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Holler Appointed Associate Administrator For Ship And Shipbuilding Operations Maritime Administrator John Gaughan recently announced the appointment of Harlan T. Haller to the post of Associate Administra- tor for Shipbuilding and Ship Oper- ations. Prior to joining MarAd, Mr. Haller held a variety of executive positions with American President Lines, Seatrain Corp., and the Bai- ley Refrigeration Co., where he was president and chief executive offi- cer. Mr. Haller is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and holds a B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy. He is also a recipient of the Lauren McCready Award, and the Cornell Maritime Award. New German Shipping & Shipbuilding Consultancy Firm Formed By Jansen Ingo Jansen, former co-owner of the closed Jansen Werft shipyard, has formed a new shipping and shipbuilding consultancy firm at the site of the Leer yard's former ship- ping department. The new company, Ino Schif- fahrtskontor GmbH & Co., KG, will offer services in newbuilding project management, advice and negotiat- ing of orders, financing of ships and material package deals, and plan- ning, organization and management advice for shipyards. The address of the firm is: Ino Schiffarhtskontor GmbH & Co., KG, Schmiedestrasse 6, D 2950 Leer, West Germany; telephone: (491) 63115; telefax: (491) 65389. First Of 39 Hopper Barges Launched At Reactivated Equitable Shipyards Equitable Shipyards, Inc. has launched the first of 39 coal-carry- ing hopper barges for the Indiana Michigan Power Company, Ft. Wayne, Inc., signifying the rebirth of the shipyard which had closed since 1985. The 195-foot by 35-foot by 12-foot barge is the first of 15 of its size, which will be followed by twenty-four 175-foot by 26-foot by 11-foot barges. The nearly $8-million contract with the Trinity Marine Group, which includes Equitable, is signifi- cant because it reflects increased activity in inland waterways trans- portation, according to John Dane III, president of the Trinity Marine Group. The Equitable/Madisonville shipyard (near New Orleans) was opened in the early 1940s. It pro- duced approximately 7,000 barges and boats before its closure with the decline in offshore energy industries and inland waterway transporta- tion. At its peak, approximately 600 January, 1989 persons were employed at the facili- ty. Today, 171 people work at the shipyard. Edward L. Shearer, president of Shearer and Assoc., the New Or- leans naval architecture firm which designed the barges, said, "You are going to see more and more orders (for new barge construction) be- cause the current fleet is eight to 10 years old and not economically use- ful due to repair and maintenance expense." Mr. Dane said the Madisonville shipyard was reactivated because it was designed to produce barges effi- ciently and has the ideal equipment for barge construction, including special jigs; a 1,500-ton press; access to plasma arc metal cutting; panel line fabrication; and a hydraulically operated tipping launch system. At its peak, the facility can produce two hopper barges per day. The Trinity Marine Group is owned by Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, Texas. It includes the Equit- able Shipyards Inc. facilities at Ma- disonville and New Orleans, La., Halter Marine Inc., Moss Point, Miss., and Lockport, La., Moss Point Marine Inc. in Escatawpa, Miss., Aluminum Boats, Crown Point, La., and Gretna Machine and Iron Works Inc., Harvey, La. For more information and free lit- erature on the facilities and capabil- ities of Equitable Shipyards, Circle 59 on Reader Service Card CUMMINS MARINE! CUMMINS DIESELS... SETTING THE STANDARD FOR TODAY'S PASSENGER VESSEL POWER • B Series — 4 and 6 cylinders — 76 to 250 hp • 855 Series — 6 cylinders — 195 to 400 hp • KT19 Series — 6 cylinders — 365 to 510 hp • B series — Gen drives/Gen sets — 37 to 72 kW CUMMINS FINANCIAL, INC. • Competitive rates, quick response • Customized financing for special needs Recent passenger vessels powered by Cummins quiet, dependable, fuel efficient diesels include: Southern Belle Teche Queen Valley Voyager Valley Queen Vagabond Tahoe Queen Columbia Gorge Missouri River Queen Dutch Apple II Dixie Queen II Empress Mississippi Belle II River Queen Rosie O'Shea Starlite Princess Fox River Queen Twilight Bay Lady The Pride of Rainy Lake West Virginia Belle Jean Nicolet Chicago Princess II Vista King Star of Louisville And the "Caribe Tide," one of Maritime Reporter's most outstanding vessels of 1988. Information: Cummins Engine Company, Inc. MC 60011 Box 3005 Columbus, IN 47202-3005
