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OSG And P&O To Sell

Jointly Owned LPG Fleet

To Norwegian Owners

The Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) of New York, and The Pe- ninsular and Oriental Steam Navi- gation Company (P&O) of London announced that they have reached agreement in principle to sell their jointly owned liquefied petroleum gas and chemical gas ocean trans- portation business to Kvaerner In- dustrier A/S of Oslo, in association with other Norwegian interests. The consideration for the total business, comprising nine LPG carriers and chartered-in tonnage, is approxi- mately $80 million. The transaction is subject to the execution of defini- tive agreements.

Navy Awards $9.2-Million Contract

To Systems Management

Systems Management American

Corporation, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $9,243,539 firm-fixed- price letter contract for 27 AN/

UYK-62(V) Submarine Production

Units (SNAP II) for shipboard use.

Work will be performed in Norfolk, and is expected to be completed

September 30, 1987. The Space and

Naval Warfare Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00039-86-C-0592).

Free Color Brochure

On Fincantieri CNI's

Diesel Engines Division

The Diesel Engines Division of

Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani

S.p.A., a member of the IRI Group, and one of Europe's major ship- building and diversified organiza- tions, is offering a free full-color brochure on their production facili- ties at Trieste, Italy.

The Trieste factory of the Divi- sion, which covers an area of 530,000 square meters, builds G.M.T. design engines (high-, medium- and low- speed), up to the highest power ranges to meet the needs of most industrial and marine markets worldwide.

More than 20 color photographs fill the Fincantieri Cantieri Navali

Italiani brochure, showing the facili- ties, products and technology of the

Diesel Engine Division. One color photograph is a picturesque aerial view of the Trieste facility.

The Diesel Engines Division per- forms research, development and design to large-scale production, marketing and after-sales service for gas and oil engines for the marine, industrial and rail traction indus- tries. As part of its after-sales ser- vice to its customers, the Division offers not only the usual guarantees but also long-term maintenance contracts covering labor and spares.

For a free copy of this informative brochure on the Diesel Engines Di- vision of Fincantieri Cantieri Navali

Italiani,

Circle 27 on Reader Service Card

November, 1986

T.A.S.T. To Represent

Dan-Vaerft A/S In U.S.

And Canadian Markets

Dan-Vaerft A/S, which consists of the shipyards Aalborg Vaerft A/S,

Frederikshavn Vaerft A/S, and Hel- singoer Reparations Vaerft, S/S, has made an agreement with T.A.S.T.

Corporation of New York for

T.A.S.T. to be their representative in the American and Canadian mar- kets, effective this fall.

In order to strengthen the compe- tition, the three yards, all owned by the Lauritzen Group, have been consolidated. However, the powers and specialty of the individual yard will be maintained.

At the same time, it was decided to intensify the overseas sales work, which will be represented by

Alfred E. Stanford, president of

T.A.S.T. Corporation in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Stanford offers 30 years of experience in the marine field and has operated both as a technical consultant on shipbuild- ing projects for American owners and as a representative of shipyards throughout the world.

For complete information on the facilities and capabilities of Dan-

Vaerft A/S,

Circle 35 on Reader Service Card

THE BEST GOT BETTER

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