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INVESTMENT IN DESIGN julv Mugaas.

Conceived for three-dimensional seis- mic surveys, with the ability to tow at least 12 streamers from a specially-con- figured 'back' deck, the beamy UT753- class newbuilds have a substantial propulsive power concentration of 10,800-bhp. Deliveries are scheduled for the end of March and November 1999, respectively.

The propellers, thrusters, steering gear, mooring winches and windlasses, rudders and electronic monitoring and control system have all been supplied by local factories in the Ulstein Group, while the main engines have come from the Ulstein Bergen plant at Hordvikne- set. One key element of the predomi- nantly locally-derived equipment, engi- neering and technological input to the project has been the supply of streamer and tow winches plus all related han- dling gear from the ODIM Group. Hav- ing retained ODIM for a succession of equipment retrofits to the earlier series of vessels, Western Atlas decided to look to the Ulsteinvik company's prod- uct range from the outset for the two newbuilds.

The complete array of ODIM equip- ment supplied to each UT753 vessel is pivotal to the design requirement for each ship to be able to deploy at least 12 streamers. That part of the specification entrusted to ODIM has included stream- er winches, tow winches, towing points, streamer spooling devices, vertical rollers and spooling blocks, plus hydraulic power packs, hydraulic valves, cooling filtration units, automat- ed stowage system for birds, and also the electronic remote control system.

Notwithstanding the emergence of

Vickers-Ulstein Marine, following

Vickers' takeover of Ulstein's non-ship- building activities, the shipyard and the new entity plan to maintain a close working association to mutual benefit.

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Astilleros Espanoles 79

Avondale 80

MAN B&W 1

Renk 82

Ulstein 3

ACH Wins Cruise Ship

Anti-Roll Contract

ACH Engineering has been awarded a $2.7 million contract to supply anti-roll stabilization systems for the next two

Royal Caribbean cruise ships being built at Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.

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Destroyers Powered By GE

GE Marine Engines has received a contract from Ishikawajima-Harima

Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (IHI) to sup- ply four LM2500 aeroderivative gas tur- bines to be used to power two 10DD

Murasame-class destroyers being built for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense

Force (JMSDF). The two 10DD destroyers are scheduled for launch in 2001 and are expected to be commis- sioned in 2003.

In 1998 GE announced a similar order from IHI for four LM2500 gas turbines to power two 09DD Murasame-class destroyers.

These vessels are scheduled for launch in 2000 with full commissioning in 2002. The JMSDF will have a total of 16 LM2500-powered ships.

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