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maintenance costs for turbines would have been higher. Moreover, turbines would not offer equivalent maneuverability. In particular, there would be less horsepower on demand for reversing engines. "Working closely with Skinner,

Senior Green and Peter Brother- hood, we arrived at a design con- cept—featuring two engines, two boilers and two turbo alternators— that met the engineering and eco- nomic criteria of both the shipyard and the ferry operators."

The major reason for selecting the

Skinner Compound Marine Steam

Engine is greatly reduced operating costs—chiefly due to availability of inexpensive coal—to be enjoyed during the expected 30-year life of the steam engines.

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COSCO And McMullen

Form New Company—

COSCO North America

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), the national shipping company of the People's Republic of

China, and Dr. John J. McMul- len, owner of Norton, Lilly & Co.,

Inc., announced the formation of

COSCO North America, Inc. COS-

CO North America, which is jointly owned by COSCO and Dr.

McMullen, is acting as general agent for COSCO's activities in

North America.

Norton, Lilly & Co., Inc., has been selected as the new company's sub- agent, providing agency services outside the Port of New York through its coast-to-coast network of offices.

COSCO North America, Inc., based in Secaucus, N.J., began oper- ations last month. The new compa- ny is serving as general agent for

COSCO's fortnightly containership service between China and the U.S.

East Coast and Gulf Coast, and

COSCO's new fortnightly container and RO/RO service between China,

Hong Kong and the U.S. West

Coast. The company is also provid- ing agency service for COSCO in the

Port of N.Y.

All formalities and the signing of documents for the new joint venture were completed in Beijing, China, in

October by Chen Zhong Biao, de- puty managing director of COSCO;

Liu An Lu, senior financial man- ager of COSCO and chairman of

COSCO North America; Dr.

McMullen, chairman of The

McMullen Group; Chang Sen- chang, president of COSCO North

America; and John H. Griffith, chairman and president of Norton,

Lilly & Co.

China Ocean Shipping Company, which is headquartered in Beijing, operates one of the largest shipping fleets in the world, with over 500 vessels. COSCO provides worldwide liner service in addition to operating bulk, tanker and passenger vessels.

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Cunard Gives $115-Million

Contract To Lloyd Werft

To Convert QE2 To Diesel

And Alter Accommodations

A contract valued at $115 million has been awarded by Cunard Line to Lloyd Werft of Bremerhaven,

West Germany, to convert the luxu- ry liner Queen Elizabeth 2 from steam to diesel propulsion. Accord- ing to Trafalgar House, Cunard's parent company, no British yard was able to tender for the contract.

Cunard has insisted, however, the

German yard must buy some $37 million worth of British equipment for the conversion.

The 67,000-grt QE2 will be taken out of service for six months begin- ning on November 1,1986, resuming service with her new diesel propul- sion plant in May 1987. The ship will be fitted with a M.A.N.-B&W diesel-electric system that will pro- duce a service speed of about 28 knots. Cunard hopes that the new plant will provide big savings over the $28-million annual fuel costs of the steam turbine engines. In addi- tion to the engine retrofit, passenger accommodations will be altered and crew quarters renovated.

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