HUD Nears Completion Of $80 M i l l i on Conversion Of Bulk Carrier To Drillship For Australia
Hongkong United Dockyards' (HUD) largest ship conversion contract is nearing completion at the company's Tsing Yi Island yard. The $30-million one-year contract, due to be completed in the third quarter of 1982, is for the conversion of an 18,949-dwt bulkcarrier into a sophisticated 9,
UMC Goes Beneath The Surface
Underwater Maintenance Specialists (UMC) has carried out another hull plate insert repair via its Dubai Team on VLCC at Fujairah Anchorage. In what is quickly becoming routine, UMC's Fujairah team took to the VLCC to fix its flat bottom plating.
Winthrop A. Wyman Named Executive Vice President Gulf Marine Management
Winthrop A. Wyman has been appointed executive vice president of Gulf Marine Management Company and general managermarine transportation for Gulf Trading and Transportation Company. He had been vice presidenttrading and transportation for AGRICO, Inc.
New York Port Engineers Hears Paper On Surface Preparation Of Steel
The Society of Marine Port Engineers New York, N.Y., Inc. met on September 21 at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City. At the technical session, which was preceded by a social hour and dinner, a paper was presented on "Surface Preparation
Western Gear Awarded $1.5-Million Contract For Six Drilling Rig Drives
J. David Shlemmer, vice president of Western Gear Corporation and manager for the Power Transmission Division, announced that Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery, Ltd. of South Korea has awarded Western Gear a $1.5-million contract for six propulsion
Celebrity Cancels Summit And Infinity Sailings
Celebrity Cruises will send two ships, Summit and Infinity, into unscheduled drydocks March 29 and April 13, respectively, to repair propulsion pods. Both ships are operating safely but at a lower cruising speed. Summit will cancel a March 29 sailing from Fort Lauderdale,
New IMA Report Available Analyzing U.S. Navy Overhaul Market
The U.S. Navy has budgeted over $6 billion for ship repair and alteration in 1985. Between 30—40 percent of this budget will flow through commercial shipyards. This is an obviously interesting market. It offers many business opportunities to shipyards and equipment manufacturers.
The Inverto Marine Bilge And Ballast Water Separator
This IMCO-approved marine separator is designed to comply with the most stringent legislation on marine pollution. The effluent is far below the 15 ppm requirements. The unit mainly consists of three consecutive treatment stages: first the oily
Marine Travelift Hoists Now Feature Four-Wheel Drive
— L i t e r a t u r e Available Marine Travelift, Inc. recently announced that optional four-wheel drive mobility is now available on their 15-, 25- and 35-ton-capacity mobile boat hoists. The newly designed direct wheel drive eliminates drive chains
IMPROVING CURRENT STRATEGIC SEALIFT CAPABILITIES
The National Defense Reserve Fleet is divided into two components. • One component—the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF)—includes 96 ships that are routinely maintained so that they could be activated in 5,10, or 20 days. The Maritime Administration budgets about $225 million for RRF ships.