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Rising 643 feet above seabed, unmanned articulated tanker loading platform loads pro- duced crude into shuttle tankers modified to accept bow hose connection. The Statfjord "C" ALP was engineered, constructed and installed by Single Buoy Moorings, Inc., of

Switzerland.

Articulated Loading Platform Now

Operating At Mobil's Statfjord XXC" Site

Shuttle tanker loading has begun from Mobil's North Sea Statfjord "C" articulated loading platform (ALP)—a completely unmanned single point tanker mooring termi- nal. Remote control of ALP opera- tions resides principally with the tanker as the telemeter command unit, although the production plat- form located 1.13 nautical miles away can also control valves and positioning of the rotating mooring head.

After berthing and connection of the bow loading hose, the tanker's master gives the go-ahead signal to the platform to commence pump- ing. Cargo transfer can continue un- interrupted around the clock in winds up to almost 50 mph and waves of about 20 feet. During cargo transfer the superstructure of the

ALP is free to rotate so that the tanker may weathervane in re- sponse to changes in wind, waves, and current. The Statfjord "C"

ALP, like its sister Statfjord "B" platform, is designed to berth and transfer cargo to dedicated shuttle tankers in the 150,000-dwt class.

Smeehuijzen Named

Executive Vice President

At Holmatro's U.S. Office

Kees Smeehuijzen has been appointed executive vice president of the American sales company,

Holmatro Incorporated, USA, that was established earlier this year by the Netherlands-based Holmatro group of companies.

The Statfjord "C" ALP was engi- neered, built, and installed by Sin- gle Buoy Moorings, Inc., of Marly,

Switzerland, under terms of a turn- key contract awarded by Mobil Oil acting as operator for the Statfjord

Group. Major components such as the rotating head and base were built in Norway by Aker Stord and

Haugesund Mekaniske Verksted, respectively. The 551-foot column was manufactured by SNCMP in

Dunkirk, France, and floated to a

Norwegian fjord where the ALP was assembled prior to being towed to the North Sea installation site.

For further information,

Circle 10 on Reader Service Card

The U.S. sales office, in Severna

Park, Md., is intended to serve the

American and Canadian markets in a more efficient way for the sale of

Holmatro hydraulic rescue equip- ment and hydraulic industrial tools—equipment for lifting pur- poses and specific systems for petro- chemical plants and the shipbuild- ing industry. The Holmatro equip- ment is manufactured by a wholly owned sister company in Holland.

Circle 21 on Reader Service Card ward gate with driving ramp. Pas- sengers will be accommodated on four decks, with public spaces on the deck above. There will be 11 conference rooms with a total capac- ity of 650 persons.

Propulsion will be provided by four medium-speed diesel engines with a total output of 31,280 bhp driving two controllable-pitch pro- pellers through reduction gears.

Speed will be 22 knots. Three diesel generators will supply 6,135 kw of electrical power, and two shaft gen- erators will have an output of 3,250 kw.

Recreation areas will include a dining room, a la carte dining room, pub, casino, bar saloon, cafe, and discotheque. In addition, saunas, children's playrooms and nurseries, tax-free shops, hairdressers, and other passenger services will be pro- vided.

Wartsila To Build 2,500-Passenger

Ferry For Rederi AB Slite

Rotating superstructure of ALP is joined to riser column by 640-mm-diameter double roller bearing. Column attaches to anchor base via a 200-ton universal joint.

Rederi AB Slite of Gothland re- cently placed an order with Wartsila

Turku Shipyards for a high-speed car/passenger ferry. The 36,400-grt vessel with accommodations for 2,500 passengers is a sister ship to the ferry ordered from the Turku yard by SF-Line in December last year. The Slite ferry will be built in accordance with high Scandinavian standard, and will provide employ- ment for more than 2,000 workers at

Wartsila and at subcontractors for a full year. Delivery is scheduled for the spring of 1986.

This order is the first that Wartsi- la has received from Slite, and the 11th big ferry contracted by the yard within the past six years. In addition to the 2,500 passengers, the vessel will carry 600 automobiles and 16 trailers or, alternatively, 62 trailers. The ferry will have 10 decks, two stern ramps, and a for- 46 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News