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The vessel features a unique com- bination of a slow-speed Mitsubishi-

Sulzer 7RND68 main diesel engine, rated at 11,550 bhp at 150 rpm, fully automated engine room (ACCU), state-of-the-art navigation, commu- nication and cargo monitoring equipment, hydraulic cargo system, inert gas and nitrogen generating system.

The vessel will join three other tankers, the Seabulk Magnachem,

OMI Dynachem and OMI Hudson, that are long-term chartered to

Ocean Specialty Tankers Corpora- tion (OSTC), a Houston, Texas- based joint venture between OMI

Corporation and Hvide. OTSC markets the tankers in the domestic chemical and clean petroleum trades.

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Willi Becker Rudder

Installed On Converted 'M/V Seabulk America'

Willi Becker Ingenieurbiiro

GmbH of Germany supplied a high- performance hi-lift flap rudder for the recently reconstructed 46,300- dwt chemical tanker M/V Seabulk

America.

Working with consultants on the project, Willi Becker Ingenieurbiiro worked on a proposal for a high-per- formance flap rudder, after it was found that the vessel's existing rud- der would be unsuitable following her conversion. Willi Becker sup- plied the largest SA-type Becker rudder, with rudder blades with an area of 36 square meters.

According to Willi Becker, the rudder performed extremely well during sea trials to both the satis- faction of the company and the owner, Hvide Shipping, Inc., Ft.

Lauderdale, Fla.

More than 4,000 vessels have been equipped with Willi Becker- designed rudders. These vessels rep- resent various types and sizes, from small- and medium-sized fishing boats, cargo liners, supply and Navy vessels to large passenger ships, car carriers and 150,000-dwt tankers.

Most recently, Willi Becker Inge- nieurbiiro has developed a free hanging rudder designs with areas of 55 meters square for a 150,000- dwt tanker under construction.

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Norway Export Award

Goes To Peter Lombard

Peter P. Lombard, president of

American United Marine Corpora- tion, has been honored for his out- standing contribution to trade rela- tions with Norway and the United

States and has been awarded a spe- cial export diploma by the Export

Council of Norway.

The award, first given in Copen- hagen in 1966, is presented infre- quently to recognize special individ- ual efforts that contribute to the development of the export markets of Norwegian companies. Mr. Lom- bard is the first person from the

U.S. to receive this diploma since 1985. It is the result, in part, of his success in achieving significant tar- geted improvements in the U.S. market positions of his principals.

Mr. Lombard's firm is the sales representative in the U.S. for four leading Norwegian producers of ma- rine equipment. These are Skarpe- nord International A/S, producers of complete valve control, cargo management, EDS, and cargo moni- toring systems; Permea Maritime

Protection A/S, producers of inert gas systems; Seatron A/S, producers of fuel management systems; and

Flebu A/S, producers of inert gas fans.

Norwegian companies supplying equipment to the shipping industry are recognized worldwide for the quality and technical sophistication of their specialized products and systems.

American United Marine Corpo- ration provides a comprehensive range of marketing, sales, engineer- ing, and technical services to foreign and domestic manufacturers of en- gineered products and systems in the marine, energy, and manage- ment/conservation markets.

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