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Marriner Retires

From Beth-Steel; Forms

New Consulting Firm

Gayne Y. Marriner

Gayne Y. Marriner, general manager of sales, marine construc- tion division, Bethlehem Steel Cor- poration, recently retired, according to an announcement by David H.

Klinges, president, marine con- struction.

Mr. Marriner completes 28 years of service with the company, all in shipbuilding. In his latest position with Bethlehem Steel, he was responsible for the division's strategic plan for marketing and sales where he directed and coordi- nated akll marine construction sales efforts.

Mr. Marriner is currently estab- lishing a consulting firm, Marriner & Associates, Marine Consultants, which will service the maritime in- dustry. The firm will be located at 1750 North Drive, Bethlehem, Pa. 18015; telephone: (215) 867-7595.

Alsthom Yard To Build

Two 'Sovereign' Sisters

For Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line re- cently announced the signing of contracts worth nearly $600 million to build two sister ships to its 74,000-grt luxury cruise vessel Sov- ereign of the Seas, the world's larg- est passenger capacity cruise ship.

The ships will be built by the St.

Nazaire yard of Alsthom-Chantiers de l'Atlantique, which built the Sov- ereign of the Seas. The cruise ves- sels will increase Royal Caribbean's passenger capacity by almost 75 percent, to a total of 11,074 double occupancy berths.

The first ship is scheduled to be delivered in March 1991, followed by the second sister nine months later.

Both new luxury liners will serve the Caribbean market, where the

Sovereign of the Seas already oper- ates.

Fjellstrand Delivers

High-Speed Catamarans 'Sea Cat' And 'Jetcat'

The Norwegian-built high-speed catamarans Sea Cat and Jetcat have now been delivered by Fjellstrand a.s. to the recently established ship- ping company AW Line in the Fin- nish Aaland Islands.

The Sea Cat is serving the route

January, 1989 between the Aaland capital of Mar- iehamn and Nortaelje in Sweden, a distance of 45 nautical miles includ- ing 21 in open sea, that is covered in 105 minutes. The Jetcat covers a route 52 nautical miles long, be- tween Umeaa in northern Sweden and Vasa on the Finnish coast, in 120 minutes. While the Sea Cat can carry up to 230 people, the other catamaran takes 213 passengers.

Both vessels have a top speed of about 40 knots.

Designed for passenger comfort and low noise level, the "Cats" offer spacious seating, with sofa groups separated by green plants in the central section, a separate TV/video saloon, a multi-channel music sys- tem with headphones in each seat, and an efficient ventilation system.

One of Fjellstrand's latest orders comes from Dae Won Ferry Ltd. in

South Korea. This vessel represents the first newbuilding sold from Nor- way to South Korea, while a total of 75 vessels have been built in the lat- ter country for Norwegian owners.

For free literature giving com- plete information on the facilities and capabilities of Fjellstrand a.s.,

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