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Bender Awarded $3-Million Contract For Drill Rig Repair Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. was recently awarded a $3- million contract for overhaul, repair and conversion work. The work will be performed on the NN-1, an off- shore jack-up drilling rig which is 50 percent owned and operated by No- ble Drilling Corporation, of Hous- ton, Texas in partnership with Na- tional Enerdrill Corporation. The project consists of drydock- ing the rig, reactivating all compo- nents and installing additional quarters. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this month. Upon completion, NN-1 will be dry-towed to Nigeria, where it will be employed by Shell Petro- leum Development Company of Ni- geria Ltd. Bender is a full-service shipyard that builds, converts and repairs vessels for commercial and govern- mental owners and operators. For more information on Ben- der's services and facilities, Circle 7 on Reader Service Card 19-8-7 Sea-Land Knows Quality Sea-Land Buys Autronica • Diesel Performance Monitoring System • Main Engine and Diesel Generators • Cylinder Pressure Curves • Fuel Pressure Curves • Engine Status Reports • Past Performance Data Stored on Diskette for Direct Comparisons & Fault Finding on Color CRT, Printer or PC • Diesel-Prof Trend Analysis Software 19 8 2 19 9 0 UTRDNICH 234 Industrial Parkway • Northvale, NJ 07647 U S A (201) 768-1886 • TWX 710-991-9611 • FAX (201) 768-2570 MARINE Circle 222 on Reader Service Card July, 1990 Guy Hardwick has been named vice president of marketing and quality assurance for Tano Marine Systems, Inc. Mr. Hardwick, a 20-year veter- an of the company, will head the marketing, product development, applications engineering and quali- ty assurance organizations at Tano's headquarters in New Orleans. Tano designs and manufactures comput- er-based automation and control systems for military and commercial ships. Kvaerner Group Buys, Leases Back New Del Monte Reefers In one of the largest transactions of its kind, Polly Peck International has sold its nine new Del Monte refrigerated ships for a total of $237.8 million. The fleet was purchased by Nor- way's Kvaerner Group, along with other Norwegian interests, from PPI Del Monte Fresh Produce. The ships, which will be operated by Kvaerner's reefer management com- pany Irgens Larsen, are to be leased back to Del Monte under a ten-year contract that includes a renewal op- tion for another five years. Four of the reefers still have yet to be delivered from Astilleros Es- panoles's facility in Seville. One is undergoing completion, and the other three are scheduled for de- livery during the first quarter of next year. Levin To Manage Seaworthy Systems West Coast Office Seaworthy Systems, Inc., has an- nounced the appointment of Ken- neth Levin to the position of West Coast office manager. Mr. Levin brings nearly 25 years of marine engineering, operations and management experience to Sea- worthy. For the last 15 years, he has been involved in marine project en- gineering, program management and corporate management, con- ducting engineering and economic analyses, surveys and trouble- shooting. Seaworthy is a full-service firm offering capabilities, both technical and managerial, in the disciplines of marine engineering, naval architec- ture, industrial power, financial analysis and computer services. 55 Hardwick Promoted At Tano Marine Systems
