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New & Notable Main Particulars Length 602 ft. (183.4 m) Breadth 83 ft. (25.2 m) Depth 50 ft. (15.3 m) Draft 25 ft. (7.5 m) DWT 13,000 Cisne Branco Is Built To Train Damen Shipyards has constructed its second sailing vessel — Cisne Branco — built as a training vessel for the Brazilian Navy. Developed as a result of a sister vessel that the yard was concurrently building for the City of Amsterdam and a Dutch Job Agency, Cisne Branco is a square rigged clipper built accordingly to Lloyd's Register standards. Main Particulars Length 249 ft. (76 m) Beam 34 ft. (10.5 m) Depth 21 ft. (6.4 m) Draft 16 ft. (4.8 m) Displacement .. 1,038 tons Main Engine .. Caterpillar 3506 B Propelle Berg Gensets Caterpillar 3306B Speed 17 knots Gearbox Reintjes Hvide Marine/Sun State Christens U.S.-Built Cargo Ship Hvide Marine Incorporated (HMI) and subsidiary Sun State Marine Services, Inc., recently christened the first in a series of new cargo ships at its U.S. ship- yard facility in Green Cove Springs, Fla. Constructed entirely on-site by Sun State I ^-^izmm Engineering is shaping the world around you. Taking care of the customer is a trademark of Jesse Engineering. We have a reputation for deliberation, cooperation and technical expertise. Jesse Engineering is committed to ^p HH customer involvement, quality workmanship and superior service. JESSE ENGINEERING CO. +01-253-922-7433 wc@jesse-wallace.com www.jesse-wallace.com Jesse Engineering manufactures Wallace Coast pipe benders, pipe shop equipment and PipeShop®1 software. Circle 286 on Reader Service Card • ACC certified shown above. • Logger-installed in pull-out draw on left side. • Customer requirements of gauges and annunciator easily accommodated. • Redundant displays CRT, LCD, plasma standard. • Keypad summary alarms. • Lightweight. • Data buss control and monitoring. • 2 wires to the console above monitors every point on the vessel. Call today for more information! ELECTRONIC MARINE SYSTEMS, INC. 800 Ferndale Place Rahway, NJ 07065 732.382.4344 732.388.5111 fax emsmarcon@aol.com e-marf http://www.emsmarcon.com It is designed to fit like a glove in any ECR for refit or new construction with all the advantages of Big Green's modular technology. These new concepts in console system design lets you select the layout. We make it modular for one dav assembly and the lifetime maintenance access is unparalleled in the marine industry. Flender Werft Delivers Second Of RoRo Series Marine Services, Inc., the 190- ft. (57.9 m) landing craft-type freight vessel is specially designed and suited for con- ducting trade with Bahamian and Caribbean markets with minimal or unimproved facilities. "The landing craft has a reinforced hull allowing use of unimproved landing sites such as beaches or boat ramps by actually grounding the forward part of the vessel," said Robert J. Coppedge, vice- president of Sun State Marine Services. Inc. Circle 114 on Reader Service Card Conrad Delivers Spud Barge Conrad Shipyard, Inc., based in Morgan City, La., has delivered a new double rake, spud barge named Norman B for Sterling Equipment Company of East Boston, Mass. The barge is 150 x 45 x nine ft. (45.7 x 13.7 x 2.7 m), and has 2-24 in. square spud wells. The main deck is ABS approved for 2,000 pounds per sq. ft. uniformed deck loading. Conrad Shipyard's in house design and engineering expedited pro- duction. Construction time for the Norman B was eight weeks. Sterling Equipment Inc. is a major East Coast marine and heavy equipment rental company. Circle 115 on Reader Service Card fessionals, Normond J. McAllister, Jr., president of American General, came up with the AGT 3600 series asphalt cable barges, which were designed and built in conjunction with Bollinger. According to McAllister, "The 356 ft. (108.5 m) length was chosen because it can carry more cargo in each barge and its length is currently the largest barge length allowed through the remaining 360 ft. (109.7 m) Bollinger Delivers Two Barges Bollinger Marine Fabricators was able to for- mulate the plans for two 356 x 54 x 13 ft. (108.5 x 16.4 x 3.9 m) double skin asphalt barges for American General Transportation, Mobile, Ala. Studying the influence of barge design and operations by various industry pro- New Console System Technologies for the EOS! Flender Werft delivered the second of a three-part RoRo series to owners Wagenborg Scheepvart on April 28. Named Schieborg, the 602 ft. (183.4 m) vessel will be put to service between the ports of Gothenburg and Zeebriigge for Finnish-Swedish forestry product group StoraEnso. Designed to carry heavy paper and card- board supplies transported in the StoraEnso Cargo Units, the vessel is equipped with specially fabricated tall containers, whose measurements of 45 x 12 x 12 ft. (13.8 x 3.6 x 3.6 m) exceed the conventional 40 ft. con- tainer. The company uses approximately 900 units of these containers, which can hold up to 70 tons of paper for the combined rail and sea transportation of their products. Built according to Bureau Veritas standards, the Dutch-flagged vessel's propulsion is provided by a long-stroke cross-head Wartsila diesel engine with an output of 10,920 kW at 135-rpm. Circle 14 on Reader Service Card June, 2000 Circle 250 on Reader Service Card 25
