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Marco Introduces New

Shallow-Water Oil-Spill

Recovery Vessel

One of Marco Pollution Control's new Class 1-C fast-response oil-spill recovery vessels shown dur- ing pre-delivery trials in Seattle, Wash.

Marco Pollution, Seattle, Wash., an international leader in marine oil-spill cleanup technology, has announced the introduction of a new fast-response recovery vessel. Des- ignated the Class 1-C, it is designed to be used in shallow-water and near- shore environments. Marco-built recovery vessels were recently called in to work on the massive Persian

Gulf spill.

With increasing demand for shal- low-water recovery capability,

Marco put its 20 years of experience in developing recovery technology to work on the new Class 1-C. The result is a boat specifically designed to meet both the needs and the bud- gets of cleanup contractors and smaller-scale users such as refiner- ies, boat harbors, and others.

The all-aluminum vessel is 28 feet 8 inches long, with a beam of 8 feet and a depth of 3 feet. At light draft, the boat draws 13 inches of water and only 16 inches with full collection sumps. Powered by twin 70 or 115-hp outboard engines, it can respond at speeds in excess of 20 knots.

For addition information on the

Class 1-C or any of Marco's other vessels,

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San Francisco Cruise

Terminal Project Moves

A Step Nearer

Following the execution of a de- velopment memorandum with de- veloper Scandinavia Center Inc. (SCI), the Port of San Francisco has moved one step closer to obtaining a new $200 million international cruise terminal.

Headed by Danish civil engineer

Erik Norgaard, SCI has proposed a mixed-use complex that includes a two-berth cruise terminal and pub- lic access harbor at Piers 30/32, plus trade and exhibit areas, a 360-room hotel, and a United Nations World

Center across the Embarcadero from the terminal.

Mr. Norgaard moved his con- sulting practice to San Francisco in 1981 and has worked on various marine projects in Australia, Eu- rope, Alaska, Hawaii, and Califor- nia during the past 20 years.

Scandinavia Center would pro- vide more than 1,000 permanent jobs as well as attracting millions of

August, 1991 dollars in revenue for both the city and the port.

Under terms of the development memorandum, SCI now has 20 months to obtain all necessary regu- latory approvals, during which time lease terms will be negotiated with the port staff.

Although the developer will fi- nance and construct the entire project, the port will have complete control over the cruise terminal and public areas.

South Korean Yards

Receive Order Influx

South Korean shipyards appear to be emerging from the shipbuild- ing slump caused by the Gulf War.

According to the Korean Shipbuild- ers' Association, in June the nation's shipbuilders experienced their best intake of orders in over a year.

During the month, Korean yards won 13 ships aggregating 799,000 gt. In contrast, the yards only took in a total of 460,000 tons of new orders in the previous five months.

The half-year total of 1.26 million gt of new orders for the world's sec- ond largest shipbuilding nation is well behind the 3.52 million tons of orders taken in last year during the corresponding six-month period.