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Austal USA Sells Vessel

Austal USA has signed a contract with Light- house Fast Ferry of New York for the sale of the 86 ft. (26-m) passenger catamaran being built at

Austal USA's shipyard facilities in Mobile, Ala.

Due for delivery in July 2002, the new catamaran will be the third vessel delivered by Austal USA within six months and follows closely the delivery of two crew/supply vessels to Otto Candies LLC in

January. Designed by Austal Ships to meet USCG

Subchapter K regulations (46 CFR), this catamaran also features bow loading, a kiosk for snacks and drinks (especially popular in the morning and evening commuter runs) and seats from Beurteaux of Australia. In other projects, Austal USA contin- ues with the construction of a 111 -ft. (33.8-m) din- ner cruise vessel for Island Queen Cruises of

Miami, Fla. Due for delivery in November 2002, the dinner cruise catamaran will operate in the

Miami and Biscayne Bay area.

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Sperry Receives VDR Orders

Sperry Marine received orders for 10 Voyage-

Master Voyage Data Recorders (VDR) for an undisclosed price. Grimaldi Group's cruise ferry operator, Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), has ordered six VoyageMaster VDR systems for installation on six existing cruise RoRo ferries. These systems are in addition to Sperry Marine VDRs already on order for Grimaldi's two newbuildings (#1220 and #1221) at Nuovi Cantieri Apuania. The orders were secured by Sperry Marine's Italian sales and service representative, Compagnia Generale Tele- mar S.p.A. Additionally, BP Shipping has ordered four VoyageMaster VDRs for new tankers under construction at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding in Japan.

The ships (British Laurel, British Hawthorn,

British Willow and British Oak), which are also being fitted with Sperry Marine electronic chart systems, are scheduled for completion in 2002/2003.

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Lockheed Martin, OSI Team

Lockheed Martin Marine Systems and Offshore

Systems Ltd. announced a teaming agreement that will provide navigation software to U.S. Navy ships, eliminating the need for paper navigation charts. Offshore's Electronic Chart Precise Inte- grated Navigation System-Military (ECPINS-M) software is designed to meet the Navy's Electronic

Chart Display and Information System-Navy (ECDIS-N) requirements. ECPINS is capable of continuously determining a vessel's position in relation to land, charted objects, aids to navigation and unseen hazards. Lockheed Martin is the sys- tem integrator for Offshore's ECPINS software and will also incorporate ECPINS into its next genera- tion bridge (pilot house) being developed as part of the company's Total Ship Automation System (TSAS).

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ACBL Makes New Appointments

American Commercial Barge Line has appointed

Capt. Samuel S. Dickey to the position of Marine superintendent. Dickey, who has 34 years of expe- rience in the industry, previously facilitated the training of ACBL Captains and Watch Captains at

Seamen's Church Institute in Paducah, Ky. Mario

Munoz has accepted the position of manager of corporate safety and loss control with ACBL.

Munoz, who was previously risk analyst, holds a

Bachelor of Science degree from the University of

South Alabama. Also, Capt. A1 L. Weaver has accepted the position of Marine Superintendent with ACBL. He was previously a quality facilita- tor at Seamen's Church Institute in Paducah, Ky., and an International Port Captain.

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