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Italy the usual problems associated with foul- ing and plugging resulting from biologi- cal activity and suspended solids.

Scanship Environmental was chosen as the supplier of Zuiderdam's incinera- tor system, removing dried food waste and sludge oil.

Moving over to this area of the vessel's engine room was less than pleasant as we were unfortunately able to view the remains of what was served for dinner the previous evening.

Since HAL has a strict recycling poli- cy, items such as aluminum cans are dis- posed of onshore, while the incinerator mainly deals with the disposal of dried garbage and food waste. Consisting of seven areas: incinerator, dry garbage silo, dry garbage silo with dried food waste section, ash handling system, flue gas system, incinerator control cabinet and dry garbage shredder, the Scanship incinerator consists of an intermediate feeding section, primary combustion chamber and secondary combustion chamber working to fully automate incineration of shredded garbage, food

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Renowned interior designer Frans

Dingemans adds his magic touch to

Zuiderdam's specialty restaurant — The

Odyssey. (Photo: Christina Lombard, Elliott Bay Design Group) waste and sludge oil.

A Touch of Modern Elegance

Keeping with the tradition of employ- ing their exclusive interior designer,

Frans Dingemans, HAL wanted to cre- ate an atmosphere of intimacy so that passengers would not feel overwhelmed by a large vessel. Dingemans, who is managing director and owner of VFD

Interiors based in Utrecht, The

Netherlands, stressed during his ship tour his desire for "modern elegance with classic style. "The ship's scale is one of intimacy, as though you are not on a big ship," Dingemans said. "This vessel is unique - there is no other ship with this sort of design floating around."

Dealing with a vessel of this magni- tude (936 ft. (285.2 m) with a breadth of 106 ft. (32.2 m)) was undoubtedly a daunting task for Dingemans and his team to exude a motif of intimacy and simplicity. Dingemans and his design team fulfilled HAL's request to "appeal to a younger crowd while still maintain- ing the line's reputation of elegance." "People are retiring earlier, especially the baby boomers," Dingemans said. "Therefore the market is calling for a more modern look that is more attractive for a younger crowd." The vessel's two dining rooms provide the idea that pas- sengers are actually dining in their own private area. Rather than give off the notion of one large room, the Vista

Dining Room is portrayed as "several small dining rooms". Dominated by wood and various hues of burgundy and red, the dining chairs are backed with leather-prints of 17th Century paintings of flowers, while the ceiling is covered with large gold and red-colored flowers or "Fleurs de Mer," created by ceramic and glass artist Barbara Nanning. The artwork is actually several pieces sus- pended from the dining room ceiling — without visible support. 42 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News