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GS-Hydro Names Sauder President Gary Sauder was named President of GS-Hydro, North America. GS-Hydro supplies industrial hydraulic piping that does not require welding. Sauder's responsibilities will be to implement a strategic plan to move the U.S. facilities in Connecticut, to Houston, Texas. The expansion plan is designed to position the operation closer to the company's growing offshore market base in the Gulf. The Houston location proves to be more centralized in serving other key customer segments as well. Circle 29 on Reader Service Card Alfa Laval Touts Virtual Showroom Alfa Laval launched a 'virtual show- room' which displays the last six months of product innovations. Alfa Laval's annual investment in R&D results in about 25-30 new products a year. To encourage customers and partners across a wide range of industries to start talking about innovation, last year Alfa Laval created a virtual showroom in 3- D. Accessible both via the Web at www.alfalaval.com/expo and on CD, the virtual showroom provides an interac- tive guide to the most recent and inno- vative products introduced over a six- month period. CACI Wins Navy Deal CACI Technologies, Inc., is being awarded a potential $88,168,131 cost- plus-fixed-fee, indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for systems engineering services in support of integrated ship self-defense. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity. AMSEC Wins Contract AMSEC LLC is being awarded a $62,633,357 indefinite-delivery/indefi- nite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee con- tract modification for mission essential engineering and technical services for carrier engineering maintenance assist team. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk is the contracting activi- ty- MarAd Approves Six Transfers The Maritime Administration approved six applications under section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amend- ed. GlobalSantaFe Drilling Company has received approval to transfer four mobile offshore drilling units to Vanuatu registry and flag without change in the ownership of said Vessels. The vessels are: • The 4,976-gt Glomar Main Pass I was built in 1982 in Pascagoula, Miss. • The 4,976- gt Glomar Main Pass IV was built in 1982 in Pascagoula, Miss. • The 4,473- gt Glomar Main Pass IV was built in 1980 in Quebec, Canada. • The 4,473- gt Glomar Main Pass VIII was built in 1981 in Quebec, Canada. General Metals of Tacoma, Inc., Tacoma, Wash., received approval to sell the 4,562-gt barge Twin Harbor II to B. J. Marine Holdings Ltd., a Canadian corporation and transfer the vessel to Canadian registry and flag for scrapping in China. The vessel was built in 1943 in Baltimore, MD. Tri-Millennium Shipping, L.L.C., New Orleans, La., received approval to sell the 2,576-gt barge Tidelands 016 to McKeil Work Boats Limited, a Canadian corporation and transfer the vessel to Canadian registry and flag. 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