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ON THE COVER
The "Wels" is a 23,400-dwt, double-hull tanker built by Kiel,
Germany-based Lindenau. Turn to page 14to read about 1992's
Outstanding Oceangoing Ships.
The inset picture is of the
Westamarin Foilcat 2900, an
MTU - powered fast ferry (see story, page 38).
INSIDE:
Outstanding Oceangoing
Ships of 1992 12
Naval Technology and Ship- building: Sealift Update 25
Fast Ferry Orders Are
Flying In Europe 38
USSC Aims To Rejuvinate
U.S. Shipbuilding 47
World Shipbuilding Update
U.S. Boatbuilding Report 49 53
INMARSAT Passes The Test 56
Carrier Corp. Buys Seacold
Factory For $ 19 Million
Carrier Corporation recently bought the Seacold container re- frigeration machinery factory from
Sea Containers of Singapore. The purchase price was $19 million.
Carrier Corporation indicated that it has been looking to expand the manufacturing base of its sub- sidiary Carrier Transicold in South- east Asia for quite awhile.
Carrier Corporation is a sub- sidiary of United Technologies Cor- poration, which produces a broad range of high technology products and support services.
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