SUNDIAL MARINE Launches 50th Hull

This past April, 2007, SUNDIAL MARINE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, INC. launched its 50th new construction hull. April’s launch is the seventh of eight double hulled petroleum barges contracted by the US Navy. SUNDIAL MARINE won the eight barge contract in nationwide bidding during 2003. All eight barges, designed by SUNDIAL MARINE, are 199 feet by 54 feet, and carry approximately 14,000 barrels of product. They are ocean going, built to ABS standards, carry an ABS load line, and various tonnage certificates. The US Navy barges are designed to carry light oils, but are equally suited for heavy oils in the bunkering trade. The new barges are a five tank design, without a centerline bulkhead. Transverse bulkheads are corrugated. Each barge has a deadweight of approximately 660 tons. Thus far, the barges have been put into service in Japan, Norfolk, Va., and the Pacific Northwest’s Puget Sound area.

Three days after the launch of the latest hull for the US Navy, SUNDIAL MARINE laid the keel for its next new construction project, a new bunker barge for The Jankovich Company, from San Pedro, California. This vessel will be an ocean going barge for local use in their bunkering operations. Delivery is scheduled for the fall of 2007.

SUNDIAL MARINE is organized primarily for the purpose of ship and vessel repair, conversion and construction. The company has successfully served this purpose for 37 years. SUNDIAL MARINE has grown and evolved to meet the dynamic and changing needs of the marine industry and its customers. Beside their new construction projects, SUNDIAL MARINE is currently in the middle of converting a third, Columbia River grain barge, into a double hulled petroleum barge. This is an “internal” double hulling, with tanks being constructed within the existing barge hull structure. It will also have a raised cargo trunk. Once completed, the barge will carry approximately 26,000 barrels of product in trade on the Columbia River. SUNDIAL MARINE is currently in discussion with a number of customers who plan to double hull existing single hulled petroleum barges, as well. These barges will be “external” double hulls, with a new barge being built around the existing single hull.

SUNDIAL MARINE began business 37 years ago primarily as a marine construction yard, supplying the Columbia River basin with grain and petroleum barges, new tugs and fishing vessels. As the company expanded, SUNDIAL MARINE has undertaken the repair and conversion of various sized vessels, from 60 foot long tugboats, up to 300 foot long barges. The repair program includes construction and repair of Government ships and barges for the U.S. Coast Guard, the Port of Portland (Oregon), the Army Corps of Engineers, and the US Navy. Customers also include a large variety of river transportation operators and commercial ocean fishermen.

SUNDIAL MARINE is located at river mile 120 on the Columbia River, just west of the mouth of the Sandy River, near Troutdale, Oregon. The shipyard facility, comprising 26 acres of land, is within 2 miles of Interstate 84, 6 miles of the Portland International Airport, and 15 miles of down-town Portland. The facility has approximately 1500 feet of pier space, one (1) 248 foot long floating drydock with a capacity of 2100 tons. SUNDIAL MARINE has a, 300 foot long by 65 foot wide, set of end-launch building ways, and a 2,000 square foot lay out and erection slab, with portable covers, serviced by a 30-ton track mounted crane. They also have, 5,000 square feet of covered shop area serviced by overhead cranes to support additional sub-assembly. Their facility has one (1) 50-ton mobile truck crane, one (1) 50-ton crawler crane, and two (2) mobile hydraulic cranes with capacities of 20 and 25 tons. In addition, SUNDIAL MARINE, has a track mounted gantry crane with a capacity of 34 tons, and two (2) pneumatic tired cranes with 18 and 24 ton capacities. The main office complex houses our management, accounting, engineering, contracts, purchasing, and estimating staff.

SUNDIAL MARINE’S history has been anchored by a solid reputation for quality workmanship, competitive prices and on-time delivery. Their track record includes a large variety of successful new construction activities, modernizations, and upgrades. The company has employed up to 120 production personnel. They currently have approximately 75 production personnel. SUNDIAL MARINE employs high quality welders, certified with American Welding Society, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Navy, and American Bureau of Shipping. Their team of marine experts has the in-house capability of accomplishing the following:

• All phases of construction involving fitting and welding, including steel and aluminum
• Mechanical repairs to steering systems, propellers, propulsion shafting, reduction gears, main propulsion and auxiliary diesel engines, valves and pumps
• Marine piping repairs and renewals on steel and copper-nickel piping systems
• All types of marine rigging. They have qualified riggers and crane operators, with sufficient portable equipment to accomplish a wide variety of rigging tasks
• Finally, SUNDIAL MARINE has on-site capabilities to accomplish surface preparation to SP-10 near white metal requirements, and airless spray painting. Their coating personnel are familiar with surface preparation and preservation on large equipment and vessels. SUNDIAL MARINE has accomplished numerous preservation projects, for both commercial and government contracts, during 37 years of operation

SUNDIAL MARINE can be contacted at 503-667-1974, and through its web site; http://www.sundial-marine.com.