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For International Safety At Sea... GMDSS EPIRB FromALDEN The SATFIND-406TU EPIRB activates automatically or manually and provides global coverage which can lead to timely rescue. Designed for maximum reliability, it features an enclosed antenna, 5 year battery, unique release mech- anism and high strobe position- ing for maximum visibility. Can S/ariND 406£P,RB be mounted vertically, hori- zontally or slanted. Approved by COSPAS- SARSAT, the US Coast Guard, Canada and many other countries. NAVTEX AE-900 GMDSS NAVTEX FromALDEN The Alden NAVTEX Receiver AE-900 automatically receives important text bulle- tins worldwide includ- ing navigational and weather warnings, forecasts, LORAN and GPS messages and more. Selected bulletins are printed without repetition and SAR messages are received with both audible and visual alarms. It complies with GMDSS, IMO, CCIR and CEPT standards. ALDEN RELIABILITY. Mariners have trusted Alden's marine electronics for years. The SATFIND-406 EPIRB and NAVTEX Receiver AE-900 continue the reputation for value, durability and relia- bility that has made Alden's award-winning Marinefax and Faxmate weather chart recorders industry stan- dards. For more information, call (508) 366-8851. ALDENELECTRONICS Dept. 62 • 40 Washington Street • Westborough, MA 01581 -0500 USA Phone: (508) 366-8851 • FAX (508) 898-2427 Please send me information on: • SATFIND-406 EPIRB • NAVTEX Receiver AE-900 Name Company. Address City Country # Ships in fleet. • Zip. . Phone ( Mail or Fax to: Alden Electronics, Inc. • Dept. 62 • 40 Washington Street • Westborough, MA 01581-0600 USA Circle 257 on Reader Service Card ON THE COVER Pictured on this month's cover are Trinity Marine-built barges loaded aboard a semi-submersible ship, prior to their transport to South America for use in the inland waterways system there. Look in this month's issue for stories on the coming NWC and AWO conferences, which will cover the inland waterway systems issues in the U.S. INSIDE: Bayou La Batre, Alabama: Channel Deepening Gives Local Yards Boost 28 Special Supplement: Gaming Vessel Review 35 Preview: AWO Fall Convention 51 Preview: NWC Annual Meeting 52 Focus: Safety At Sea - The End Of The Grandfather Clause? 58 Review: Small- & Medium- Sized Yards 62 MarAd: $167 Million Doled Out To 14 Companies 65 Seatrade Tanker Industry 68 Tampa Shipyard To Build Tug For St. Philip Towing Tampa Shipyards, Inc. is building a 110-foot towing tug for Bay Transpor- tation Corp. d/b/a St. Philip Towing. The tug will be powered by a pair of Wartsila Vasa 6R32E main engines and two Aquamaster azimuthing propulsion units. The tug will be delivered in June 1994, and the two companies have also agreed on five option vessels. The tug will be built at Tampa Shipyards' fully- covered Westshore facility. 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