—1989 to 1998 Combatant Forces MSC Managed Fleet Ready Reserve Fleet Service Craft COMBATANT FLEET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR Forecast Procedure Homeport loading Job start forecast Projected expenditures Categorization of work Individual Homeport Projections Number of job starts Expenditures -labor -consumables -major CFM by type of work and bidding limits -captive -coastwide -restricted for the following homeports East Coast Portsmouth Newport Groton / New London New York Earle Philadelphia Norfolk /Little Creek Charleston Kings Bay Mayport Key West Gulf Coast Pensacola Mobile Panama City Pascagoula Lake Charles Galveston Corpus Christi West Coast San Diego Long Beach San Francisco Concord Alameda Oakland Vallejo Tacoma Bremerton Seattle Bangor Everett Pearl Harbor Foreign Guam Subic Yokosuka Sasebo Gaeta/La Maddalena Holylock MSC SHIP MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR Atlantic region Pacific region RRF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR NAVY SERVICE CRAFT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 3. SHORT RANGE WORKLOAD SCHEDULE San Diego Seattle Long Beach Boston Jacksonville Charleston Norfolk Military Sealift Command 4. MARKET SHARE ASSESSMENT COMBATANT FLEET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR Major Combatant Overhauls Frigate Overhauls Combatant DRSA's Phased Maintenance Contracts Large Support Ship Overhauls MSC MANAGED SHIP MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR Atlantic region Pacific region PROFILE OF NAVY SHIP MAINTENANCE CONTRACT ACTIONS Awards for ship and marine equipment repair -to U.S. firms -to Foreign firms Profile of ship repair contract actions in FY 1988 -contract number -initial contract value -modification/change order amounts -bidding information To order please call or write: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ASSOCIATES, INC. 835 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037 Telephone: (202) 333-8501—Telex: 64325 IMA—Telefax: (202) 333-8504 November, 1988 107