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Groveready Wins Ailsa Troon Contrm

On the left, Vik and

Sandvik-designed trawler.

On the right, McAllister- designed barge.

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Groveready Ltd. has been chosen by Ailsa Troon Ltd. to design, manufac- ture and supply steering gear for five vessels being built by the shipyard.

The first vessel, a 44-ft. (13.4-m) barge designed by S.C. McAllister, is current- ly the final stages of fitting out.

Construction will commence shortly on two 131-ft. (40-m) white fish trawlers designed by McDuff Ship Design, and a

McDuff-designed trawler.

Vik and Sandvik-designed 112-ft. (34-r. vessel.

In addition, a fifth set of steering gea is to be fitted to a 27.2-ft. (8.3-m) barg designed by S.C. McAllister, being buil at the yard for Manchester Ship Canal.

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HMI Moves Forward With

Thruster Production

Harbormaster Marine Inc. (HMI) has begun a scheduled production run of

Model BT-200 thrusters.

The BT-200, designed for ships under 150 ft. (46 m), uses a 36-in., four-blade propeller turning at 643 rpm and pow- ered by diesel, hydraulic or electric power of 150 to 200 hp at 1,800 to 2,000 rpm.

Fairbanks Morse And Baylor

Provide Platform Engines

The Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Coltec Industries has received an order to supply two 2,365-kW dual fuel engines to be coupled with two Baylor

Co. totally enclosed, 2,365-kW genera- tors. The units will generate power to

China National Offshore Oil's Weiz Hou platform located in Beibu Bay, South

China Sea.

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Circle 26 on Reader Service Card $1.75 Billion Order 7 LNG Carriers Ordered By Korea Gas

Korea Gas Corp. has reportedly awarded seven liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier orders to four domestic firms, a Korea Gas offi- cial said. Hyundai Merchant

Marine Co., Yukong Line Ltd. and

Hanjin Shipping Co. each won orders for two carriers and Korea

Line Corp. for one.

Each selected firm teamed up with a shipbuilding company:

Hyundai with Hyundai Heavy

Industries Co.; Yukong with

Samsung Heavy Industries Ltd.;

Hanjin with Hanjin Heavy

Industries Co.; and Korea Line with Daewoo Heavy Industries Co.

South Korea plans to put the car- riers in operation in the year 2000 to transport LNG imports. Each

LNG carrier is estimated to cost approximately $250 million, bring- ing the seven-ship order total to about $1.75 billion. 68 Circle 294 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News