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Japanese Marine Technology ered several interesting ships dur- ing the year, one of which is the double-hulled VLCC Raven. The

Raven, a 280,000-dwt supertanker for Mobil Shipping and

Transportation, was built in the company's Oppama shipyard, and is the second double hull VLCC for

Mobil.

Mitsui Shipbuilding (MES), with major newbuilding operations at both its Tamano Works and Chiba

Works, recently delivered the 169,963-dwt Cape Olive, which is featured on page 42. The ship fea- tures many of the latest in labor- saving, operational enhancing and safety devices.

Mitsui, which develops and builds nearly any type of commer- cial ship, also has expertise in other related construction projects.

Its consortium with Keppel

Integrated Engineering Ltd. of

Singapore recently received an order for 28 large overhead bridge cranes for container handling from the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA).

The cranes will be installed at the new container terminal now under construction in the Pasir

Panjang area of the Port of

Singapore. The cranes feature a state-of-the-art operation control system which allows operation by remote control, and an electric anti-sway device to cope with rapid traversing acceleration. The units are reportedly the first overhead bridge cranes with such systems installed in the world. To further enhance efficiency, the PSA is plan- ning to use automated guided vehi- cles for transferring containers in the yard. The order is scheduled for completion and delivery by

January 1999. The consortium between MES and Keppel had pre- viously received orders for 16 large overhead bridge cranes from PSA, together with incidental quay and foundation work contracts.

Japan's Hitachi Zosen has won a contract from Norway's Tentech to build the hull of what will report- edly be the world's largest ever

Floating Production Storage

Offloading Terminal (FPSO). The vessel will have a crude oil pro- cessing capacity of 200,000 bpd, a crude storage capacity of 900,000 bbls, and a gas handling capacity of over 15 mcm/d. The unit will operate on Statoil's Asgard Field in the Norwegian sector of the North

Sea. The consortium which won the contract from Statoil consists of ABB, Aker and Maritime

Tentech. When the hull is complet- ed in Japan, it will be towed to

Aker's yard at Stord, Norway, for completion prior to hook-up.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has two plants: the Kobe

Works, where high-value-added vessels are developed and built; and the Sakaide Works, which is equipped with one of the world's largest and most automated facili- ties for building versatile, large- sized vessels.

The company sees the demand for double-hulled VLCCs increas- ing in the coming years, and KHI has developed a new technology called "apple slot," which is designed to eliminate the need for the auxiliary ribs that are fitted to

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