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KAHLENBERG BROS.CO MARINE PRODUCTS SINCE 1895 Kahlenberg has developed a triple chimetone air / steam whistle for the largest of gambling, excursion / dinner boats. This 442 lb. whistle will simply make your hair stand up straight with its beautiful sound. Contact Kahlenberg for the next air / steam whistle for your Stem Wheeler Bring back the nostalgia of the Mississippi River during her steamboat days. CALL KAHLENBERG TODAY. ( 414 ) 793-4507 Fax: (414 )793-1346 P.O. Box 358 , Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241 Circle 239 on Reader Service Card ONTHE COVER The International Work Boat Show is scheduled for Decem- ber 3-5 in New Orleans, La. See page 20 for the show preview. Photo: Courtesy of American Commercial Barge Line Co. INSIDE: Preview of International Work Boat Show 20 Portfolio of Outstanding Workboats 1992 26 New Government Financing For Vessel Construction 43 A look at the Southern Boat Building Industry 45 E3 - Double Hull Tanker Project Gaining Steam 98 Westinghouse Wins Two Navy Sonar Contracts Worth $155 Million Westinghouse Electronic Sys- tems Group, Sykesville, Md., was recently awarded two Navy contracts totaling $155 million to provide ten AN/SQQ-89 anti-submarine warfare systems for installation onboard fleet destroyers. The contract includes en- gineering design tasks and options for additional systems which could extend work through the end of the decade. The AN/SQQ-89 includes sen- sors that transmit, receive and pro- cess acoustic data for sonar opera- tors. The system is designed to de- tect, track and classify submarines, as well as control torpedoes launched by the destroyer. MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News Editorial and Executive Offices 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 (212) 477-6700 • ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI Telefax: (212) 254-6271 Publishers: Editorial Director: Editor: Managing Editor: News Editor: Technical Editor: Editorial Consultant: Production Manager: Asst. Production Manager: Circulation Manager: Regional Sales Manager: Regional Sales Manager: Regional Sales Manager: CHARLES P. O'MALLEY JOHN E. O'MALLEY JOHN C. O'MALLEY CHARLES P. O'MALLEY JOHN SNYDER GREG TRAUTHWEIN MELANIE A. QUICK M. JAMES SINGLETON III JAMES R. McCAUL CHRISTINE T. MISKIEWICZ HELEN CANAVAN DALE L. BARNETT DANIEL A. ARNOLD LUCIA ANNUNZIATA JOANNE GAMBERT U. S. Gulf States Scandinavia United Kingdom Advertising Circulation and Sales Offices 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 Telephone (212)477-6700 REPRESENTATIVES MR. JAMES N. McCLINTOCK Wheelhouse One Building 634 Village Lane North, Suite 205 Mandeville, LA 70448 Telephone: (504) 626-7990 Telefax: (504) 624-5163 MR. STEPHAN R. G. ORN AB Stephan R.G. Orn Box 184, S-27100 Ystad, Sweden Telephone: 46 411-18400 Telefax: 46 411 10531 MR.MICHAEL J. DAMSELL Euromedia Ltd. P.O. Box 122 Hayward's Heath West Sussex RH16 1YF, ENGLAND Telephone:0444 417360 Telefax:0444 417360 MR. VITTORIO F. NEGRONE Ediconsult Internazionale Piazza Fontane Marose, 3-16123 Genova, Italy Telephone: (010) 583520 Telefax: (010) 566578 Telex: 211197 EDINT I MR.THEO ANTHONY AM Lerchenberg 22 0-2112 Jestenburg bei Hamburg, Germany Telephone: 4183-5541 Fax: 4183-5543 MR.C.H. PARK Far East Marketing Inc. Rm. 508, Chungmu Building 10, 2-ka, Pil-dong, Chung ku. Seoul, Korea Telephone: (02) 265 - 5043 Fax: (02)277-5148 Italy Germany Switzerland Korea MARITIME REPORTER AND ENGINEERING NEWS No. 11 ISSN-0025-3448 Volume 54 118 EAST 25th STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010 (212) 477-6700 ESTABLISHED 1939 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News is published monthly by Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. Mailed at Second Class Postage Rates at Waterbury, CT 06701 and additional mail- ing offices. Postmaster send notification (Form 3579) regarding undellverable magazines to Maritime Reporter/Engineering News, 118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010. Publishers are not responsible (or the safekeeping or return of edi- torial material. Member VBPA Business Publications Audit of Circulation, Inc. 4 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News