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Contracts

Mitsui O.S.K. Orders

Five Containerships

Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) has ordered three 6,000-TEU containerships from Ishikawajima-Hari- ma Heavy Industries Co. (IHI). Both companies declined to comment on the contract terms, but industry sources esti- mate a such vessel would cost over five billion yen. MOL also placed an order for two 6,000-TEU container ships with unlisted Japanese shipbuilder Imabari

Shipbuilding Co Ltd, it said in a state- ment. The five new vessels with a ser- vice speed of 25.5 knots, to be deployed in the company's trans-Pacific services, will replace its current 2,800 TEU ves- sels in 2002.

Fincantieri To Construct Ferries

For SNCM

Fincantieri has agreed with the French company SNCM to build a 574 ft. (175 m), 44,500-ton ferry, which will operate between Marseilles and North Africa.

The new vessel will be equipped to hold 2,200 passengers and 700 cars.

With a propulsion system designed for two different service speeds, the ferry will be able to move at 24 knots with all four of its engines running for a total 30,000 kW, or at 18 knots with two engines running for 10,000 kW. Fin- cantieri's own efficient hull lines pro- vides a reduction of the installed power of about 10 to 15 percent. With con- struction occurring at Fincantieri's

Ancona yard, the vessel is scheduled for a spring 2002 delivery.

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Chantiers Subcontracts P&O

Chantiers de 1' Atlantique, St. Nazaire,

France, has subcontracted the hull form development and model tests of P&O's two new 971 ft. (296 m) cruise vessels to SSPA Sweden AB in Gothenburg.

The order also calls for maneuvering and seakeeping tests with a free-sailing ship model, as well as cavitation tunnel tests.

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MDC Plans For Debris

Management Vessel

The Marine Design Center (MDC) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to acquire a debris management vessel to serve the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington

District (CELRH) at the Bluestone Lake and Dam project. An option for exercise of a second vessel will be included in the solicitation. The vessel will be used to carry driftwood and debris on both the New River and Bluestone Lake in

Southeastern West Virgina. It will also be suitable for intermittent operation that may occur throughout the year.

Measuring approximately 50 x 20 ft. (15.2 x 6 m) with a draft of 5 ft. (1.5 m), the vessel holds a small, heated deck- house with enough space for propulsion and steering controls. A pedestal mount- ed, diesel powered hydraulically-operat- ed, loader-type crane with a rated lift capacity of 17,000 lbs. is also housed on the vessel.

FGH Finalizes $40M Contracts

Friede Goldman Halter (FGH) has finalized six new contracts valued at approximately $40 million total. The contracts have been signed with the fol- lowing customers:

The Venezuelan government has called upon FGH to construct a pair of 153 ft. (46.6 m) LCU-type logistics sup- port vessels. Financing has been secured and construction of the vessel's is expected to commence during the sec-

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