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New Vessel To Battle Environmental Hazards

The German Institute for Hydraulic

Engineering has commis- sioned Volkswerft

Stralsund shipyard to build a new pollution combat vessel. Dubbed

Neuwerk, the vessel will be stationed in

Cuxhaven, Germany, by the end of this year. The vessel will reportedly be able to pick up chemicals in four integrated tanks with an aggregate capac- ity of 1,000 cu. m. The tanks will be made of

Nirosta 4462 stainless steel from Krupp

Thyssen Nirosta GmbH.

Nirosta 4462 has been used in tankers carrying chemicals, acids and alkaline solutions for the past 10 years. Neuwerk will feature an engine exhaust system which will cool exhaust fumes before discharging them into the atmosphere.

This process takes place in double-walled funnel heads. For this applica- tion, Krupp Thussen

Nirosta is supplying

Norosta 4565 S stainless steel with high concen- trations of chromium, nickel, molybdenum and nitrogen to provide high corrosion resistance in chloride-containing solu- tions such as seawater.

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Shipbuilding - Design - Repair (Continued from page 92, and will relocate from Ei: where he led efforts to deter which ocean carrier alliance company would participate ir lowing the merger.

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Slater Affirms Mar Ad's

Denial Of Lykes Petition

Transportation Secret!

Rodney Slater has affirir

MarAd's June 20 decision denyi

Lykes Bros.'s petition to trans its Operating Differential Subsi and Maritime Security Progr£ (MSP) payments to Canadi;

Pacific Ltd. (CP). Sea Crews II,

Lykes would be known und

Chapter 11 reorganization, and tl

National Maritime Union pel tioned the Secretary's review. "The principal issue in this dec sion was real control and indepei dence from foreign influenci

Ships benefiting from the Maritim

Security Program must be cor trolled by United States citizens

These ships, without question must be available in time of nation al emergency or war," sail

Secretary Slater.

MarAd then released a decisior saying that the transfer of modifiec time charters of First American

Bulk Carrier Corp.-owned ships

Tillie Lykes and Tyson Lykes to

Lykes Lines Ltd. would be allowed after Lykes Bros. Steamship's reor- ganization plan under Chapter 11.

MarAd said the transfer of the modified time charters would not convey excessive control of the shipowner to non-citizens since these charters differ significantly from the charters originally pro- posed.

The vessels can be chartered through 1998, with the following conditions: the time charterer can- not force the sale of the vessels or effectively control labor agreement negotiations; the shipowner retains

OPA 90 liability; the charter hire is a set amount, subject to adjust- ment which does not constitute a pass-through of owner's cost; and the shipowner is an existing com- pany, actively managing the ves- sels, and not precluded from taking 94 Circle 266 on Reader Service Card Circle Maritime Reporter/Engineering News