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"Some years ago," Mr. Kosa- novic said, "we decided to ap- proach the market with a high grade of sophistication fully aware that only a few yards are capable of deal- ing with such sophistication, namely the yards from Finland, France,

West Germany, Italy, United King- dom, and to some extent some other yards."

AVERAGE ANNUAL EXPORTS OF JAORANBROD SHIPYARDS ae

At the end of 1985, Brodosplit received a contract for the construc- tion of two sophisticated cruise car/ passenger ferries from SF Line—an important order for the yard since it represented a breakthrough into the sophisticated passenger vessel con- struction sector. The contract, how- ever, for the construction of the

Amorella and her sister, the Isabel- la, was a substantial technical chal- lenge for Brodosplit, since the cruise ferry had strict specifications for a high degree of comfort and perform- ance in both powering and maneu- vering. "The results which we obtained from the first ship, especially the market reaction from the area where she sails—Baltic Seas—gave us suf- ficient confidence that our decision to accept the challenge, testing our abilities in this field, was correct," stated Mr. Kosanovic.

In fact, both the Amorella and the

Isabella have proved so successful that Gunnar Eklund, managing director of SF Line, is quoted as say- ing, "Amorella and Isabella are the calling cards of the Brodosplit ship- yard that might bring them further orders for passenger vessels in the future."

ORDER BOOK OF JADRANBROD YAROS u •956 W67 19B8

The present Yugoslav orderbook includes a number of modern and innovative designs, ranging from huge Suezmax tankers of 140,000 dwt to harbor tugs of 2,010 hp. Oth- er notable sophisticated vessels on the Yugoslav books include 110,00- dwt tankers, product carriers of 40,000 and 9,800 dwt, product/ chemical tankers of 16,000 dwt, 2,200-passenger and car ferries, 12,175 m3 reefer ships, 13,590 m3 container carriers, conbulk contain- er feeders, 60,000-dwt OBO carriers, 48,000-dwt bulk carriers, 33,000- dwt container/log bulk carriers, crane ships with 100- and 40-ton cranes, and a large catamaran crane ship with a 1,200-ton, fully revolving crane.

The majority of ships ordered in the Yugoslav shipyards are for ex- port—for owners from Norway,

Sweden, Holland, Finland, China,

Australia, USSR, Czechoslovakia,

Panama and Liberia.

According to Lloyd's Register of

Shipping, in the first three months of 1989, Yugoslav yards delivered ships totaling 138,086 gt, good for fourth place worldwide behind Ja- pan, South Korea and the People's

Republic of China. "A wide variety of ships, ranging from crew launches and tugs to

Cape-size and Suezmax tankers and bulkers, VLCCs, VLOOs, OBOs, product and chemical tankers, car and passenger ferries for 2,500 pas- sengers have been exported to 70- odd countries all over the globe," stated Ivo Vrandecic, president of

Jadranbrod. (continued)

Shipbuilding is experience, skill and art

THEREFORE CHOOSE CAREFULLY THE RIGHT SHIPBUILDER

Shipbuilding Industry "Split"

Address: Put udarnika 19, PO Box 107, 58000 Split, Yugoslavia

Telephone: (058) 521-222. Cable: BROSPLIT, Split

Telex: 26-125, 26-113, 26-296. Telefax: 42-474, 521 351.

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