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Crowley Delivers Second Of

Three Part Tug Series

Crowley Marine Services has deliv- ered Attentive, the second of three 140- ft. (42.6 m), 10,000-hp Prevention and

Response Tugs (PRTs), to Alyeska

Pipeline Service Company in Valdez,

Alaska. Attentive and its pair of sister- ships - Alert and Aware - will be used by

Crowley in the Trans Alaska Pipeline

System trade. Alert was deployed in

February; Aware is scheduled to be delivered this month. The PRT trio will join Alyeska's Ship Escort Response

Vessel System (SERVS), serving as tanker escorts in Prince William Sound.

During its sea trials, Attentive generat- ed a bollard pull of 305,000-lbs. and running speed of 17 knots. Equipped for firefighting, emergency response and oil spill recovery, all three PRTs are pow- ered by twin Caterpillar 3612B engines generating the combined 10,192-hp dri- ving two Kamewa Aquamaster azimuthing thrusters.

The tugs' design scope was developed by Seattle-based Guido Perla and Asso- ciates; construction occurred at Dakota

Creek Shipyard in Anacortes, Wash, for

Vessel Management Services - a sub- sidiary of Crowley Maritime that owns and leases vessels. Design features include accommodations for up to 16 personnel, Schuyler fendering, a

Markey TDS-40 towing winch, 3,000 ft. of oil recovery boom and on-deck stowage for two oil spill recovery skiffs.

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Lochnevis Launched

At Ailsa-Troon

A new ferry built for Caledonian

MacBrayne was launched by Scottish shipbuilding and repair yard Ailsa-

Troon. The 164 ft. (50 m) vessel named

Lochnevis will be deployed along the

Small Isles route, replacing the MV

Lochmor that was constructed by the yard for Caledonian MacBrayne more than 20 years ago.

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Able to hold up to 200 passengers and 14 cars, the 161 ft. (49 m) vessel holds the latest developments in stabilizer control and propulsion technology.

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USNS Charlton Arrives

NASSCO has delivered USNS Charl- ton to the U.S. Navy. The fifth new con- struction ship built by the yard under the

Navy's Strategic Sealift Program, Charl- ton was completed under target cost and delivered five months ahead of sched- ule. Demonstrated at sea under NASS-

CO's Single Integrated Trial concept, which helps to reduce costs and cycle time, thus accelerating delivery, the ves- sel was received by the Navy without any discrepancies. Measuring 950 ft. (289.5 m) with 390,000 sq. ft. of cargo carrying space, the large, medium-speed

RoRo Charlton is named after U.S.

Army Sergeant Cornelius Charlton, a posthumous recipient of the Medal of

Honor for his heroic actions in Korea.

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Kockums Computer Systems (KCS) has been acquired by

The Sixth National Fund Board of Sweden and is now incor- porated as Tribon Solutions.

Being the world market leader within software systems for the design and production of ships Tribon Solutions is now introducing an entirely new business concept focusing on cost efficiency for shipbuilders. It features not only the latest software generation, but also a range of highly com- petent consulting services such as management and soft- ware training, workshops and health checks.

A vital element of this new business concept is the uni- que possibilities offered by the Tribon Internet Marketplace for shipbuilders and component/equipment suppliers which will be launched in October, 2000.

For further information and contacts, you are welcome to visit www. tribon. com

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