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Zollinger Commences )elivery Of USCG Vessels

Bollinger Shipyards Inc. has jegun delivery of a series of eight offshore oilfield utility vessels

Duilt under the new U.S. Coast

Guard (USCG) Subchapter L regu- lation. These work boats, for Gilco

Supply Boats and Plaisance

Marine Inc., remain under 100 gt at 145.6 x 36 x 11.6 ft. (44.3 x 11 x 3.5 m) and are certified to carry methanol. "The most significant regulation that affected utility vessel design was the damage stability criteria," explained Dennis Fanguy,

Bollinger technical director of

Engineering. To comply with the requirements while meeting those of the offshore oilfield, the new

Bollinger design incorporates wing tanks around the engine room.

These new utility boats, construct- ed at Bollinger's Lockport, La., main yard, will operate in the Gulf of Mexico.

MSRC Signs Dispersant

Contract With MIRG

Marine Spill Response

Corporation (MSRC) has executed a contract with Marine Industry

Resources-Gulf (MIRG) for disper- sant application services for MSRS customers. Through this contract,

MSRC will have access to three dedicated, fixed-wing dispersant application aircraft based in

Houma, La., from Airborne

Support, Inc. (ASI); an aircraft of opportunity ADDS Pack based in

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and an inventory of dispersant. MSRC provides oil spill response services throughout the U.S. East, Gulf and

West coasts, the U.S. Caribbean, the Hawaiian Islands and interna- tionally to facility and vessel own- ers and operators.

Austal Wins Second

Contract From French

Interest

Austal Ships has won its second contract from French maritime group

Compagnie

Chambon for the construction of a 131.2 ft. (40 m), high-speed passenger cata- m a r a n .

Scheduled for delivery in December, the new alu- minum catamaran will operate with Chambon's French Caribbean fast ferry operation L'Express Des lies, and will join 157.4 ft. (48 m) car ferry Jade Express, currently nearing completion at Austal's

Western Australian shipyard.

The new 40-m catamaran is designed to carry 302 passengers and will be powered by twin MTU 16V 396TE74L engines, delivering a fully loaded service speed of 35 knots. The propulsion system will comprise two MTU diesel engines, two Kamewa waterjets and two

Reintjes gearboxes. The vessel will provide inter-island links between Guadeloupe, Marie

Galante and Les Saintes.

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Kvaerner Wins P&O Deal

Kvaerner ASA subsidiary

Kvaerner Warnow Werft yard in

Germany has won a contract to build three container vessels for

P&O Nedlloyd.

The contract reportedly secures the capacity of the yard until 2000.

CUSTOMIZED TONNAGE

Newbuildings

Offshore

Repairs

Conversions

Marine Engines

ASTILLEROS

ESPANOLES

Crupo Astilleros Espanoles

Ochandiano 14-16

El Plantfo 28023 Madrid-SPAIN

Tel +341 387 81 00

Fax +341 387 81 14

High Speed Ferry

Main Particulars

Length, o.o 131.2 ft. (40m)

Beam, molded 35.4 ft. (10.8 m)

Draft 4.6 ft. (1.4 m)

April, 1998

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