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MARCO Shipyards Signs Local Contract MARCO Shipyard Seattle signed a contract to build a new tug for Harley Marine Services Inc., of Seattle, the par- ent company of Olympic Tug & Barge. Recently, MARCO completed a series of nine tractor tugs operating in Alaska, California, and Hawaii. Measuring 105 ft. (32 m), the new tug will be used by Harley Marine as a ship assist and towing service for the west coast. Except for some pilothouse mod- ifications and the addition of barge fend- ering, the tug will be similar to the Gyr- falcon, owned and operated by Harley Marine in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Scheduled for a February 2000 deliv- ery, the tug will be powered by twin Caterpillar 3516B diesels, providing a combined 4,400-hp driving Olsten 1650H Z-drive units, each fitted with Ulstein's nozzle and skewed Kaplan- style propellers. Circle 61 on Reader Service Card Croatian Shipyard Delivers Oil Tanker To Doria Shipping 3.Maj Brodogradiliste (MAJ), of Rije- ka Croatia, delivered the first oil tanker of a series of four to Doria Shipping. In March, 1997 3.MAJ was contracted to build four 71,345-dwt oil tankers for $150 million. With the financing help of Merrill Lynch International of London, and the full support of the Croatian gov- ernment, the company successfully finalized this order. Built for the trans- portation of crude oil and oil products, M/T Margara has five pairs of cargo and one pair of slop tanks. Double sides were applied in fuel tanks for the ves- sel's compliance with all international environmental requirements. Circle 62 on Reader Service Card Main Particulars Flag Malta Classification . ABS Length (o.a.) . 750 ft. (228.5 m) Length (b.p.) .. 722 ft. (220 m) Breadth 106 ft. (32.2 m) Depth 69 ft. (20.9 m) Draft 41 ft. (12.5 m) DWT 60,913 GT 40,705 Speed 15.3 knots Main engine .. Wartsila NSD Max. output 12,000 kW @ 105 rpm Dockwise Successfully Completes Last Of 10 Heavy transport shipping specialist Dockwise safely delivered the 18,000- tons Asgard "B" GVA70 FPU (Floating Production Unit) hull to Stavanger, Nor- way. After successfully completing nine voyages for the Asgard project, the Mighty Servant 3 loaded the FPU hull, which measures 336 x 315 x 148 ft. (102.4 x 96 x 45 m) at the Daewoo con- struction yard in Okpo, Korea. Since departing Korea on July 16, the Mighty Servant arrived after a six-week voyage offshore Stavanger, via the Suez Canal on August 31. Since commencing in December 1997 with a transport of three Asgard "A" FPSO modules from Sicily to Norway, seven consecutive piggyback voyages - with a total of 25 onshore modules have been executed from Holland to Norway. TDI-Halter Delivers Drilling Barge To Sedco Forex TDI-Halter, a Halter Marine Group, Inc. company, Gulfport, Miss., delivered Prisa 103, the last of the trio of newly- built drilling barges to Sedco Forex, the drilling division of Schlumberger Limit- ed. Measuring 180 x 75 x 15 ft. (54.8 x 22.8 x 4.5 m), Prisa 101, 102 and 103 are part of an overall conceptual design approach — an approach in which Sedco Forex has permanently integrated the Well intervention structure, equip- ment and systems to facilitate conven- tional light drilling and well re-entry with coiled tubing and other well inter- vention operations. Joining the first two member of the trio, Prisa 103, which began the tow to Venezuela this past March, is currently deployed in the country's Lake Maracaibo for a 10-year contract with PDVSA. Circle 5 on Reader Service Card USN Christens RoRo The U.S. Navy christened its newest RoRo cargo ship, USNS Red Cloud at National Steel and Shipbuilding Compa- ny (NASSCO), San Diego, Calif. The vessel is the newest in the Watson class of large, medium speed RoRo sealift ships constructed at NASSCO, measur- ing 950 x 106 ft. (289.5 x 32.3 m). Keppel Marine On Its Way To Completing AHTS Vessels Keppel Marine Industries, through its flagship company, Keppel Singmarine Dockyard, is set to put the finishing touches on its third and fourth Anchor Handling Tug/Supply (AHTS) Vessels the company is constructing for the AP Moller Group (Maersk). The third and fourth of a six-part series ordered by Maersk, the vessels are one of the world's most advanced types of AHTS. Christened Maersk Supplier and Maersk Seeker this past July, the AHTS vessels can operate in deep waters, and are equipped with special high capaci- ty split type stern roller and contempo- rary anchor handling and towing winches. Circle 4 on Reader Service Card Main Particulars Length 269 ft. (82 m) Breadth 62 ft. (19 m) Draft 25 ft. (7.5 m) EnginesFour units medium speed diesel @ 18,000-bhp Speed 15 knots Circle 208 on Reader Service Card ROYAL PRINCESS £xtlantic Dry Dock Corp. Where Tradition Equals Excellence A wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Marine Holding Co. • ISO 9002 Certified Lifting capacity up to 4000 L.T. • Quality workmanship • Technical expertise • On-Time delivery . Immms^mmwm 8500 Heckscher Drive Jacksonville, FL 32226 Tel: (904) 251-1545 Fax: (904) 251-3500 Visit our website; www.atlanticmariM.iom Repair & Conversion October, 1999 39
