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Canadian Firm Sells Vessel To Russian Buyers White Pass Transportation of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, sold its 7,011-dwt combo container ship/ tanker "Frank H. Brown" to Russian buyers. The Canadian-flagged Frank H. Brown, originally built by Cana- dian Vickers, Montreal in 1965,regu- larly traded between Vancouver, B.C. and Skagway, Alaska hauling con- tainers and fuel, and is believed to be the only combination tanker/container shipoperatingonthecoast. Thesister vessel "Klondyke" was sold several years ago. The new owners plan to base the vessel near Vladivostock on the Russian East Coast. Ulstein Verft Completes Series Of Seismic Vessels The naming ceremony for the sixth in a series of seismic vessels delivered from Ulstein Verft to Western Geo- physical took place in the Geiranger Fjord October 16. The six seismic vessels are of three different sizes - the last two are 3,700-dwt, 256 feet long with a breadth of 56 feet. The trial speed was almost 16 knots. The major deliveries are main engines from Ulstein Bergen, propulsion systems from Ulstein Propeller, Ulstein high lift rudders, windlasses from Ulstein Norwinch and switchboards, alarm systems, electronic remote contr system, consoles and even more ele tronic equipment from Ulstein Mi rine Electronics. For more inform; tion on Ulstein Verft, Circle 139 on Reader Service Card COMSAT Introduces Fax Service For Mobile Link COMSATMobileCommunicationi announced the introduction of fac simile service for users of the Mobilt Link Inmarsat-M digital satellite ser vice. Group III fax service at 2.4 kbps is now available in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Regions through the COMSAT land earth stations at Southbury, Conn., and Santa Paula, Calif. It will be offered in the Indian Ocean Region whenthenewCOMSAT land earth station opens at Kuantan, Malaysia during early 1994. Formoreinformationon COMSAT, Circle 140 on Reader Service Card Crowley Maritime Selects MCI For Global Communications Services To Latin America Crowley Maritime Corporation an- nounced it has selected MCI to pro- vide its Global Communications Ser- vices (GCS) to Latin America under a new, five-year, multi-million dollar agreement. MCI will install small satellite an- tennas, known as Very Small Aper- ture Terminals (VSATs), at approxi- mately 40 Crowley Maritime loca- tions in 14countries in Latin America. The VSATs will connect the foreign locations to Crowley's data operations center in Miami for two-way interac- tive data communications. In April, 1992, MCI was the first carrier to announce a trans-Atlantic VSATnet- work between the U.S. and Europe through COMSATviathelNTELSAT satellite system. Norway, Iceland Now Have Northern Lights Alaska Diesel Electric, maker of Northern Lights generator sets and Lugger propulsion diesels, announces a new representative for Norway and new dealership in Iceland. Lugger and Northern Lights will now be represented in Norway by Viteco Naval Consultants. Viteco, headed by Torgeir Evjen, is active in workboat, fishing boat and the offshore oil and gas markets. Viteco also consults with theNorwegianNavy on many state-of-the-art projects. Viteco is setting up a network of service points along the traditional trade routes on the Norwegian coast- line. In other news, a dealer has also been appointed in Iceland. MD Velar h.f. will be selling and servicing North- ern Lights generator sets and Lugger diesels throughout Iceland. 24 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News Luggers are the Pro's Repower Choice There are 11 Luggers, from 61 to 1300 HP. So if you want increased performance, lower fuel costs and long run reliability, see a Lugger repower dealer or boatyard now. Lugger Diesels. One is right for your repower. See Lugger and Northern Lights at the Work Boat Show booth 1209 1300 HP 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Send for a free brochure on a Lugger and the Northern Lights genset that's right for your vessel. Contact: Alaska Diesel Electric, Inc. Box 70543, Seattle, WA 98107 Seattle, WA: 206-789-3880 Anchorage, AK: 907-562-2222 Pompano Beach, FL: 305-946-7601 Boston, MA: 617-561-2800 Circle 349 on Reader Service Card ® The Pro's Repower Choice If your old engine is holding you back, replace it with a Lugger. If you need more, usable power, a Lugger can give it to you. Up to 1300 high torque horses. More power plus increased efficiency. All Luggers are four cycle diesels for better fuel economy, quiet operation and low oil consumption or leakage. Large Luggers have unique fuel saving features such as cast iron pistons, to give you remarkable specific fuel rates (as low as 0.330 lbs-per-hp-hr.) New Lugger 6170A: Big bore, inline power. 1413 CID 640 hp at 1800 RPM Continuous. 750 at 2000. 825 at 2100. Perfect repower for 353,379, 3412, KTA- 1150 and KTA19-M2. Lugger's clean, simple inline designs make installation easy, even in vessels that had Vee engines before. One side service makes routine maintenance easier too. Customize your Lugger. Choose front PTO s with electric clutches, pulleys, high output alternators, oil change pumps, multiple VDO panels and much more. We build your engine your way, to fit your vessel. And since Luggers are dyno tested with the options installed, you know it's ready to give you years of reliable service right out of the box.
