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Circle 172 on Reader Service Card Circle 231 on Reader Service Card Circle 239 on Reader Service Card HILLER SYSTEMS, INC. DEL GAVIO MARINE HYDRAULICS, INC. SALES • SERVICE • CONSULTING • PARTS SIB Industrial Road Carlstadt, NJ 07072 (201) 843-4700 (201) 843-6470 Fax 1790 Eleventh Street Oakland, CA 94607 (610) 834-6000 (S10) 834-7803 Fax 33 Rector Street New York, NY 10006 (212) 426-1996 (212) 363-3292 Fax Anthony Del Gavio President • COMPLETE REPAIRS ON ALL TYPES OF ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEMS, HATCH COVERS & DECK MACHINERY . FULL ELECTRICAL SERVICE INCLUDING MOTOR REWINDING • HOSES & FITTINGS "Serving the Marine Industry for over twenty-five years" Technological advances. Flawless design. Exceptional quality. Over 35 years of experience. Built in the U.S.A. for the Police, Navy, Coast Guard, Rescue Missions, Safety Organizations and Off-shore Oil companies. All combined make Wiliard Marine the country's largest Established 1956 manufacturer of Rigid Inflatable Boats. WILLARD MARINE, INC., 1250 N. Grove Street, Anaheim, CA 92806-2114, USA. Phone 714/666-2150. Fax 714/632-8136. CONGRATULATES S.N.A.M.E. ON IT'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AROUND THE WORLD, IN ANY LANGUAGE, THE WORD FOR FIRE PROTECTION, SAFETY AND MARINE DECKING IS HILLER. Routine maintenance or emergency service 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Smoke Detecting Cabinets Alarm Systems (205) 661-1275 Carbon Dioxide, Halon, Foam Marine Decking Fax: (205) 666-3062 Service Marine Expands Capacity To Build Six Casino Boats Service Marine Industries' expanded shipyard. Service Marine Industries, Inc. of Amelia, La., has expanded its capacity so that six large paddlewheel casino boats can be built simulta- neously. The company is currently building three casino boats and is negotiating for additional con- tracts. Two 1,200-passenger casino boats for Harrah's are under construction. One of these, the Southern Star, is due to join its sistership, the Northern Star, also built by Service Marine, in Joliet, 111. late this year. The delivery of the next yet unnamed casino boat for Harrah's Shreveport will follow close behind. Service Marine is also building a 1,650-passenger casino boat for a part- nership of Casino America and Louisiana Downs. Tom Hensley, vice president, marketing, said that the company specializes in turn-key fast track construction for quick delivery. Mr. Hensley went on to say that the shipyard currently has open construction slots for three more boats, although negotiations are underway for one of these slots. Bay Transportation Begins $35 Million Expansion Program Bay Transportation Corporation announced it has begun a $35 million expansion program with the construction of the first of six new tractor tugboats, announced chairman Stephen Swindal. "These new tugboats, like our existing tractors, have the unique ability to thrust 360 degrees," Mr. Swindal said. "They also meet new federal regu- lations requiring escort tugs for ships carrying oil or hazardous cargo." The new tug is 110 feet long with an escort speed of 14.25 knots and will take approximately 10 months to build. Construction is underway at Tampa Shipyards, Inc., Tampa, Fla., at an esti- mated total cost between $5- and $6-million. These tugs will have a total hp of 6,700 and will utilize a pair of Wartsila Vasa 6-cylinder 6R32E main en- gines and Aquamaster thrusters US 3001/3600. The propulsion assembly can rotate in a full circle, allowing the thrust supplied by the twin diesel engines to be applied in any direction. A similar design has been popular in Europe for about 10 years, but is not widely available in the U.S. Bay Transportation Corp., d/b/a St. Philip Towing purchased two other tractor tugs in 1988, in a partially completed state, and finished them at Tampa Shipyards, Inc. One of these tugs regularly handled the largest bulk carriers in the world, which are more than 1,200 feet long and 200 feet wide with drafts of 75 feet, while stationed in Brazil on a two-year contract. Mr. Swindal said the aggressive building program for the tugboats will give Bay Transportation additional worldwide capabilities and is an indication of the company's commitment to the future of the Port of Tampa. 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
