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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION NEWS Applications Approved MarAd OKs Sales Request MarAd has approved a request by J. Ray McDermott Holdings, Inc., New Orleans, La. to sell and trans- fer to Panamanian registry the cargo barges Intermac 600 and Intermac 627 to Panama Offshore Charter- ing Co. 19, Inc,. a Panamanian cor- poration. Hurricanes Cause NPR Delays MarAd has granted a request from NPR, Inc. to operate the SS Carolina and the SS Nueva San Juan in the domestic trade for one voyage each to accommodate NPR's new deployment. NPR said unfore- seen events, including, among other things, an extraordinary hurricane season, caused significant vessel deviations and delays. None of NPR's competitors raised any ob- jections to the emergency request. Section 506 of the Merchant Ma- rine Act of 1936, as amended, per- mits the temporary transfer of ves- sels built with the aid of construc- tion-differential subsidy (CDS) into domestic trade up to six months if it is deemed necessary. Vessel owners must receive written per- mission from MarAd and must re- pay CDS on a pro-rata basis for periods of domestic trading. The two vessels were built with the assistance of CDS. Drilling Rig Transfer OKd MarAd has approved a request by Whittington Drilling Ltd., a Bermu- dian corporation, to transfer the drill- ing rigArethusa Staworker (ex-Trea- sure Staworker; ex-Penrod), to Pana- manian registry, without change in ownership. MarAd Extends Subsidizable Lives Of Two Vessels MarAd and Maritime Subsidy Board have approved an applica- tion from Mormac Marine Trans- port, Inc. to extend the subsidizable life on the Mormacstar and Mormacsun and to enter into a subsidy sharing arrangement among those vessels and the Mormacsky. The subsidy board noted that un- der the action the amount of operat- ing-differential subsidy payable un- der the new arrangement will not increase beyond what already had been authorized. The board also determined the action was in the public interest "in view of the main- tenance of useful ships manned with trained and efficient personnel to meet active sealift requirements of the Department of Defense and to maintain U.S.-flag commercial ser- vice on its essential liquid and dry bulk cargo carrying services ..." Under the board's action, the Mormacstar and Mormacsun will remain eligible until for financial aid until the subsidy contract expires Jan. 31, 1997, when both will be more than 20 years of age. A notice of Mormac's request was published in theFederal Register on Aug. 10, but no responses were re- ceived. Crowley To Sell Tank Barge MarAd has given Crowley Marine Services, Inc., Oakland, Calif., per- mission to sell a tank barge (Barge No. 25) to Atlantic Service Supply, S. A., a Panamanian corporation. The barge will be transferred to Panama- nian registry. MarAd also has ap- proved an application by Key Inter- national Drilling Co. Ltd., a Bermu- dian corporation, to transfer the ownership of a Panamanian drilling rig (Santa Fe Rig 127) to Santa Fe Drilling Operations, Inc., a Cayman Islands corporation. The vessel will remain under Panamanian registry. Circle 239 on Reader Service Card j/f and instructions. Simply jd^ draw a sample and send it back to us for a complementary analysis. Then we'll send a labora- tory report of your damper condition and include your free Sports Radio. Take advantage of this limited time offer from the world's leading specialists in the manufacture, repair, and maintenance of viscous dampers...Holset Engineering, 1320 Kemper Meadow Drive, Suite 500, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240. U.S.A. Call us today! IT CAN ALSO GET ^WM YOU A FREE SPORTS RADIO WORTH ABOUT A TWENTY BUCKS. You may be sitting on a time bomb and not even know it. Did you know ?f that over 50% of diesel engines are * equipped with viscous vibration f * dampers? Even experienced engine . people may not know that regular fluid 1 testing is the only way to assure your 1 dampers are providing the protection \ you need. % By using our test kit to draw a sample of the silicone fluid in your ship's viscous dampers, you could save your engines from costly damage or failure. Holset will provide you with a free test kit October, 1995 15
