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Inmarsat Privatization Set

April 15, 1999 is the date chosen by the Inmarsat Council of Signatories for the privatization of the organization. A letter is currently being issued to all sig- natories inviting nominations for com- pany directors. The new company, which will be located in London, will be governed initially by a 14-member fidu- ciary board of directors: the CEO and 13 non-executive directors, three of which will represent developing countries.

The new structure comprises two enti- ties: a two-tier private company, (Inmarsat Holdings and Inmarsat Ltd.), that will seek an initial public offering within approximately two years of for- mation; and an intergovernmental body, called the International Mobile Satellite

Organization (IMSO), to oversee

Inmarsat's delivery of its public service obligations, including the Global

Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

COMSAT And France Telecom

Form Indian Ocean Team

COMSAT Mobile Communications has formed an alliance with France

Telecom to provide COMSAT-C ser- vices. The alliance will expand

COMSAT's service offerings in the

Barnacle, Paint, and Rust Remover BmT British Maritime

Technology

For more information, wherever you are in the world, please telephone John Wilson on +44 (0) 181 943 5544. or fax on -44 (0) 181 943 5347 or e-mail [email protected]

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Download Free Software

MarineLogic Systems has developed a software tool to aid shipboard engineers in tracking jobs, landed materials, requi- sitions, and purchase orders. Virtual ME

Light's easy-to-use graphical user inter- face and on-line help system allows shipboard engineers to use the product with minimal training. Shipboard engi- neers immediately benefit from the sys- tem without any start-up or overhead hassle. Virtual ME Light also allows shipboard engineers to import data from a text file rather than re-entering data from previous systems. Plans for future modules include preventive mainte- nance and inventory control. Virtual ME

Light is available from MarineLogic's website at http://www.marinelogic.com.

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Correction

Railway Specialties Corp. of

Pennsylvania, maker of marine doors, was inadvertently omitted from the 1999 World Maritime Directory as a

U.S. equipment supplier.

Railway Specialties Corp. 2979 State Road, P.O. Box 29

Bristol, PA 19007 (215) 788-9242, fax (215) 788-9244 www.railwayspec.com

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The Desmond-Stephan Mfg. Co., P.O. Box30, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Phone 937-653-7181, Fax 937-653-5511

Rapidly remove paint, rust, scale, barnacles, and other hard coatings from metal and concrete surfaces without heavy pressure. New Swirl-Off scarifier attaches to your grinder, sander, drill, or polisher. Rotary tool scours tough deposits. Using pneumatic tools, it removes marine growths underwater. Easier, faster, and safer than scraping, sandblasting, or chemicals. There's nothing else like it! Ask for Bulletin MAR-1 showing many models and styles.

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Indian Ocean Region by adding polling, fleet management, and data reporting capabilities as well as simplifying the address for customers sending and receiving Internet E-mail.

OSII Announces New

Appointment

Offshore Systems International, Inc. has recently appointed Vernon Moore to the position of Sales and Support

Engineer. Mr. Moore, previously with

Maricom Electronics, will be responsi- ble for the support of the Yokogawa

Denshikiki Co. Ltd. (YDK) product line internationally and internal sales.

Offshore Systems is the authorized dis- tributor for YDK in North, Central and

South America.

Costa Cruise Lines Training At

RTM STAR Center

Costa Cruise Lines of Miami, Fla. has signed a contract to receive "Crowd

Management" and "Crisis Behavior

Management" training from RTM

STAR Center of Ft. Lauderdale. The two eight-hour STCW required courses are devoted to passenger safety and are taught on board in four-hour sessions.

The sessions, structured to allow employees to maintain their shipboard work schedules, include seminars, prac- tical exercises and written STCW

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MARINE ENGINEERING AND

OFFSHORE CONSULTANCY

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