Maritime Reporter, September, 1994

<BODY> <div> "LOW AND DRY" in graving dock at Triple A Shipyard in San Francisco, Matson Naviga- tion Company's container-RO/RO carrier Lurline is undergoing extensive work that will improve her fuel efficiency and expand cargo capacity. During six-week shipyard stay, the 862-foot vessel's underwater hull exterior will get coats of International Paint Company's self-polishing copolymer bottom coating that repels marine growth and is another fuel sav- er. Two Key Appointments Announced By Halifax Industries Mauritz Erhard i 4 Tom Duncan Halifax Industries Limited of Nova Scotia, whose two shipyards are now managed by AMCA International, recently announced two key appointments. Tom Duncan, formerly general manager of the Burrard Yarrows Corporation, Vancouver, was appointed director of operations, and Mau- ritz Erhard, formerly sales manager of Wiley Manufacturing in Maryland, was appointed marketing manager. Mr. Duncan has almost 40 years' experience in the shipbuilding and repair industry. This is his second time at HIL—from 1967-1969 he held the position of ship repair manager and subse- quently operations manager. He is a graduate of King's College University. Mr. Erhard has 20 years' experience in marine engineering and new construction. He will be responsible for both the domestic and international marketing of ship repair, new con- struction and offshore fabrication. He has held marine marketing and engineering positions with Mobil Oil, National Marine Service, Nash- ville Bridge Company and AMCA Internation- al. He obtained a B.S. in marine engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and an MBA in Business Economics and Interna- tional Business from Columbia University. Master Marine Yard Awarded Contract To Refurbish Corps Of Engineers Snagboat Master Marine, Inc. of Bayou La Batre, Ala., has been awarded the repair and refurbishing job on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers snag- boat Montgomery. The 178-foot vessel, a steam- powered paddlewheel workboat built in 1926, worked at removing trees, sunken logs, and oth- er debris from rivers in the Deep South. The Montgomery has a steel riveted hull with wooden superstructure. Repairs will consist of welding all hull rivets, renewing bottom plating and wood passageways, installation of new sprinkler, electrical, and communications sys- tems, and cleaning and painting of the entire vessel. Sternwheeler Montgomery in drydock at Master Marine. After the refurbishing has been completed, the Montgomery will be moved to Aliceville Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee River in Alabama, where she will be placed on public display. Marine Safety and Technical Training Films A cost effective quality service to the Marine Industry The following are examples of productions available No. 2 THIS IS YOUR LIFERAFT No 5 USE OF COMPRESSED AIR BREATHING APPARATUS No. 96 FISHING BOAT STABILITY No 142 HELICOPTER OPERATIONS AT SEA No 146 FIRE PREVENTION No. 166 HYDRAULIC OIL CONTAMINATION No. 154 AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS No. 163 NAVIGATION TRAINING (A series ol 16 units plus workbooks) No. 167 PRACTICAL MARINE ELECTRICAL KNOWL EDGE (a series of seven individual programs) No. 1A SIMULTANEOUS DRILLING AND PRODUCTION No 3A SAFETY IN OFFSHORE OPERATIONS Shipboard training is proving to be very effective with the aid of video cassette machines The modern units have a freeze frame facility which is ideal for instructional purposes For details of the vast number of films we offer please write direct to our Head Office in Ottawa for a full descriptive brochure All material is designed for an international audience and produced initially in the English language For language versions other than English which are not already available we offer free quotes When ordering please specify whether 16mm, VHS. Betamax or U-matic required m VIDEOTEL Marine International Ltd DISTRIBUTED IN NORTH AMERICA BY ICHCA CANADA ICHCA Canada P 0 Box 2366 Station D Ottawa Ontario Canada Tel 613 737-2910 Telex 053-3877 ICHCA OPEN ¥0UR EYES... to Simrad's new technology! Simrad ED 161 Navigation Sounder with depth alarm ^^ m n ^m m ___ 2208 N.W. Market St. W Mm Seattle, WA 98107 I FMJP'bIH^ (206)789-6482. 1-80C Circle 199 on Reader Service Card Depth Alarm by decreasing depth. • Digital depth readout may run Independently September 15, 1984 Circle 200 on Reader Service Card 7 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>