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ON THE COVER

Carrington Launches

Blackburn Cove (PAGE 8)

Special Report

The 91st SNAME

Annual Meeting (PAGE 20)

Shiffer Named Manager

Of Repair Division

At Koch-Ellis Barge

Mark C. Shiffer has been ap- pointed repair division manager at

Koch-Ellis Barge & Ship Service of Westwego, La. His duties in- clude customer service relations, supervisor of the wet dock repair division, and job estimator. Prior to joining Koch-Ellis, Mr. Shiffer was an estimator for National Ma- rine Service, and most recently served as vice president of St. Ber- nard Marine Service Company.

Chesapeake Shipbuilding

To Build Five Cruise

Vessels For Star Line

Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Inc. of Salisbury, Md., recently signed a contract with Star Line Corpo- ration of Williamston, Mich., for construction of five deluxe dinner cruise vessels. These vessels will be 160 feet long with a beam of 45 feet and draft of 6 feet, and will accommodate 400 passengers on dinner and luncheon cruises.

The first vessel is scheduled for delivery in the spring of 1984, with the other four following at one-month intervals. Star Line's growing fleet includes the Star of

Chicago, Star of Charlevoix, and

Star of Sanford, recently delivered by Chesapeake Shipbuilding. Star

Line has not yet announced where their newest vessels will operate.

A leader in passenger vessel de- sign and construction, Chesapeake

Shipbuilding also offers a full range of building, modification, and de- sign services, specializing in steel vessels up to 300 feet in length. In addition to the Star Line vessels, the yard has four other passenger vessels currently under con- struction.

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