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Boats & Barges The Textron-built N.Y. City SES fireboat John P. Devaney. Textron Marine Delivers First Of Two SES Fireboats For New York City Textron Marine Systems, a divi- sion of Textron, Inc., New Orleans, La., recently delivered the first of two Surface Effect Ship (SES) mul- tipurpose fireboats under a $6.5 million contract to the New York City Fire Department. The 30-knot fireboat, John P. Devaney, led the procession of tall ships in New York Harbor as part of the recent OpSail 92 celebration. In addition to enhanced fire sup- pression capabilities, the new SES craft will also provide search and rescue, security and patrol, and pol- lution control services. An SES is a waterborne, air-sup- ported craft with catamaran-like rigid side hulls. The SES uses a cushion of air trapped between the side hulls and flexible bow and stern seal to lift the center portion of the hull clear of the water, reducing drag and increasing efficiency and speed. A portion of the side hulls remains in the water to provide the craft with maneuverability and stability. High craft speed is the key factor in the reduction of response time to a har- bor incident and, with the resultant low wake, the SES is one of the fastest designs in modern marine engineer- ing technology. The SES design is backed by years of record perfor- mances as U.S. Coast craft. The John P. Devaney has a length of 70 feet and beam of 20 feet. Her stationary draft is 5 feet 4 inches and air cushion draft, 3 feet 6 inches, making shallow-draft areas around piers and along the shoreline acces- sible. She is powered by two GM 8V 92 TI marine diesels, rated at 450 hp at 2,000 rpm. A GM 6V 92 TI diesel, rated at 400 shp at 2,300 rpm, pro- vides power for the lift fan. A fourth engine, a GM 8V 92 TI, provides power for the vessel's fire pump, which has a capacity of 7,075 gph at 100 psi at the pump. Fire monitors for the ves- sel were supplied by Stang. Navigation and communication equipment on board includes a fire, police, and Ray-30 VHF/FM marine radios, Raytheon loud hailer, Loran- C, and Furuno radar. For free literature detailing the boatbuilding capabilities of Textron Marine Systems, Circle 97 on Reader Service Card Kvaerner Eureka's Cargo Handling System Chosen For FPSO Ship An integrated cargo handling and control system from Kvaerner Eureka A.S., Lier, Norway, has been specified for a 99,800-dwt floating production storage offloading (FPSO) vessel recently contracted from Samsung Heavy Industries by Australia's BHP Pe- troleum Pty, Ltd., part of Broken Hill Pty Co., Ltd., of Melbourne. The system was selected by BMP because it is environmentally safe and requires reduced maintenance. The Australian FPSO, due for delivery from Korea in 1984, will be equipped with nine submerged, hydraulically-driven Kvaerner Eu- reka CK300 type cargo pumps, hydraulic power packs and a com- puterized cargo control system. The BHP newbuilding will load Indonesian crude oil, process the crude onboard and store the oil in nine cargo tanks, before offloading the crude into shuttle tankers for transport to Australian terminals onshore. This is the first time that Kvaerner's integrated cargo dis- charge system has been specified for FPSO operations. The first installation of this system was aboard two 46,087-dwt crude oil/ product/chemical carriers in 1991. To receive free literature about Kvaerner Eureka's integrated cargo handling and control sys- tem, Circle 44 on Reader Service Card The 246-foot twin-screw ferry Grand Manan V was built by Conoship Contracting for the Ministry of Transportation of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. $300 Million Order Book At Conoship International Yards For almost 40 years, Conoship International has been the joint mar- keting, sales, design and engineer- ing force of 10 shipyards in the north- ern part of The Netherlands. Dur- ing this time, Conoship Interna- tional has proved to be of vital im- portance for the shipbuilding indus- try in this part of the country. Last year, Conoship Interna- tional, based in Groningen, The Netherlands, and its associated yards posted an extremely success- ful year, receiving contracts to build 16 vessels and delivering 13 other vessels. The composition of 1991 deliveries, with several highly so- phisticated newbuildings, included: nine dry cargo vessels, ranging in size from 1,600 dwt to 12,240 dwt; two beam trawlers; one shallow- draft ethylene carrier; and one bi- tumen tanker. This followed a suc- cessful 1990, in which the shipyards received orders for 21 vessels. The present order book includes 29 vessels worth approximately $300 million. The order book consists of 11 dry cargo ships, ranging in size from 2,000-3,000 dwt; three liquefied gas carriers,ranging in capacity from 2,000-4,200 m3; seven 2,000-hp beam trawlers; one 7,500-dwt stainless steel chemical tanker; four inland tankers; two RO/RO trailer carriers; and one 63-meter hydrographic research ves- sel. Activity At Yards Following the delivery of a bitu- men tanker for an Irish owner and a dry cargo vessel, Barkmeijer Stroobos Shipyard is now constructing a lique- fied gas carrier and a second dry cargo vessel. Bodewes Volharding Shipyard de- livered a second shallow-draft ethyl- ene carrier to India. After completion of two beam trawlers, they have be- gun the construction of a hydrographic research vessel for the Dutch Govern- ment. Bijlsma Shipyard built a series of four 3,000-dwt dry cargo ships in 1991. As of early this year, they began a new series of seven 2,200-dwt dry cargo vessels based on the "Bijlsma Trawler 2200" design. Every 10 weeks a vessel is expected to be delivered. Metz Shipyard, a specialist in fish- ing vessels, has delivered four Cesta 2000 series trawlers since late 1991. The third vessel in a series of flexibox carriers is under construc- tion at Niestern Sander Shipyard. Tille Shipyards completed seven multipurpose 12,240-dwt dry cargo ships and two high-speed passen- ger catamarans. Four inland tank- ers and two RO/RO trailer carriers are currently under construction for Italian owners. Like the multi- purpose dry cargo vessels, these trailer carriers are being built at the Frisian Shipyard. The lengthening of two six-year- old chemical tankers is expected to get underway shortly at the ship- yards of Harlingen en Welgelegen. A 7,500-dwt chemical with stain- less steel cargo tanks is also under construction at the Welgelegen Shipyard. All the associated Dutch yards have the experience of building several type vessels. Because of the close cooperation and exchange of information between the yards, this experience benefits all within Conoship International. In addition, the 10 yards are able to offer high productivity, short delivery times, and covered newbuilding facilities. For free literature detailing the shipbuilding capabilities of the Conoship International group of associated yards, Circle 92 on Reader Service Card 52 Circle 258 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
