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MARINE FINANCE Bender Wins Navy Contract Senator Richard Shelby (It- Ala.) announced on March 11 that Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. of Mobile, Ala., had been awarded a $3.5 million contract by* the Military Sealift Command the dry docking and repair of USN5 Zeus (T-ARC 7). The 503 x 73-ft. (153.3 x 22.2-m) ship's mission is to support Navy underwater cable erformed on eludes an tion of the em, steel repairs activities. The work to Zeus over 60 upgrade Jhd cable lawni airo g«feral iydocking work. It always a pleasure to bounce contract awards like this le which bring jobs to Alabama employers," said Sen. Shelby. For more information Circle 159 on Reader Service Card Manly Marine Closures are built to outlast your vessel Since 1964 Manly closures have set the standard for quality. Call Manly for the following custom built products: MANLY DOORS • Dutch & wheelhouse • Aluminum & steel construction • Watertight doors, marine & construction • Joiner doors, B-15 fire rating • Airlock doors MANLY HATCHES • Escape • Access • Fish hold covers • Manholes MANLY WINDOWS Model H70 Hatch M-10 Manhote_ tapered coaming i Model D-022 Aluminum Solid Core Door Model D-062 Aluminum Plate Quick-Acting Door B Manly AVpi Marine Closures Ltd.v 20 Brooksbank Avenue P.O. 86788, North Vancouver B.C. V7L4L3 Canada Tel: (604) 984-4635 Fax: (604) 983-2713 Circle 348 on Reader Service Card Hanjin Shipping Selects Corroseal Products Korea-based Hanjin Shipping Co. has reportedly selected Corroseal rust covering primer for use on its entire fleet of 61 container and bulk ships. This contrail1 '('^aorted- ly resulted from nunae J^y^t year of product tegtmg^exJusively on Hanjin shifcf* Cafcroseal success- fully^ftro^ucjby formula, LC/HJ i,wticn increases the rust IPs ability to prevent run- sagging when applied to heavy rust on cargo holds and bal- last tanks. For more information on Corroseal Circle 160 on Reader Service Card Nautronix Wins Marinette Contract Nautronix has been awarded a contract by Marinette Marine Corp. to supply six dynamic posi- tioning systems for the new Keeper class coastal buoy tenders being built for Guard (USCG). already suppled, tems for The newJ|^sse^"^tTI be equipped wit® moi^n equipment, including oil V^yovery systems, and NauCTflnix ASK4000 station keep- ing systems, allowing the vessels to maintain position alongside floating aids to navigation. For more information on Nautronix Circle 161 on Reader Service Card CUSTOM DESIGN ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURERS COMPLETE MARINE HABITABILITY SYSTEMS I'fe ' W0 Pneumatically controlled sliding fire doors Grade 1 shock rated, submersible, E.M.I, shielded, electronic cabinet .I0INMK ENGINEERING'DESIGN "MANUFACTURING Watertight quick-acting structural door SYSTEMS Circle 330 on Reader Service Card Cegelec To Supply Power For HAL Newbuilds Fincantieri has con- tracted with Cegelec to supply onboard power generation and ipumelec- trical systems Voc/ two new cruis^mj^Jpuilding for Line t yard. For the propulsion syMel*^ comprises two synchronous motors, each developing 13 MW of power at 130 rpm. Each motor is supplied by a 12- pulse synchroconverter. The electrical equipment for the ships will report- edly be delivered at the end of next year. The ves- sels are scheduled for delivery in 1999. This order follows one placed by Chantiers de l'Atlantique for two cruise vessels building for Renaissance. For more information on Cegelec Circle 162 on Reader Service Card Steiner Wins North Carolina Ferry Order Bayou La Batre, Alabama-based Steiner Shipyard, Inc. will build a second 180 degree cycloidal propul- sion vehicle/passenger ferry for the North Carolina Depa^jjent of Transportation (NCDOlIj The first ferry^. IOMILW, was delivered tofffrlIXJTiy December ThaMefcNSg^yj' to be called sistership to this vessel,_jfHl measure 180 x 44 x li- ft. (5^8 x 13.4 x 3.3-m), and will be equipped with a Voith-Schneider propulsion system and Caterpillar 3412 DITA main engines. Neuse is scheduled for delivery in April 1998 and the vessel will be the yard's fourth for NCDOT. For more information on Steiner Circle 163 on Reader Service Card New Company Provides Offshore Living Quarters Nautica Marine Services, LLC — a new company based in Lafayette, La., dedicated to building high quality offshore living quarters — offers a system of pre-engineered mini-modules that can be stacked three stories high and intercon- nected to form large flf!?fVrooms. All-steel constructioif^mfjprms to U.S. Coast Guard requVements for fire and ^uel>V Jrff buildings, 1Mne of generator rtermakers and tment systems, are ease or sale. In addi- autica Marine Services offers heavy duty A60 doors and windows, blast walls and custom fabrication. For more information on Nautica Marine Circle 166 on Reader Service Card Kvaerner Names Fourth LNG Carrier For ADNOC On March 21, the naming cere- mony of Umm Al Ashtan (new- building No. 1333) — the final ves- sel in an order of four 135,00-sq-m ships by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the United Arab Emirates — took place at 110 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
