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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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