December 1981

Table of Contents

1. Multipurpose Semisubmersible Built To Handle North Sea Emergencies

   The semisubmersible emergency support vessel Iolair, built by Scott Lithgow for British Petroleum and BNOC, is undergoing sea trials. The $120-million vessel offers firefighting, well-kill, diving, construction and accommodation capabilities for the North Sea.

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2. M/V Europa Completes Sea Trials; Luxury Cruise Liner Filled With Many Environmental Safeguards

   The 35,000-grt cruise liner M/V Europa, built by Bremer Vulkan for KG MS Europa de Breschag and time-chartered to Hapag-Lloyd, completed North Sea trials ahead of her January 8, 1982 maiden voyage. The ship incorporates extensive safety and environmental protection features.

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3. Outstanding Vessels Review — Seabex One

   Nobiskrug Werft built the combination offshore rig support vessel and dynamically positioned diving mothership Seabex One for Seabex Industrielle Tiefseetechnik and Comex. She offers saturation diving to 450 meters, a large moonpool, firefighting and evacuation capability.

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4. Outstanding Vessels Review — Oxy Trader

   The 42,260-dwt Oxy Trader is the first of three integrated catamaran tug-barge (Catug) vessels built by Avondale Shipyards for Occidental Petroleum to carry superphosphoric acid. The design combines a twin-hull tug with a wide-beam barge.

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5. Three Top Management Changes At Levingston

   Levingston Industries president Edward E. Paden announced three senior appointments following formation of Levingston Trading Company and Levingston International, A.G. Joe Barrios, John Serrie and Joe Wise take up new presidencies as the group reorganizes into four principal companies.

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6. Outstanding Vessels Review — Marigola

   M. & B. Benetti Shipyards of Viareggio delivered the 12,000-dwt chemical carrier Marigola to Carbocoke S.p.A. di Navigazione of Palermo. The ship is the first commercial application of the new G.M.T. CC 600.5 low-speed diesel.

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7. Outstanding Vessels Review — De Lancey (continued)

   Continuation of a review of the 1,000-foot Great Lakes self-unloader De Lancey, describing its 10,000-ton-per-hour unloading system, twin Colt-Pielstick diesels driving Bird-Johnson controllable-pitch propellers, and its St. Louis Ship F.A.S.T. sewage treatment plant.

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8. Sperry Introduces New Ship Control System —Literature Available

   Sperry has introduced the SRP-2000, an all-digital ship control system with CRT display, adaptive steering, navigation interfacing and automatic waypoint steering, which the company says can save up to 3 percent in fuel.

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9. Maritime Safety Group Honors 12 Persons For Technical Presentations

   The Marine Section of the National Safety Council cited 12 accident-prevention specialists for outstanding presentations at an awards ceremony in Chicago during its 64th annual conference.

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10. SNAME-Hampton Roads Hears Paper On Fuel Savings In Cargo Heating Systems

    The Hampton Roads Section of SNAME heard George E. Ponton present a paper on reducing fuel consumption in liquid cargo heating systems, showing that positive displacement cargo pumps could permit smaller heaters and fewer heating coils.

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