February 1981

Table of Contents

1. Marine Deck Machinery — A Review

   A survey of the deck machinery market, sparked by record offshore drill rig ordering in 1980, with product and marketing information supplied by leading manufacturers including Alaska Marine Crane, Appleton Marine, Beebe Bros., Clyde Iron, Hiab, Hyde Products, Lake Shore, MacGregor-Comarain, Marathon LeTourneau, Schat Davit and TBW Industries.

   p. 10

2. Advanced Vessel To Join Fleet Of Tidewater Marine Joint Venture

   The specialized support vessel Flinders Tide, nearing completion at Carrington Slipways for Tidewater Port Jackson Marine Pty., will support a remote-controlled undersea vehicle and offer diving and firefighting capability in the Bass Strait.

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3. Burmeister & Wain Delivers First Panamax Bulk Carrier

   Burmeister & Wain's Copenhagen shipyard christened and delivered the 64,000-dwt Danelock, the first of its new fuel-saving Panamax bulk carrier type, to Turnville Shipping Ltd. of Monrovia.

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4. Cadiz Yard Of AESA Delivers Three Containership Conversions

   Astilleros Espanoles' Cadiz yard delivered three major containership conversions for United Arab Shipping Company, replacing entire cargo sections of 16,900-dwt general cargo ships with new container-fitted midbodies.

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5. NKK Delivers Its First Car/Bulk Carrier With Hoistable Decks

   NKK's Shimizu Shipyard delivered the 42,000-dwt car/bulk carrier Merak Eighty to Irvine Shipping Inc., the yard's first ship fitted with the NKK-Kvaerner Hoistable Car Deck System.

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6. Halter Marine Delivered 64 Commercial Vessels In 1980

   Halter Marine delivered 64 commercial and 89 pleasure vessels in 1980, and reported progress on its CATUG catamaran tugs and Bell-Halter surface effect ships.

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7. Navy Honors Sperry Contribution On 25th Anniversary Of FBM Program

   The U.S. Navy presented Sperry division with a special flag honoring its role as navigation systems manager for the Fleet Ballistic Missile program on the program's 25th anniversary.

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8. NASSCO To Retrofit Three Tankers At Total Cost Of $19.8 Million

   The Maritime Administration and Maritime Subsidy Board authorized the first construction-differential subsidy contracts for tanker retrofits under the Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978, covering three Berger Group tankers to be reconstructed at NASSCO.

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9. Newport News Completes Jumboizing Of Two Tankers

   Newport News Shipbuilding delivered two jumboized tankers, the Charleston and the Fredericksburg, using a technique it pioneered in the 1950s.

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10. Dravo SteelShip Delivers Three Towboats To Radcliff

    Dravo SteelShip Corporation of Pine Bluff, Ark., delivered three 88-foot Caterpillar-powered towboats — Pintail, Kingfisher and Kittiwake — to Radcliff Materials of Mobile, Ala.

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