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Halter Joins South American Shipyard In Joint Venture Halter Marine Group, Inc. and Sanym, S.A. of Argentina have entered into a joint venture for the construction of two 112-ft. (34 m), 3,000 hp, raised-pilot house tow- boats for Vessel Management Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corporation which will own and operate the boats. STOP IT STOP IF PIPE REPAIR SYSTEM Use the best pipe leak repair team to get back on-stream in 30 minutes FIX STIX™ epoxy and STOP IT® Pipe Repair Tape The combination that solves pipe leak and joint reinforcement problems. MOOUCTS, INC. Problem Solving Products for lndustryn STOP IT PIPE REPAIR SYSTEM each container contains FIX STIX™ - hand moldable epoxy. STOP IT - knitted, fiberglass tape coated with a water-activated, polyurethane resin, gloves (lor easy clean-up) and directions. Indumar Products, Inc. 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Box 340 Barataria, LA 70036-0340 Circle 120 on Reader Service Card Construction under American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules, has begun at Sanym and delivery of both vessels will occur within the next year. John Dane III, chairman, pres- ident and CEO of Halter Marine Group, Inc. said, "We are particu- larly pleased that Crowley chose Halter designed towboats as their first vessels to be built in Argentina to take advantage of the privatization of transportation activities resulting from the Mercosur Free Trade Agreement." The Halter design, which has been supplied to Sanym, is an adaptation of two proven tow boats, Asunceno and Capt. Bilbo, specifically designed for South American waterways. Each vessel will be powered by two Caterpillar 3512B diesel engines, each developing 1,500 hp and driving 87-in., four-blade stainless steel propellers through Reintjes reverse/reduction gears. Electrical power will be provided by two 105 kW generators driven by two Caterpillar 3304 diesel engines. The boats' two steering rudders and four flanking rudders will be moved by an EMI electric/hydraulic system and Fernstrum grid coolers will cool ALWAYS ON DUTY DataStar* V-MAC 5500 VESSEL MOHTORIHG Atd CONTROL SYSTEM B9B -.:,*• naii. BBB-* « : R - WinVMAC DISPLAY i PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE THE FULLY INTEGRATED MONITORING SYSTEM • Supervises All Onboard Alarm Conditions - Fire - High Bilge - Nav Lamp Fail - Hazardous Vapors • Extensive Engine & Tank Management Capability • Accepts Any Sensor Type - Up to 248 Input Zones All Input Zones Completely Programmable Graphical Analog Information Display " Video Graphic Display Optional Full MARINE PRODUCTS INC # 10O -18 Gostick Place, North Vancouver. BC Canada V7M 3G3 Tel: 604-990-6900 Fax: 604-990-6890 http://www.datastarmarine.com e-mail: info@datastarmarine.com the engines. Two Nabrico deck winches capa- ble of exerting 60 tons of pull will be installed on each. A partial list of navigation and communications equipment includes two Furuno radars and three Sephen radios. Each boat will be able to carry approximately 56,000 gallons of fuel oil, 500 gallons of oil and 10,400 gallons of fresh water and each will have air-conditioned accommodations for 13. Circle 85 on Reader Service Card Kamewa Selects Louisiana As Home For Global Hub Kamewa America, a world leader in marine propulsion prod- ucts and services, recently announced its plan to relocate its corporate administrative office to Covington, La. The office, one of its four global hubs for parts and inventory, will include Corporate, Service, Design, Sales, Parts and Inventory departments. The organization was sched- uled to open in Covington early this month, as a hemispheric hub of its parent company, Kamewa AB of Sweden. In addition, the international business division of the corpora- tion is relocating from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to better serve markets in North America, South America, Canada and the Caribbean. Kamewa officials characterized the move to South Louisiana as customer driven, reflecting a corporate decision by the parent company to enhance customer initiatives in Service, Design, Parts and Sales. The change is intended to strengthen service to customers through the parent company's four global anchors. During the current reorganiza- tion phase, Kamewa America employs 20 people in Admini- strative, Sales, Design and Service. The company plans to expand its workforce to 30 before the end of the year. The new office in the North Park Business Complex occupies approximately 8,000-sq.-ft., including space for administrative offices, parts/inventory storage and addi- tional warehousing. Circle 86 on Reader Service Card 140 Circle 138 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News