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1.A second giant refrigerated propane-ammonia barge, the 284′×44′×l2′6″ Marjorie B, built for Phillips Petroleum Company, was launched recently at the main yard of Avondale Shipyards Inc., New Orleans. Designed to carry 1,700 tons of anhydrous ammonia (propane), the barges are said to be the largest of their kind ever construct- ed for the petrochemical industry. 1. American Commercial Barge Line Co.'s new 6,500-hp, 190′×48′×12′ towboat J.E. Alquist, was christened recently at Jeffersonville Boat and Machinery Co. Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind. Main propulsion comes from four Alco 251-B diesel engines producing 1,655 hp at 1,000 rpm each. 2. The 208′×46′ hydraulic dredge Alaska was deliv- ered recently to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., Chicago, from Todd Shipyards Corp., Morgan City, La., after a 10-month construction period. |