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minables S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation. The vessel, built in 1960 in Pascagoula, Miss., will be scrapped in Mexico. Deepflex Seeks To Change Registry Of Offshore Unit Deepflex Production Partners L.P has asked permission from MarAd to transfer the 9,956-gt mobile offshore drilling unit FPS Laffit Pincay to Bahamian reg- istry. The vessel, built in 1976 in Brownsville, Texas, would be used in mobile offshore drilling. Weston Asks To Transfer President Harrison To Domestic Trade MarAd has received an applica- tion from Weston Shipping Inc. for temporary written consent to transfer the containership President Harrison to the domestic trade from June 1 through November 30, 1996. The vessel was built witb the aid of construc- tion-differential subsidy (CDS). According to Weston, the vessel will be Jones Act-eligible on November 30, 1996. In addition, American President Lines' (APL) bareboat charter will end on July AMB HEAVY FUEL OIL SUPPLY UNITS ?rl •tl •tr Bfc I',,, * FOR ALL ENGINES AURAMARINE LTD P.O. Box 2 Tel: +358-21-4142200 FIN-20661 Littoinen Fax: +358-21-4142250 Finland Tlx: 62595 AUMA Fl BOOSTERS IS OUR BUSINESS ComNav AutoJiiot YOUR DESIGNATED DRIVER ComNav autopilot systems, proven performance on all types of vessels and in all sea conditions THREE YEAR WARRANTY Call or fax for free brochure: Phone 1-800-428-0212 Fax 1-800-470-9611 ComNav Marine Ltd. 1915 Stainsbury Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5N 2M6 Circle 391 on Reader Service Card Circle 390 on Reader Service Card STAN-BLAST ABRASIVES CO., INC. #1 ON THE GULF COAST For Over 20 Years - Onshore and Offshore Approved once again (1996) for U.S. Navy's QPL (MIL-A-22262) Manufacturer of silica-safe coal slag abrasives Plants in New Orleans and Galveston Authorized Blastox® blender for lead abatement projects Distributor for GMA garnet Full line of containment tarps and screens Spent abrasive recycling program Export sales New Orleans: Tel: 1-800-783-1777 Fax: 504-341-0455 Galveston: Tel: 1-800-783-7778 Fax: 409-740-3515 70 Circle 167 on Reader Service Card 31, 1996. APL has advised Weston that it will not renew its charter. Therefore, Weston notes if the request is granted, it will attempt to immediately employ the vessel in the Puerto Rican trade and ter- minate the remaining charter with APL. Fishing Vessel Sale Approved Fishing Vessel North Wind, Inc. was given approval to sell 469-gt fishing vessel Egabrag III to Ilyon Investment, Ltd., a Cyprus corpo- ration. Built in 1964 in New Orleans, the vessel will ultimately be transferred to Russian registry. Lykes Ok'd To Start Subsidized Voyage MarAd and the Maritime Subsidy Board have approved a request from Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. to commence its ini- tial subsidized voyage of the Pacific class vessel President Garfield (to be renamed Stella Lykes) in Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates, upon re-delivery follow- ing a bareboat charter to American President Lines (APL). In addition, APL has been given permission to terminate the ves- sel's final chartered voyage in the same foreign port. Currently, the vessel is operating on a foreign-to-foreign feeder ser- vice between Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Fujayrah. The board noted that Lykes is required to enroll its Pacific class vessels in the Sealift Readiness Program in order to be eligible for operating-differential subsidy. Carbrillo Offshore Seeks Sale Of Drilling Barge The Maritime Administration has received a request from Carbrillo Offshore Ltd., Partnership of San Francisco, to sell drilling barge Bonitor II. The proposed purchaser is EEM Brooklyn Shipping Ltd., of Kingstown, St. Vincent & The Grenadines. The 4,580-gt barge was built in 1983 in Pascagoula, Miss. If approved, the barge would be used as a jack-up drilling rig. Western Overseas Seeks To Sell Container Carrier MarAd received a request from Western Overseas, Inc. to sell 17,802-dwt container carrier S-L Shining Star to Ruby Enterprises Inc. of the British Virgins Islands. The vessel would be resold to Gujarat Ship Trading Corporation of India. Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
