OCTOBER 15, 1984 & Gastech '84 (SEE PAGE 4) Making a Big Ship Bigger Is the Jobfor a Real Shipyard
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Hong Kong Harbor - Previews - Expoship Far East OCTOBER 15, 1984 & Gastech '84 (SEE PAGE 4) Making a big ship bigger is the job fora real shipyard. Jumbo izing We coined the term jumbo.. .bulk tanker, cargo and j umboized our first f^ vessel, container ship, spe- ship in 1956. Since then ^ /',. \ cial product carrier. We nave we've j umboized 24 ships / more experience than any ... more than the rest of the other U.S. yard in designing, U.S. industry combined. No ..an 11'A installing and testing other shipyard in the entire acre steel inert gas systems, world can match our facilities, fabrication crude oil washing our people, our jumboizing center...a systems, segregated experience. foundrv that ballasts and other We have an engineering specializes in modifications to meet and design staff of 3,500... and pouring marine IMO standards. a total work force of more than castings. If you're consider- 28,000 conscientious craftsmen. We have nearly a ing a jumboizing We have 8 piers up to 1200 centurv of shipbuilding and ship job or upgrading to meet regu- feet and up to 2200 feet of repair experience and we have latory requirements, call us. berthing space.. .deep-draft the critical knowledge of regu- Newport News Shipbuilding. "" >1600 lation standards and regulatory Newport News, Virginia 23607. : wide bodies. (804) 380-2600/Telex 82-M53. ... 300,000 sq. ft. of machine We can produce any size TWX 710-880-0007. Newport News , R .... LTENNECOJ Shipbuilding A Tenneco Company Circle 237 on Reader Service Card McAllister Feeder Service twice weekly to Boston. rn>mm' Call our booking agent direct: IN NEW YORK: (212) 425-3540-41 or 269-3200 IN BOSTON: (617) 241-7465 or 242-4727 McAllister Brothers, Inc. Towing and Transportation 17 Battery Place, New York, N.Y. 10004 (212) 269-3200 Baltimore (301) 547-8678 • Norfolk (804) 627-3651 Philadelphia (215) 922-6200 • San Juan (809) 721-8888 McAllister^ Circle 237 on Reader Service Card The 1984 Annual MARITIME REPORTER and Engineering News ON THE Editorial and Executive Offices 107 East 31st Street, New York, N.Y. 10016 1 COVER (212) 689-3266 • ITT Telex: 424768 MARINTI EfiiJIPMllF PUBLISHERS John E. O'Malley Charles P. O'Malley Gastech '84 -A Preview— EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Charles P. O'Malley PAGE 18 EDITOR Robert Ware ceriLOfl Expoship Far East SENIOR EDITOR Thomas H. Phillips PAGE 32 ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kathleen Reagan MABIWE McDermott Scotland Gets EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Lilian Irvine $85+ Million Order For cflOIPM^1 INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Offshore Jacket & Modules Robin F. Burnett, MRINA, MNI, CATAWKJ London, England McDermott International, Inc. of New Orleans recently announced BUSINESS MANAGER John E. O'Malley that its McDermott Scotland unit ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR has received a telex of intent from John C. O'Malley Marathon Oil, U.K., Ltd. for a con- tract valued at more than $85 mil- ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER lion to fabricate an 18,000-metric- Linda Niepokoj ton offshore platform jacket and two 4,500-ton compression modules PRODUCTION MANAGER for the Brae "B" platform in the Eileen Krzeminski North Sea. The 365-foot-tall, eight-leg, K- ART DIRECTOR Ellen Hemmer braced steel structure will be fabri- cated at McDermott's yard in Ar- CIRCULATION MANAGER M. Sottile dersier, Scotland. It is scheduled for installation during the summer of 1987. The two modules will house four centrifugal injection compres- SALES OFFICES sors for the field's gas recycling sys- New York, New York tem. Maritime Reporter & Engineering News The World's Most Complete Annual Marathon Oil, U.K., a wholly 107 East 31st Street, New York, NY 10016 Marine & Naval Equipment Catalog owned subsidiary of Marathon In- Telephone: (212) 689-3266 ternational Oil Company, is the Houston, Texas operator of the Brae "A" platform For Vessel Owners, Shipbuilders, Robert Hawley on the South Brae Field, as well as Marine Designers, Naval Architects Gary Lindenberger this second development in North Mike Sullivan and Purchasing Agents. Brae, which will be the first gas 11777 Katy Freeway, Suite 155, cycling development in the North Houston, TX 77079 Sea and is expected to produce DETACH AND MAIL Telephone: (713) 870-0470 75,000 barrels of condensate per Italy Mall to: Marine Equipment Catalog day. The Brae "B" platform is due Mr. Vittorio F. Negrone c/o Maritime Reporter on stream in 1988. North Brae is 107 East 31st Street located some eight miles north of Ediconsult Internazionale New York, New York 10016 South Brae, 155 miles northeast of Piazza Fontane Marose, 3-16123 Genova, Italy Telex: 211197 EDINT 1 Yes, I wish to take advantage of this Special Offer. Please Aberdeen, Scotland. reserve copies of Marine Equipment Catalog. McDermott International is a Telephone: (010) 543.659-268.334-268.513 Scandinavia Name leading energy services company. Position . The firm and its subsidiaries pro- Mr. Stephan R G Orn Company _ vide worldwide engineering and Ab Stephan R G Orn Business _ construction services for industrial Box 184, S-271 00 Ystad, Sweden Address _ and commercial facilities onshore Telex: 33335 ORN S, Telephone: 0411-184 00 • Enclosed is my remittance of $66.00 per copy for and to the oil and gas industry off- West Germany copies of the Marine Equipment Catalog. shore. Wolf O. 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Please send me more information on the BTI INMARSAT Service Name Position Address .Telephone- MREN/1 Return to: British Telecom International, Maritime Service Marketing, 43 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7HP. ENGLAND. Telephone: 01-606 4670. Telex: 916554 BTI MR G. BritishTELECOA\ International - The International Division of British Telecom MARITIME October 15, 1984 Circle 250 on Reader Service Card 5 than $10 million for the General built-in monitoring circuit provides Jackson project to cover vessel con- advance warning to the LIM itself. struction, a dock on the Cumber- Optional under/over voltage relay land River, and passenger loading and dc/dc converter are available facilities. The Jackson is scheduled for additional protection and ease of for launching in February 1985, and maintenance. The Bender dc LIM is expected to be in operation in system is designed for modular in- Nashville by mid-year. stallation conforming to Eurocard specifications. Plug/ socket connect- ors are 15-pole rated at 15 amps Bender Monitors Protect each, for easy installation. Offshore Power Supplies For further information on the Bender LIM, —Literature Available Circle 15 on Reader Service Card Line isolation monitoring (LIM) has proven to be extremely effective in reducing costly downtime from overload in isolated power systems. Hoboken Shipyard Gets Bender, Incorporated of Haverford, $10-Million Navy Contract Pa., has developed a system said to be ideal for dc power supplies on For Overhaul Of Oiler offshore platforms and other un- Jeffboat president Robert W. Greene III accepts plaque made of wood from Nashville's manned facilities. Hoboken Shipyard Inc. of Hobok- Ryman Auditorium from E.W. Wendell, president of Opryland USA, while Grand Ole Opry The Bender system integrates a en, N.J., has been awarded a star Minnie Pearl looks on. Plaque will go aboard paddlewheeler General Jackson, a 274- line isolation monitor, a main relay, $9,954,162 firm-fixed-price Navy foot showboat now under construction at the Jeffersonville, Ind., yard. individual relays for each distribu- contract for the regularly scheduled tion circuit, and a transducer. This overhaul of the oiler USS Canisteo system continuously monitors insu- (A0-99). Work is expectd to be com- Keel Laid At Jeffboat Yard lation resistance to earth; sounds an pleted May 3, 1985. This contract alarm at pre-set, adjustable resist- was competitively awarded; nine For Paddlewheeler 'General Jackson' ance levels; identifies faulty cir- bids were solicited and nine bids cuit(s); and determines positive, were received. The Supervisor of negative, or symmetrical quality of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Re- With an assist from Grand Ole already in place at the construction fault(s). pair, San Francisco, is the contract- Opry star Minnie Pearl, the keel site. In addition, the transducer's ing activity(N62794-83-C-0001). has been laid for the General Jack- When completed in 1985, the son, a 274-foot paddlewheel show- General Jackson will become boat being built for Opryland USA "America's premier showboat," Inc.