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Kramek Nominated As Next USCG Commandant Rear Admiral Robert E. Kramek was recently nominated to be the next Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), when current Commandant J.William Kime re- tires on June 1. The USCG's senior rear admiral, Radm.Kramek is cur- rently the USCG's chief of staff, and commanding officer of USCG head- quarters. Both a surface operations specialist and a naval engineer with extensive service, RAdm. Kramek has commanded two USCG districts, as well its largest base at Governors Island, N.Y. He commanded the USCG's newest High Endurance Cutter and the Haitian Migration Task Force, leading the interdiction and rescue of 37,000 Haitians. AEA Pulls Out Of Kloster Cruise Divisions Purchase Kloster Cruise Ltd. and AEA In- vestors Inc. of New York announced that AEA has decided not to pursue the purchase of Royal Viking Line and Royal Cruise Line, two of Kloster's operating divisions. In December 1993, AEA had executed a letter of intent to acquire the two Kloster divisions for $565 million. AEA decided not to pursue the transaction after it concluded that AEA's investment goals could not be achieved within the financial frame- work proposed for the transaction. Trinity Marine To Build Third Double-Hull Oceangoing Barge For Allied Towing Trinity Industries Inc.'s subsid- iary Gretna Machine & Iron Works has begun construction of a 300-foot (91m), oceangoing double-hull barge for Allied Towing Corp., Norfolk, Va. When completed in June 1994, the barge will have 10 cargo tanks with a total capacity of 35,000 bar- rels or 6,000 short tons of phenol and petroleum products. It will have a 55-foot (17 m) beam and a 22- foot (7 m)depth. It will transport phenol between Philadelphia and Hopewell, Va. for Allied-Signal Corp., and will be based out of Nor- folk, Va. Cargo will be transferred by two Detroit Diesel driven Byron-Jack- son deepwell pumps. The barge will have steam coils for heating the cargo for easier discharge, and it will be equipped with a diesel driven generator to supply power for deck lighting and hydraulic systems. On deck, the barge will be equipped with a hose-handling boom, a New England Trawler Equipment anchor winch and two Patterson wire ropes pushing winches. The barge will be outfitted for vapor recovery and fully closed loading. An Ian-Conrad Bergan, Inc. TankRADAR sampling system will be installed. It will meet or exceed the requirements of OPA 90 and will be certified as an oceango- ing, Type I Oil and Chemical Tank March, 1994 Barge by the U.S. Coast Guard and byABS. Trinity-Beaumont, another Trinity shipyard, recently delivered two 332-foot (101 m), 80,000-barrel capacity double-hull oceangoing barges to Allied Towing. Gretna Machine & Iron Works, Inc. is part of the Trinity Marine Group, Gulfport, Miss., which is owned by Trinity Industries, Inc. The group includes 13 shipyards in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Missouri and Pennsylva- nia. For more information on Trin- ity, Circle 50 on Reader Service Card Empresa Nacional Bazan Names TAST Corp. U.S. Rep Jose L. Moya, general manager of Empresa Nacional Bazan, re- cently announced the appointment of the TAST Corp. as its exclusive representative in the U.S. Bazan consists of three large factories in Ferrol, northeastern Spain, on the Atlantic; Cartagena on the Mediterannean; and San Fernando near the Straits of Gibraltar. In each, there is a shipyard and a spe- cialized production center. For more information from the TAST Corp., Circle 68 on Reader Service Card 31 HEILA marine cranes • 1/2 ton to 50 ton capacity. • Meets highest quality standard - ISO 9000. • 9 week delivery ARO for most cranes. • Competitive pricing. • Special design and custom build upon request. • Full factory support for installation and service. TECHCRANE International is the importing agent for Heila cranes. Companies interested in distributing the Heila product line, should contact: TECHCRANE International, Inc. 61130Timberbend Drive. Lacombe, LA 70445 Tel: (504) 882-3200 • Fax: (504) 882-3322 Circle 315 on Reader Service Card 79 years of experience and reliability have made NORSHIPCO the leading ship repair complex on the East Coast. Committed to providing the international maritime community with fast, reliable on time repair services. nnrsMPnn Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation P.O. BOX 2100 • NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23501-2100 • TELEPHONE : 804/494-4000 • FAX : 804/545-0604 Circle 302 on Reader Service Card