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Forecast 2000

Forecast 2000 is a comprehensive series of articles authored by lead- ing marine industry professionals offering their outlook for the final decade of the 20th century. The marine sectors covered include world shipbuilding, U.S. shipyards, the short cruise market, the shal- low-draft vessel industry, and op- portunities for U.S. companies in

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Naval Technology & Shipbuilding —Supplement—

PAGE 25 $576-Million Contract

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To Electric Boat

The Electric Boat Division of

General Dynamics was recently awarded a $576-million contract to construct an Ohio Class nuclear submarine for the U.S. Navy. The contract brings the number of Tri- dent submarines on order or under construction at the Groton, Conn.- based company to seven.

Houston Ship Repair

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A $13.4-million contract has been awarded by the Maritime Adminis- tration to Houston Ship Repair Inc. to convert the tanker Chesapeake to an offshore petroleum discharge ship.

The work will be completed with- in a year by Houston Ship Repair of

Channelview, Texas.

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