Maritime Reporter, May 2002

<BODY> <div> News Shell Employs Shallow Draft Asprella A new 10,000-dwt product carrier built specially with a shallow draft was built at the Frisian Shipyard, Welgelegen in the Netherlands. Known as Asprella, the double-hulled vessel, leased from Pritchard Gordon Tankers Ltd. and chartered by Shell, is : , -- T^^® ^ The Asprella' LIGHTWEIGHT COST HEAVY-DUTY PERFORMANCE Tandemloc manufactures below the hook lifting products to the latest specifications, including: The Tandemloc Autoloc™ Spreader • Twistlocks lock / unlock when sling wires are slack. • Simple mechanics - no electronics or hydraulics Safer than manual spreaders - no ground personnel required to lock / unlock twistlocks All proof-tested and certified Painted safety yellow Warning decals attached Meets ISO 3874 & ANSI B30 20 FLIPPER GUIDES Help to spot the spreader and "flip up" when not used 1 4 Leg wire rope sling standard Simplify Spreader Maintenance... It's easy with Tandemloc's Spreader Cart! Simply engage the spreader's bayonets with our cart and you're ready to roll! The casters swivel or lock to facilitate maneuvering. This is a must-have for every container terminal! FASY Quotes GREAT Service FAST Delivery www.tandemloc.com in1o@tandemloc.corru Lift Beams & Spreader Bars V ANSI B30.20 as updated - including welding to more stringent AWS D14.1 & Magnetic Particle Inspection of welds. y/ We proof test every lifter we make — Not a Special Request! (OSHA 1926.251) S Products custom-designed or standard select from 100's of items! Stress Analysis on request. ^ Your name on lifters - no charge! NEW! Tandemloc Spreader Bar End Caps! Build your own spreader bars — a fast, easy and inexpensive alternative! Call or visit our website for details. Toil-Free Tel: 1-800-258-7324 Toll-Free Fax: 1-800-892-3273 Int'l Tel: (252) 447-7155 Int'l Fax: (252) 447-5502 —.m ^ IV D ^ iV^O 14 Circle 255 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com purpose built for shallow draft trade, and will be employed by Shell for trade on South American Rivers for Shell's activ- ities based in the Caribbean. Asprella will be managed by Shell International Trading & Shipping in London. Circle 82 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com Ulqnn Wynn Marines Newest Pantograph Wiper • Both Interior & Exterior Motor Designs • 48 hour delivery • 2 year warranty '' • Up to 800mm / 31.5" Arms & Blades • Voltages 24vdc,115vac, 230vac Circle 262 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com GIVE US THREE INCHES. •jgi'i'ri'ri'i^i'i'lWiu'WJi •Aolui/i/i/iuliuJitJxuJiuLiJtiiliulai 'IB Replace Your Old Marine Refrigerator. Three inches clearance from the front. That's all we need to replace your old marine refrigerator with a Cospolich modular refrigerator. Do it yourself. No bulkhead or hatch cuts. No special skills or tools required. Kits come with easy, step-by-step instructions Polarized wiring is pre-installed so it can't be plugged in wrong. With models from 20 cu. ft. to 200 cu. ft., all built to U.S. Navy standards, it's like having a refrigerator built to your specifications COSPOLICH REFRIGERATOR CO. P.O. Box 1206 Destrehan, LA 70047 Tel: 985-725-0222 • Fax: 985-725-1564 Toll Free: 800-423-7761 www.cospolich.com Circle 202 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com Coast Guard Cutter Shrike Joins Fleet The 87-ft. (26.5-m) Coast Guard Cut- ter Shrike officially entered Coast Guard service at a commissioning ceremony in March. The ceremony, which occurred at Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral in Cape Canaveral, Fla., involved the ves- sel's christening by its sponsor Nancy Weldon, wife of Congressman Dave Weldon, (R-Fla.), who served as a civil- ian advocate for the ship and its crew. Jr* t " mtwt * «4 Shrike, which is known as the 42nd Marine Protector Class built for the USCG, will conduct search and rescue and law enforcement duties off the east coast of Florida. The vessel employs the latest technological advances in naviga- tion and marine technology, mainly a fully integrated electronics suite coordi- nates RADAR, satellite navigation, gyrocompass, autopilot and computer generated charts to form a compact but user-friendly command and control sys- tem for all of the ship's missions. Wynn to Supply Offshore Patrol Vessels Wynn Marine has won the contract to supply the window wiper systems for three offshore patrol vessels (FOPV) currently under construction at Vosper Thornycroft, U.K. The contract is to supply 13 Type C Straight Line Wipers to each vessel, which will be operated by the Wynn Series 2000 Construction of the first of the three River Class FOPV's commenced at Vosper Thornycroft's Woolston shipyard in May 2001 and the first vessel will enter service with the Royal Navy in November 2002. The new vessels will replace the five existing Island class ves- sels currently used for Fishery Protec- tion duties and will fulfill a wide variety of offshore policing, patrol and military support roles. Circle 97 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com Maritime Reporter & Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>