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Germany • SMM Preview marine vessels.

Another highlight is the new compact

Hycon connecting coupling by Voith

Turbo Safeset.

Especially in the shipbuilding indus- try, low weight is of highest relevance to obtain manoeuvrability and higher speeds. Thanks to a friction factor that is substantially higher than that of conven- tional couplings, Hycon couplings enable operators to achieve higher trans- mittable torques with a smaller compo- nent. They can be found in the drivelines of ships between engine and propeller and/or jet.

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Blohm + Voss Repair

Wins Business

Earl ier this year, the Black Prince ot the Fred. Olsen Cruises Line shipping company docked into Dock 10 of Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH. The cruise liner was originally constructed in such a way that it was able to be employed on the one hand as a passenger liner and cargo ship, and on the other as a passenger and car ferry. The Black Prince was convert- ed into a pure passenger liner in 1986.

A maximum of 451 passengers can go on a cruise in the 241 cabins of the

Black Prince. The last full renovation took place in 1999. The 464.6 x 66.5 ft. (141.6 x 20.3 m) ship, with a draft of 21 ft. (6.4 m) is now receiving a new crank- shaft on the port side at Blohm + Voss

Repair. Moreover, some paint work has to be carried out in addition to retouch work on the engine plant.

MS Europa

The MS Europa five-star-plus luxury cruise liner from the Hapag Lloyd

Kreuzfahrten GmbH was expected to arrive at the dock of the Blohm + Voss

Repair GmbH on August 31, 2004.

Extensive modernization will be carried out on the 651.5 x 78.7 ft. (198.6 x 24 m) cruise liner by September 14, 2004.

The MS EUROPA is the flagship of

Hapag Lloyd's fleet of cruise liners and offers the utmost in comfort for up to 408 passengers.

Modernization works include the installation of a new fitness room, con- version of the "Lido Cafe" and comple- tion of the new stern-side "Sansibar" which will be connected to the "Lido

Cafe" via a stairwell.

Following its modernization, the for- mer golf center will house a large play area for children. A new air-conditioning system will also be installed for the whole of the newly-created passenger areas.

Furthermore, the storage spaces for the

Zodiac rubber dinghies located on board including the accompanying storage rooms and the disembarking cranes are being renewed/re-designed.

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First Multibeam to be

Installed on Submarine

Kongsberg Maritime in Germany hosted a two days seminar for represen- tatives of the German waterway author- ities and commercial customers in

Berlin.

Kongsberg Maritime Deutschland together with the Hydrographic sales department from Horten introduced the new multibeam echosounder EM 3002 with the QINSy survey software, the multichannel system EA MCU, the

ConCat, the Seapath product family from Kongsberg Seatex in addition to the newest developments in fishery research equipment with the EK 60 research echo sounder.

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Add our microprocessor, and you've got a flexible, integrated system that will take you anywhere you want to go. Kobelt

Manufacturing has been producing high quality marine controls and steering for over 35 years. We back every one of our products with a 5 year warranty, along with worldwide sales and support.

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