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facility in Green Cove Springs, Fla. Constructed entirely on-site by Sun State Marine Services, Inc., the 190-ft. 'landing craft' type freight vessel is spe- cially designed and ideally suited for conducting trade with Bahamian and Caribbean markets that have minimal or unimproved facilities. The vessel was built for G & G Marine, Inc. Kawasaki Establishes GOM Service Station Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. of Japan has added a service center to its worldwide network for marine machin- ery. The new operation was established in New Orleans to support Kawasaki's marine propulsion systems, and is a result of an agreement with AmClyde Engineered Products Co., a division of Friede Goldman Halter, to utilize Amclyde's parts and service center in Covington, La. Kawasaki has found GOM business to its liking, recently supplying a set of four propulsion thurster for Tidewater's ROV support vessel Nautical tide. The equipment Nera WorldPhone Marine A GE TION OF RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS AT SEA Nera has led maritime communications since 1919 and is the world's leading satellite equipment manufacturer. Nera WorldPhone Marine and Nera Saturn Bm provide secure satellite communications at sea. Nera WorldPhone Marine Cost effective telephone service Telephony, fax and data (2400 bits) Easily installed below deck unit Small Gyrostabilized antenna to secure stability in all weather conditions Flexible and self-explanatory menu INMARSAT* Nera Saturn Bm Bi-directional fixed global communications system Telephony, fax, telex and data (9.6 and 64 kbps) Auto-polling for real-time information Navigational, safety and meteorological features The sea does not accept compromise and neither should you. Just one call to Nera — that's all you need. Tel: +47 67 24 47 00 Fax: +47 67 24 46 21 e-mail: saturn@satcom.nera.no www.satcom.nera.no Nera WorldPhone Marine antenna Nera Saturn Bm antenna lUHdJ CHANGING THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE includes two azimuth thrusters for main propulsion, one tunnel bowthruster and one retractable azimuth bowthruster. The vessel was built at Yantai-Raffles Shipyard in China, under subcontrcat from their U.S. partner FGH. Circle 164 on Reader Service Card A& B Industries Gets Contract A & B Industries has been awarded the contract to build a new 76 x 23 x 10 ft. model tug for Sacramento Tug Compa- ny. The vessel will be powered by two Cat engines producing 1,700 bhp. Bender Joins NSRP The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Pro- gram (NSRP) accepted the membership application of Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Co.. Inc., bringing the number of member shipyards to 11. Circle 256 on Reader Service Card As easy as 2D From US $995 Free demo CD available ShipConstructor Complete ship design and construction inside AutoCAD ShipCAM NC-Pyros CAD-Link ShipReport ARL - Albacore Research Ltd. Tel: 1-250-479-3638 Toll free: 1-888-210-7420 Fax: 1-250-479-0868 E-mail: sales@albacoreresearch.com O Autodesk" Web: www.albacoreresearch.com *.,„,„«, „;,, •„.",' . Ilhaeore Research Ltd. ARL Circle 291 on Reader Service Card 42 FirstWave/ Newpark Honored FirstWave/New- park Shipbuilding was recognized by the Shipbuilders Council of America for its "Excellence in Safety" award for 1999. Recipient of the award for the sixth year consecu- tive year, First- Wave's president Gerry Walker com- mented: "There is nothing more important to us than safety. We've worked hard to con- tinuously reduce injury rates." Maritime Reporter/Engineering News VULKAN Flexible Couplings RATO Family • Main Propulsion • EZR • Auxiliary Propulsion • Vulastik-L • GenSets Vulkardan • Cardan Drives • Propflex • Composite Shafts • Monitoring Devices • VKE • Torflex • Up to 464,660 Ib-ft. torque. American VULKAN Sales and Service 863-324-2424 Fx: 863-324-4008 www.vulkanusa.com • ISO 9002 and QS 9000 Circle 206 on Reader Service Card Protecting Gears and Shafts from Vibration JRC Taps GOM JRC is involved in an aggressive cam- paign to win increased market share in the electronics market in the Americas. JRC offers exciting new developments including a fully daylight-viewable echo sounder for the small commercial mar- ket; IMO-compliant radars for the bur- geoning oil industry support fleet in the GOM; soon-to-be-released High-Speed Data options for the JUE-310B Inmarsat Standard B Terminal. JRC has added five people to its staff in the last 10 months and is — n •muniwiM geared up for prod-M uct line expansion and continued growth. Circle 165
