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nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, CVN 76. The evaporators are used prima- rily to provide potable water for the ship's population of 5,000, and the four desalination units produce 100,000 gallons per day of fresh water. For more information on Aqua-Chem, Inc. Circle 171 on Reader Service Card Bazan-Carenas To Repair M.V. Gracia Del Mar Bazan-Carenas, a ship repair cen- ter in Cartagena, has signed a con- tract for repair work on the M.V. Gracias Del Mar. The vessel was fire damaged in an incident in De- cember 1994. The vessel will be towed from Las Palmas Port to Cartagena, where she will be re- paired. BT Inmarsat Introduces Service Enhancements BT Inmarsat announced a series of initiatives which are designed to bring benefits to customers. The latest benefit package includes price reductions, simplified charge band structures, a reduced discount scheme entry threshold and a switch from billing in gold francs to Special Drawing Rights (SDR). BT Inmarsat specializes in pro- viding satellite communications so- lutions for the maritime sector. For more information on BT Inmarsat Circle 172 on Reader Service Card MES Completes Marine Bridge And Star Phoenix The 135-ton class light alloy-built high-speed passenger catamaran Marine Bridge was recently com- pleted at the Tamano Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES), for the Maritime Credit Corporation. The Star Phoe- nix, a 46,641-dwt bulk carrier, was also recently completed and deliv- ered to its owner, Sanzo Enterprise S.A. of Panama. For more information on Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Circle 173 on Reader Service Card Marine Bridge Particulars Length 98.4 ft. (30.0 m) Width 27.2 ft. (8.3 m) Draft 4.2 ft. (1.3 m) Weight 135 tons Main engines Niigata V-type water-cooled diesel Maximum trial speed ... 32.75 knots Star Phoenix Particulars Length 622.6 ft. (189.8 m) Width 101.7 ft. (31 m) Draft 54.1 ft. (16.5 m) Weight 27,011 tons Circle 333 on Reader Service Card Bird-Johnson Aquires PDI Corp. The Bird-Johnson Company has aquired the assets of PDI Corpora- tion. PDI provides dynamic response analyses for ship propulsion plants, and will now operate as a division of Bird-Johnson. C. Joseph Rubis, former CEO of PDI, has been appointed vice presi- dent of Bird-Johnson. According to Peter J. Gwyn, president and CEO of Bird-Johnson, "PDI's expertise will enhance Bird- Johnson's ability to design and en- gineer our products and systems for optimum performance under a vari- ety of marine operational condi- tions." "In addition," he continued, "PDI will be a valuable asset as Bird- Johnson continues to expand in the international market." Bird-Johnson Company manufac- tures and services controllable and fixed pitch propellers, waterjets, thruster systems, and control sys- tems for military and commercial vessels. For more information on Bird-Johnson Circle 179 on Reader Service Card Intrinsically Also available: the eight-channel HX340 UHF or VHF. If all you want in a marine hand- held VHF is portability, maybe the Horizon HX220AS is too good. Sure it meets the industry guidelines for explosive environ- ment applications. But it also has the punch you get from six watts of transmitting power, full-on microprocessor control, gold bat- tery contacts for reliability, gen- erous moisture protection, and careful, intelligent engineering. It receives all U.S., Canadian and international channels as well as 10 weather channels, and can be programmed to scan any number or combination of them automatically. One-touch channel selection as well as direct access to chan- nel 16 and the weather channels is so easy it can be done in heavy gloves. The LCD display is over- sized and backlit. And options like the external speaker/micro- phone which allows hands-free operation make it ideal for tank- ers, tenders and oil rigs. The HX220AS is a lot of radio in a remarkably small and light- weight package. To find out more about it, or about Stan- dard's intrinsically-safe eight- channel HX340 UHF and VHF handhelds, call or write today. Just to be on the safe side. Nothing takes to water like Horizon. ยง Standard s Communications P.O. Box 92151 Los Angeles, CA 90009-2151 Telephone: (310) 532-5300 Represented in Canada by: CARDON. Hamilton. Ontario 416/527-1040 Now WITH 3 YEAR WARRANTY! 82 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
