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Team Of Industry Leaders Creates Assault RIB A project led by a company called Team One has, with a group of marine industry leaders — Ameri- can Eagle Mfg., Caterpillar Inc., and North American Marine Jet — created the Team One GB36 Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) assault craft. American Eagle Mfg., Inc., LaConner, Wash., constructed the 37-ft. (11.3-m) RIB, with a 3/8-inch boat bottom and solid foam collar. CHEM:PLEX Binds Asbestos' Power To Harm CHEM:PLEX Environmental Products, Inc. of Neptune, N.J. mar- kets CHEM-.PLEX™, a substance which alters the size, weight and shape of asbestos fibers perma- nently. The action of CHEM:PLEX is equally effective regardless of the type of asbestos (chrysotile, amosite, etc.). CHEMrPLEX, under its pre- vious name Asbestite, was used in applications ranging from Madison Square Garden to the USS Iowa. Its effectiveness is largely tied to its chemical similarity to asbestos it- self, but it reacts with asbestos, chemically bonding and complexing the libers. For more information on CHEM:PLEX, I Circle 105 on Reader Service Card Caterpillar supplied the diesel engine, model 3176. These engines have electronically computerized control systems, reportedly provid- ing extremely efficient, lightweight 500-hp diesel engines. North American Marine Jet, (NAM J) Inc. equipped the vessel with the Nomera 20 Jet propulsion unit, built to deliver cavitation-free thrust at speeds from 0 to 60 knots. The craft is being tested by the U.S. Navy and has potential for serv- ing many of their high-speed craft demands — and has attracted the interest of the Marines and the U.S. Coast Guard, as well. Other NAMJ work for the Navy includes completing the delivery of 51 14YJ units to the U.S. Navy; scheduled rebuilding of between six and ten 14YJ units by October; and five conversions of 20YJ units into Nomera 20s. In addition, Western Geophysical placed an order with NAMJ for nine TRAKTOR jet units. For more information on compa- nies involved with the craft, circle the appropriate number on the Reader Service Card in this issue. American Eagle Mfg 97 Caterpillar Diesel 98 North American Marine Jet 99 Owner: TIRRENIA di Navigazione, Napoli, Italy Chockfast installation by FINCANTIERI, Genoa, Italy ww Philadelphia Resins P.O. Box 309, Montgomeryville, PA 18936 • Telephone 215.855.8450 Fax 215.855.4688 Circle 269 on Reader Service Card The above figures are taken from the IMA Associates report Five Year Outlook for U.S. Shipbuilding. For more information about the report, Circle 111 on Reader Service Card INDUSTRY TRENDS by James R. McCaul, President IMA Associates, Inc. Approximately 575 of the 1,590 crude carriers or OBO's now in service will be retired over the next five years — producing a major replacement opportunity for shipbuilders and ship system suppliers. < 80,000 80-120,000 120-220,000 >220,000 OBO's OBO's DWT DWT DWT DWT <80,000 DWT >80,000 DWT Source: IMA Associates, Five Year Outlook for U.S. Shipbuilding, 1994 400-i Retirements / Ships Remaining July, 1994 9
