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Cedervall Venture Opens

New Office In China

Cedervall Zhangjiagang Marine

Products Co. Ltd., a joint venture with Cedervall & Soner AB, Swe- den, has manufactured shaft seals in China for three years. Recently, the company moved into new pre- mises located in Zhangjiagang, out- side Shanghai. The operation has supplied a large number of sterntube seals for the retrofitting of older vessels as well as for newbuildings in China and neighboring countries.

The recent expansion will enable the company to increase its shaft seal production, and add more ma- rine equipment such as bearings and shaftlines to its production lines.

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Machine Works At Essex

Delivers Shafts To Israel

The Machine Works At Essex,

Inc., of Conn., has completed deliv- ery of 22 propeller shafts to the

Israeli Ministry of Defense, for use by the Israeli Navy in two different classes of fast patrol boats. The shafts are up to 21 ft. (5.7 m) long and 3 to 4 in. wide, and will be used in retrofits of existing patrol craft and new construction. The shaft contract coincided with the company's acquisition of a computer- controlled lathe devoted to propel- ler shaft production.

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TMA Awarded Aegis

Production Contract

Technology, Management and

Analysis Corporation (TMA) has been awarded a five-year, $30 mil- lion contract to provide engineering and production management sup- port to the Naval Sea Systems Com- mand (NAVSE A). The contract will be performed in support of the Aegis

Shipbuilding Program at TMA fa- cilities in Mississippi, Maine, and

Virginia. Work efforts include qual- ity assurance monitoring and the preparation of industrial work pack- ages for the Arleigh Burke class destroyer post-shakedown avail- abilities. TMA provides engineer- ing, project management, and com- puter services to government and commercial clients.

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Ashland Chemical Acquires

Business From Vecom

Ashland Chemical Company has acquired the worldwide marine chemicals and shipboard supply business of Vecom Holding BV of

The Netherlands. The business will become part of Ashland Chemical's

Drew Marine Division, a supplier of chemicals, refrigerants, and weld- ing gases to the marine industry.

Ashland has acquired the five sub- sidiaries comprising Vecom BVs marine business, including divisions in Japan, the U.S., The Nether- lands, and Belgium. The Vecom subsidiaries offer a diverse mix of products and services including spe- cialty chemicals, automated dosing systems, tank cleaning materials, welding and cutting gases, and firefighting and safety equipment and services.

Ashland Chemical Co. is a world- wide distributor and producer of chemicals and plastics, and is head- quartered in Ohio.

UNL Barcelona Introduces

Express Docking Service

Union Naval de Levante of

Barcelona (UNL), a specialist ship repair yard, has launched an ex- press docking service, offering im- mediate docking at short notice 24 hours a day. This means that, de- pending on the complexity of the work required, a vessel can be back at sea in as little as four days. This service is a result of improvements in work procedures due in part to the yard's new labor agreement.

UNL's Barcelona yard was recently awarded a quality certificate from

Lloyd's Register.

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