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AUGUST 1961

• Costa Co., Omaha, Neb., began construction recently on a new 64'6", triple-screw towboat for its own use. The vessel, which has a 4'6" draft, is powered by three Caterpillar D343 diesels driving 48"-dia. Coolidge propellers. The new boat’s tanks will hold 11,360 gals. of fuel oil and 870 gals. water. Living accommodations are provided for 10 crew. The craft was designed by A.M. Deering and Son, a Chicago naval architect and marine engineering fi rm. • Plans for construction of fi ve combination tank barges that will utilize a new design concept have been announced by David A. Wright, president, National Marine Service Inc. They will be used on the Mississippi River system and Gulf Intracoastal Water-

AUGUST 1971 way. • The Thomas J. Mullender, a 55' twin-screw Equity Standard tug, was delivered by Equitable Equipment Co., New Orleans, to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., Houston.

• Houma Fabricators Inc., Houma, La., has delivered the 188'×60'×14' pipelay barge G/P 37 to Pipelines Inc., Harvey, La. The barge is capable of working in 200' of water and handle 12" pipe. The mooring system consists of four Manitowoc 390 double-drum winches, each holding 3,000' of 1 1/8" wire with a line pull of 140,000 lbs.

• Former Vice President and top Marad offi cial Hubert H. Humphrey will headline the upcoming joint annual meeting of the National Waterways Conference Inc. and the Upper Mississippi Waterway Association in St. Paul, Minn. • Twin City Shipyard Inc., a subsidiary of Twin City Barge and Towing Co., has entered into an exclusive licensing agree- AUGUST 1981 ment

coupled to eight 12,000-lb. anchors. • Dravo Corp. has acquired the Ryan-Walsh group of companies, one of the largest cargo handlers on the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts. The company operates bulk terminals or other facilities in New Orleans, Mobile, Ala., and 10 other southern ports, handling bulk commodities and general cargo. with Flohr & Company Metal Fabricators, Seattle, to sell Twin City’s 40'×10'6" “portabarges” to the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California.

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