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MMMMMSJ in is expected to close this year. igel Parkes Shipping ontracts With Tank lontainer Service

TTRMP (Through Transport tepair Maintenance Program) is a oint venture between Unicon nternational and the TT Club which provides a fully insured, comprehensive maintenance and repair service for tank operators.

Specialist tank operator Nigel

Parkes Shipping is the latest cus- tomer to take advantage of the pro- gram. "TTRMP controls and reduces the cost of operating tank contain- ers and decreases the amount of administrative time spent manag- ing the process," said Unicon

Europe Sales/Marketing Director

Anthony Newton. "Repair costs from zero up to and including con- structive total loss are fully cov- ered by the insurance specialist policy underwritten by the TT

Club."

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Circle 58 on Reader Service Card ers Harry S.Truman and Ronald

Reagan.

Gilliland, the second of two con- tainership conversions for the

Military Sealift Command, was delivered in May, and Double

Eagle construction also progressed in Q2. American Progress under- went final modifications and

Agathonissos was launched in

June and entered the outfitting and testing phase.

Construction of the third ship is underway in Dry Dock 12, and units of the fourth ship are being readied for keel laying.

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Container Company Wins $100 Million In Orders

News reported in Korean wire services on July 11 included a con- tract of Jindo Corp.'s. The compa- ny recently won $100 million worth of orders for special and

CSI Wins Carnival Contract

Custom Ship Interiors, Inc. (CSI) won a contract from Carnival

Cruise Lines to design, fabricate and install a new casino cashier cage aboard Celebration. Work on the project was to begin this month. Directions in Design, Inc. assisted in the design development stage of the project.

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NNS Reports Q2 Results

On July 11, Newport News

Shipbuilding (NNS) reported net earnings of $14 million, or $0.39 per share, for the second quarter of 1997. Earnings before interest and taxes were $37 million, com- pared with $40 million in last year's second quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $450 million versus $477 million a year ago.

Overhaul work continued on air- craft carrier Enterprise and advanced planning activities accel- erated for the Roosevelt overhaul and the refueling and overhaul of

Nimitz. NNS also made gains in the construction of aircraft carri-

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Our corporation is engaged in export of various ships, diesel engines, marine equipments, etc.

It has built many oil tankers and freighters for the ship- ping companies for Sweden,

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It is also handling export of big power marine diesel en- gines with cylinder bore 50,60,70,80,90 cm of NIC/

MCE series-one of the most advanced low-speed and big power diesel engines in the world, adopting design con- cept and technique of ad- vanced marine main engine.

It also undertakes building various fishing boats, life- boats, petroleum drilling plat- forms, ship projects, anchor, anchor chains, marine valves, marine equipments, spare parts, etc.

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