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MARINE FINANCE According to Thordon, A. P. Moller engineers specified SXLs for this bearing application. Designed to handle loads up to 550 tons, the 13.1-ft. (4-m) diameter stern rollers installed on the 4,300 dwt Maersk Battler were equipped with 6.4 ft. (1.9 m) diameter Thordon SXL axial bearings, the largest diameter tubular bearings pro- 16 duced to date by Thordon Bearings Inc. For more information on Thordon Circle 25 on Reader Service Card Fairbanks Morse Captures LPD-17 Contract The Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Coltec Industries has received an order valued in excess of $12 million with options valued in excess of $138 million for engines related to the U.S. Navy's LPD-17 program. The firm order is for four Colt-Pielstick PC2.5 diesel engines, each capable of generat- ing 10,400 hp, that will propel the first ship in the LPD-17 fleet. The four engines are scheduled for delivery to Avondale Shipyards in 1999. The engines will be built at the Fairbanks Morse facility in Beloit, Wis. The options include propulsion engines for 11 more ships that could be built through the year 2006 as well as two spare engines. For more information on Fairbanks Circle 68 on Reader Service Card Friede Goldman Signs Memorandum To Acquire Shipyard Friede Goldman International Inc. (FGII) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Province of Newfoundland to pur- chase its Marystown Shipyard in St. John's for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is expect- ed to be completed in the fourth quarter 1997. Marystown Shipyard Ltd., one of the largest fabricators in Newfoundland, operates Marystown Shipyard Facility and Cow Head Fabrication Facility. The new shipyard gives FGII the capability to build two complete semisubmersible offshore vessels simultaneously as well as North Sea-type supply boats at the Cow Head Fabrication Facility. FGII, through its subsidiary Friede & Goldman, Ltd., has reportedly designed 30 percent of the world's semisubmersible ves- sels operating worldwide. For more information on Friede Goldman Circle 26 on Reader Service Card MarAd Spurs American Shipbuilding Secunda Atlantic Lands $17.1 Million Loan Guarantee U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater has announced the approval by the Maritime Administration (MarAd) of a $17.1 million loan guarantee to Secunda Atlantic, Inc. to finance the con- struction of an anchor handling tug supply vessel. Secunda, a sub- sidiary of Secunda Marine International, is the first Canadian company to participate in the ship financing loan guaran- tee program. The vessel, which will be registered in Canada, is being constructed by Halter Marine Group, Inc. and will meet the requirements of the Canadian Coast Guard and Det Norske Maritime Reporter/Engineering News View Your Entire Loading Operation In One Glance! The on-deck cargo loading display is designed for use by shipboard personnel on board tank ships and barges to view the complete loading operation in one glance. It is built for the harshest environ- ments of temperature, water, salt, and vibration. It is approved by both ABS and USCG in full com- pliance for on-deck cargo loading operations. • Tank ullages in feet, inches or meters. • Individual tanks rate-of-fill or empty in BBLS/Tons/GAL or metric. • Individual tanks time-to-full or empty in HR/Minutes. • Individual tank temperatures. • Header pressure. • Individual pump status ON/OFF. • Two alarm set points for ullage, temperatures and pressures. s ELECTRONIC MARINE SYSTEMS, INC. 800 Ferndale Place Rahway, NJ 07065 Call today for more information! 732.382.4344 732.388.5111 fax emsmarcon@aol.com e-mail MJU Maritime Telecommunications Network-the Leading Provider of Passenger and Crew Telecommunications. On 9 Major Cruise Lines and More Than 40 Ships. Leading Provider of C-Band Networks for U.S. Navy Vessels. Circle 346 on Reader Service Card Provider of Both Voice & the High Data Rate Required for Offshore Drilling Operations. The Leader in Maritime Communications TK^tUeScU" is a Low Cost, Easy to Use Satellite Service for Commercial Ships, Yachts & Private Vessels MTU ZMviweSat Subsidiaries - ^ICG SATELLITES ! SERVICES, INC. 800.799.2411 • 305.599.9434 Circle 330 on Reader Service Card
