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MHI And Lister-Petter Initiate Manufacturing Partnership On February 28, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Tokyo, Japan, and Lister-Petter Ltd., Gloucestershire, U.K., signed a partnership agreement that extends Lister-Petter's product range, while offering MHI access to state-of-the-art European manufacturing facilities for diesel engines. In early 1997, Lister-Petter will begin production of MHI's S4S, 4-cylin- der, indirect injection, naturally aspirated, 60-hp diesel engine, following an investment in capital equipment at its factory in Dursley, Gloucestershire. Five thousand S4S engines produced annually by Lister-Petter will be used by MHI in its products. An additional quanti- ty will be produced for sale under the Lister-Petter name. For Lister- Petter, the partnership means it can immediately respond to a market- place opportunity for a higher output engine that is similar in technolo- gy to its Alpha series. For more information on the partnership Circle 135 on Reader Service Card ANIXfft Marine Wire & Cable Group 2617 Edenborn Avenue • Metairie, LA 70002 Tel: 504-888-8737 or 800-662-7700 5000 Cox Road • Glen Allen, VA 23060 Tel: 804-747-1516 or 800-842-0076 4905 East Hunter Ave. • Anaheim, CA 92807 Tel: 714-779-0845 or 800-432-7529 Circle 244 on Reader Service Card Anixter brings solutions and an inventory to theworkboat and shipbuilding industries that fulfill the demands of the Coast Guard, American Bureau of Shipping and just as importantly, your requirements for quality cable. Whether you are looking for U.L. Listed Marine Cable (ie Type NI/NIA), IEEE- 45 1983 Type XI/XIA, U.S. Navy Cable, or the new IEEE-45 1993 Low Smoke Com- mercial Cable, Anixter has the solution for you. WE'VE GOT THE CABLE YOU NEED. WHEN YOU NEED IT. Cruise ships, casino boats, tugboats, con- tainer ships, large yachts... Anixter provides you with the best cable for your needs. And Anixter ships the cable to where you need it, when you need it! Anixter also carries a full line of other related wire & cable prod- ucts to the shipbuilding industry including Shore Power, Welding, Type SO/SOW-A, Tray, Power & Control, Building Wire, Elec- tronic, Communications, & Computer Cable, or any other wire & cable product you desire. Conoco Takes Delivery Of First Of New Class Of Towboats From Trinity Conoco Inc., Domestic Marine Operations, took delivery of M/V Coushatta (L 348), one of three "spec" towboats — internally dubbed L 347, 348 and 349 — built by the Trinity Marine Group's (TMG's) Halter Marine, Lockport, La. The double-screw towboat is a result of a decision made by Trinity's management in 1995 to re- vive a speculation building pro- gram. John Dane III, president of TMG, said, "As a designer and builder of thousands of barges and hundreds of towboats, we are in an excellent position to recognize developing trends. Currently, oper- ators pushing two-piece, 20,000- barrel barges with towboats in the 800 to 1,000-hp range are now tow- ing 30,000 barrel barges in faster running waters, with a resultant demand for higher horsepower." Trinity invested in the design and construction of three nearly identi- cal 70.5 x 28-ft. (21.5 x 8.5-m) river towboats, but with different engines of 1,600 and 1,710-hp rat- ings, and one with different gear- ing. Design draft is 8 ft. (2.4 m), and eye level from the pilothouse is 26 ft. (8 m). L 347 is powered by two Detroit Diesel 8V149 DDEC engines, developing 1,600 hp through Twin Disc 540 reverse/reduction gears. Coushatta is powered by two Cummins KT38 diesels, producing 1,600 hp with Twin Disc 540 gears. L 349, sched- uled for completion this month, has two Caterpillar 3508 diesels rated at a total of 1,710-hp with Reintjes WAP516 reverse/reduction gears. All three vessels are built in accor- dance with ABS rules. For more information on Trinity Circle 142 on Reader Service Card Pictured is M/V Coushatta, one of three higher hp towboats being built by Trinity. 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
