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Raytheon Appoints Fellows

Apelco Marketing Manager

It was recently announced by

Carsten Peters, president of

Hudson, N.H.-based Raytheon Ma- rine Company, that Jeffrey Fel- lows has been appointed as mar- keting manager for Apelco Marine

Electronics.

Jeffrey Fellows

In his present position, Mr. Fel- lows will be responsible for the sales, marketing and product plan- ning for all Apelco accounts. In a strategic planning role since join- ing Raytheon Marine in 1984, he will retain all current responsibili- ties in addition to assuming the

Apelco marketing management po- sition. "Jeffrey's past of managing long range product planning makes him ideally suited for his new responsi- bilities. Combined with his strong financial background, the Apelco line of products will certainly pros- per under his leadership," said Mr.

Peters.

Since joining Raytheon Company eight years ago, Mr. Fellows com- pleted the company's Financial Man- agement Development Program and has made significant contributions in cost accounting, credit manage- ment and long range new business and product planning.

Fincantieri's Computerized

Hull Construction Project

Progressing Successfully

At Fincantieri's shipyard in

Monfalcone, Italy, a special project designed to automate the manufac- ture of ship's hulls through the use of computers and robots has suc- cessfully reached the half-way mark in development.

The five-year project, Flexible Au- tomation in Ship Prefabrication (FASP), intends to develop computer managed robot machinery capable of cutting, welding and assembling the large and complex metal struc- tures up to 300 tons used in ship construction. Once FASP is opera- tional, the yard hopes to save 50 percent on labor costs for each hull built.

Automated production lines, such as those used in the automotive industry, have not yet been appli- cable to labor intensive shipbuild- ing due to the size of the compo- nents used and the flexibility neces- sary for varied, one-time shipyard projects.

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The third and final stage of the project will involve the building of an actual robotized prototype work- shop, scheduled for completion at the end of 1994.

Fincantieri is the project leader with Spain's Astilleros Espanoles shipyard and various other interna- tional engineering and design firms participating in the project. Italian companies are bearing 75 percent of the $116.7 million estimated cost, with the other 25 percent being shared by the foreign partners.

Decline In World Order

Book Causes Shipbuilders

To Lower Prices

A recent decline in orders for new vessels has forced shipbuilders to lower their prices, according to re- ports. From 1986 to 1991 prices for new ships had almost doubled but in recent months have seen a steady decline and a further drop in prices is expected in the near future.

According to a recent report by

Howe Robinson & Co. Ltd. of Lon- don, the cost of a Panamax size dry bulk carrier has dropped from $35 million late last year to under $30 million at the present time. The prices for VLCCs have also fallen from almost $100 million to below $90 million.

The cause for the decline in new orders is reported to be the down- turn of freight rates. The decline has caused a shipyards to become more competitive when dealing with prices and delivery of new vessels.

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