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publican Reorganization: hat's In It For Maritime At press time details were 3tchy, but it appears that the publican party's election victory November 8 — and subsequent ining of majority status in the >use of Representative and the nate—could mean maj or changes the maritime industry. The new House Republican leadership has made its intentions — to make major changes inthe structure and work- ing of the legislative body — clear, and all indications point to the elimi- nation of the House Merchant Ma- rine and Fisheries committee. Pre- liminary plans call for a division of maritime jurisdictions among other committees. Look in the January 1995 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News for full details. Armawa Orders Container Feeders From Conoship Armawa Shipping & Trading of Groningen, The Netherlands, or- dered two 295-ft. (90-m), 200-TEU container feeder vessels from one of the associated yards of Conoship International, Tille Shipyards at Kootstertille. The Cono Feeder 200 has been specially developed by Circle 249 on Reader Service Card Conoship's design department to meet the demand for smaller con- tainer feeder vessels. The vessels have a capacity of 207-TEU and a service speed of 13.5 knots. The box-shaped hold is covered by hy- draulic folding hatch covers. Conoship International is currently negotiating further contracts for this vessel type. Inland Waterway Conference Slated For Corpus Christi The "Inland Waterways Business Development Conference" will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas, on April 23-24 at the Mariott Bayfront. The conference, known for its busi- ness networking format, is in its fifth year. The day-and-a-half con- ference will include a reception, panel discussions and exhibitions. For more information, contact: Brohl & Co., tel: (201) 345-7813; fax: (201) 345-5207. Elliott Bay Completes Design For New Hvide Tug Elliott Bay Design Group of Se- attle completed its contract to de- sign a new Aquamaster-powered tug for Hvide Marine Inc. of Ft. Lauder- dale, Fla. The new tug, due to start construction by the end of 1994, will be stationed in Port Everglades as a ship escort and assist vessel. The vessel design measures 100 ft. (30.5 m) long with a 40-ft. (12.2- m) beam and a 14.5-ft. (4.4-m) depth. The all-steel vessel will have 6,000- gpm firefighting capabilities, com- pliments of a GM fire pump engine, two Skum monitors and a Skum pump proportioner, a Nijhuis pump, and a Viking foam pump. For more information on Elliot Bay Design Group Circle 109 on Reader Service Card Owner Hvide Designer Elliott Bay Design Group Main engines EMD Propulsion units Aquamaster Rauma Ship service generators GM Fire pump engine G Hawser winch hydraulic pump engine . GM Lube oil pumps Viking Engine coolers Fernstrum Exhaust silencers Maxi Air compressors Ingersoll-Rand Oily water separator Microphor Air conditioning Carrie Alarm Radio Holland Hawser winch Markey Air horns Kahlenberg Nav. and deck flood lights .... Aqua Signal Monitors Skum Pump Nijhuis Radar Furuno GPS Trimble Depth Sounders Datamarine VHF Icom SSB Stevens Refrigerator Cospolich Range Lang CONTROL UNITS „ On request provided with: VH • line-up system • actual pitch indication ® • actual r.p.m. indication \1 • electric shaft (for lever synchronization) The Stork-Kwant Control Units have been fully Type Approved by: ABS - BV - DNV - GL - CCS (ZC) - LRS - NKK - RINA - The USSR Register of Shipping. Specials on request. jstork-Kwont B.V. Voltastraat 3 / P.O. Box 23 / 8600 AA SNEEK HOLLAND phone: 05150 13745 int. +31 5150 13745 (ax: 05150 22478 int. +31 5150 22478 A Scanning Electron Microscope looks at RAW UNTREATED ASBESTOS EUROPE AFRICA Swedish Naval Warship Electric Utility Relay Station Mobil Oil Refinery "Vastervik" in South Africa in Joliet, Illinois AND CHEM:PLEX TREATED ASBESTOS Around the world, better solutions have been sought for the problem of dealing with asbestos containing materials (ACM). Removal has been too expensive and "encapsulation", too temporary. In one of many major projects, the government of Sweden has opted for a more permanent solution. They are treating all of their naval vessels with CHEM:PLEX™AS-2000. CHEM:PLEX™AS-2000 is a unique, patented formula that chemically complexes asbestos fibers, effecting both a chemical and a physical bond, permanently altering their weight, shape and size. The microphotographs above, clearly demonstrate this action. For more information, and for copies of test data, please call or write: CHEM:PLEX™ ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC. 3405 State Highway 33 Neptune, New Jersey 07753 Phone 908-922-8857 • Fax 908-922-2504 • Toll Free 1-800-355-CHEM (2436) December, 1994 Circle 272 on Reader Service Card 51
