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Textron Marine Systems Wins $6.5-Million Contract To Build Two SES Fireboats
Textron Marine Systems (TMS), a division of Textron Inc., headquartered in New Orleans, La., was recently awarded a $6.5-million contract for the construction of two Surface Effect Ship (SES), multipurpose fireboats for New York City. The announcement was made by TMS president J o h n J .
A broader-based payback from R&D
Consolidation in the diesel engine building sector is partly a reflection of the substantial capital expenditure required to maintain product development and technological advance in a business characterized by comparatively low unit margins. By spinning-off
Bollinger Shipyard Dedicates Island Class USCG Patrol Boat Fleet
Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard, Inc. of Lockport, La., is building 16 Island Class patrol boats (WPB) under an $80-million contract awarded by the U.S. Coast Guard. These boats will be used for offshore patrol work involving law enforcement, surveillance, and boardings.
Castelvecchi Named Corporate Purchasing Agent At Ships Supply
Frank Castelvecchi has been named c o r p o r a t e purchasing agent for Ships Supply Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., by Michael C. Kenney, president of the company that supplies provisions, deck, and engine equipment to vessels and industrial plants.
Hatch & Kirk Defco Division Opens In Houston, Texas
A diesel engine sales and rebuilding division opened recently in the Houston, Texas facility of Hatch & Kirk, Inc., the Seattle-based parts manufacturer. Hatch & Kirk president Roger Van Hoozer announced the recent acquisition of the assets of Defco,
Rolls-Royce Gets Contract For Gas Turbines To Power Dutch Frigates
A contract worth about $17 million was signed recently in the Netherlands between Rolls-Royce and the Dutch shipbuilder Royal Shelde for the supply of Marine Spey gas turbines to be manufactured at Rolls-Royce's Coventry, England, plant. The engines
Navy Issues Contract To WABCO For Propulsion Controls For T-AO Oilers
WABCO Fluid Power division has been awarded a contract to provide electropneumatic propulsion control systems for the Navy's new T-AO-187 Class Fleet Oilers. These vessels will have the Colt Industries' newly developed diesel engines, the largest engine manufactured in the U.
DIESEL POWER SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
A Review Over the years we have published many feature articles that reviewed the latest designs and developments of diesel engines per se. For the review that follows, we decided to report on the many kinds of ancillary equipment and services
New Tugboat Is First In Delaware Waters In Over 50 Years
Beckman, Limited of Wakefield, R.I., builder of antique and classic launches and tugboats, recently delivered a 30-foot steam tugboat to Peter Van der Veld of Malvern, Pa. Moored on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, this new tugboat is the first in Delaware waters in over fifty years.
Complicated RO/RO Conversions Completed By Danyard A /S
The Danish firm of Danyard A/S, shipbuilders and repairers, recently redelivered to the Mercandia Rederierne the second of two Ro/Ro ships adapted to the requirements of the Danish State Railways' service across the Great Belt. The two vessels,