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EUROPEAN UPDATE

Throughout the building program, a U.K. project office, comprising officers of the Qatar Emiri Navy, has overseen construction, sea tri- als and crew training.

Vosper Thornycroft Controls (VTC) contracted to supply new advanced machinery control and surveillance systems to the Qatar panels within 17 days during a scheduled docking period. Due to the very tight time schedule, all rooms were preassembled in the factory and each component marked before disassembly and dispatch to the vessel for installa- tion by the company's own team of engineers.

The MacGregor Group operates through 30 companies in 25 major shipping and shipbuilding coun- tries and is expanding its local presence worldwide. The compa- ny's service network consists of more than 50 service stations located in major shipping centers, reportedly offering 24-hour service to a fleet of approximately 25,000 ships outfitted with its products.

Since 1993, the group has been part of the Swedish international industrial corporation, Incentive

AB, with revenues of approximate- ly $3.6 billion.

Construction Of HAL Flagship

Continues At Fincantieri

According to reports issued from

Holland America Line's (HAL)

Seattle office, construction is pro- gressing on the cruise line's upcom- ing flagship Rotterdam VI, at

Fincantieri's Marghera yard in

Italy. The ship is slated to begin service in September 1997, and like its predecessor, will specialize in world voyages, carrying 1,320 passengers. Rotterdam VI is being constructed with a long hull for speed and a soft, non-linear design with dual smokestacks. The ship will also feature an entire deck of suites with verandahs, with the balance of the ship's cabins sized at 185 to 195-sq.-ft. Rotterdam will also boast a Venetian-style alterna- tive dining room, a concierge deck and a large children's playroom.

U.K. Strike Craft Launch

Strengthens Ties With Qatar

On the August 31, U.K. builder

Vosper Thornycroft (VT) launched the fourth of four strike craft for the Qatar Emiri Navy at its

Southampton shipyard. The 183.7- ft. (56-m) vessel was named QENS lation work, which took place in

Genoa, Italy, for Island Princess, and in Singapore for Pacific

Princess.

A similar conversion has also been completed on cruise ship Club

Med 1. The existing provision stores were completely removed and replaced with new modular

Al-Deebel in a ceremony performed by Brigadier General Said A1

Sowaidi, commander of the Qatar

Emiri naval forces. The strike craft takes its name from a coral reef famous for its legendary pearl diving, situated off the northwest coast of Qatar.

The first two ships of this class,

QENS Barzan and QENS Huwar, have already been accepted, and the third ship — QENS Al Udeid — is scheduled to be handed over later this year. If all progresses according to schedule, the four- ship project is expected to be com- pleted approximately five years after the initial contract signing.

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