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Gillespie Joins Dt

As Project Engineer ers. In conjunction with MTU, fi- nancing also is available to marine dealers and commercial operators.

MBCC, based in Norwalk, Conn., offers financial services exclusively for products of Daimler-Benz AG, which now includes MTU-powered yachts and commercial vessels.

Craig Abraham, MBCC direc- tor of vendor programs and project financing, views the association with

MTU as a positive move both for

MTU and MBCC, as well as the individuals and companies who ul- timately will benefit. "The marine sector is a new arena for MBCC, and MTU's dominant position provides us an entry into the active, and highly visible top end of that business," said Mr.

Abraham. "In addition, builders, owners and operators who previ- ously were unable to fund new con- struction of MTU-powered vessels now can do so, resulting in incre- mental business not only for MTU but for the marine industry overall."

MTU North America, incorpo- rated in 1978 to provide compact, high-power-density marine diesel engines in North America and the

Caribbean, is the marketing, sales and service subsidiary of MTU

Freidrichshafen, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-speed diesel marine engines.

For free literature detailing the financial services of MTU,

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Charles Gillespie

Diversified Technologies (Dt) of

Chesapeake, Va., recently an- nounced that Charles Gillespie has joined the firm where he will as- sume the position of project engi- neer for general naval architecture support and deck equipment design.

A recent graduate of Virginia Tech, with a degree in ocean engineering,

Mr. Gillespie is highly trained in the areas of marine systems and computer analysis.

Sembawang Wins Contract

Worth $22.6 Million

To Rebuild Tanker

Sembawang Shipyard recently received a reconstruction contract worth about $22.6 million to rebuild the Alandia Surf, a 79,000-dwt tanker built by Mitsubishi Heavy

Industries In 1981.

The vessel, owned by Alandia

Tankers of Finland, was heavily damaged by a massive explosion which tore through its starboard wing tank. Fire completely gutted the ship's accommodation block and caused extensive damage to the ship's deck piping, cabling, naviga- tional and electrical systems.

The complex nature of the re- pairs entails precise coordination and detailed planning.

The repairs will include removal of scrap metal; complete rebuilding of the accommodation block; some 2,500 tons of steel renewal; work on piping, cabling, deck machinery and fittings; and installation of new safety, navigational, communication and electronic instrumentation.

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Shipyard,

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MTU Offers Financing

For Vessel Construction

Through Mercedes-Benz

MTU North America, through the financial backing of Mercedes-Benz

Credit Corporation, now is offering marine financing for customers building MTU-powered commercial vessels and yachts.

Since April 1, MBCC—a sister company under Daimler-Benz

InterServices—has provided more than $20 million in financing and loan commitments to manufactur-

August, 1991

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