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STOLT-NIELSEN TAKES DELIVERY OF 29,999-DWT M/T STOLT VESTLAND

With the delivery of the M/T Stolt Vestland,

Greenwich, Ct.-based Stolt-Nielsen, Inc., has com- pleted a three-year building program with

Kvaerner Kleven Floro A/S Shipbuilding, Nor- way, of four 29,999-dwt parcel tankers for inter- continental service. These new parcel tankers are specially designed to handle multi-grades of chemicals, or single-grade cargoes such as sulphuric and phosphoric acid. The four vessels each have 41 fully segregated cargo tanks and are built to the highest IMO safety standards with double bottoms and transverse cofferdams.

The M/T Stolt Vestland was named at a formal ceremony in Norway by Maria Fecher, wife of

Stolt-Nielsen, Inc.'s senior vice president and chartering manager, Philip Fecher.

Nordic Prince In N.Y. For Repairs

PORT ROYAL (CG 73) CHRISTENED AT

INGALLS

The U.S. Navy's newest Aegis guided-missile cruiser, Port Royal, was recently christened at

Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton, in

Pascagoula, Miss. The ship's sponsor was Mrs.

Susan G. Baker, wife of senior counselor and chief of staff to the President, James A. Baker,

III, who delivered the principal address. CG 73's keel was laid at Ingalls on October 18, 1991, and the cruiser was launched on November 20. The 9,500-ton Port Royal is the 19th Aegis cruiser to be built for the Navy at the shipyard, and the second

U.S. warship named to commemorate one of the sea islands in Beaufort County, South Carolina, where major battles were fought during both the

Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

Royal Caribbean's M/V Nordic Prince, which sails from New York to Bermuda during the summer, made a call at New York Shipyard, Red

Hook, Brooklyn, before repositioning to the Car- ibbean for her winter schedule. Work included: hull coatings, stabilizer seals, ground tackle, sea valves, and propeller and shaft refurbishing.

The shipyard also supported more than 300 sub- contractors who performed alterations to public areas and lounges. Due to the extent of the work,

N.Y. Shipyard provided on-shore berthing for 300 personnel in its Navy berthing area.

N.Y. Metropolitan SNAME Section

Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The New York Metropolitan section of the Soci- ety of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers opened its 1992/93 season at the Downtown Ath- letic Club in Manhattan with a gala celebration of its 50th Anniversary and Past Chairman's Night.

The evening started with an extended social hour sponsored by the employers of the Section's

Executive Committee, including: C.R. Cushing &

Co., Inc.; Francis A. Martin & Ottaway, Inc.; John

J. McMullen Associates, Inc.; M. Rosenblatt &

Son, Inc.; George G. Sharp, Inc.; and Wheeler

Associates, Inc.

New section chairman Philip B. Kimball be- gan his tenure by thanking outgoing chairman,

Richard Gilmore, for his work during the past season. Mr. Gilmore was presented with a plaque signed by Executive Committee members, a dia- mond chairman's pin and a plaque from SNAME headquarters.

The highlight of the evening was a paper and slide show presented by John Higginbotham

On board diesel engine maintenance at top level

More than 9000 machines in use today

CHRIS-MARINE U.S.A., INC.- 732 Parker Street, Jacksonville, Fla. 32202

Tel: (904)354-6566, 354-8784 Fax: (904)358-7862 Telex: 56392 • Valve and Valve seat grinding machines • Cylinder liner and cover grinding machines • Cylinder liner honing machines • Fuel valve grinding machines • Pocket grinding machines

Circle 261 on Reader Service Card and Bruce Rosenblatt entitled "50 Years of

Excellence—The N.Y. Marine Community."

Pictured at the New York Metropolitan section of SNAME are (from left): Richard C. Rodi, section secretary; Alfred A. Bozzuffi, section vice chairman; Bruce S. Rosenblatt, author; Philip B.

Kimball, section chairman; John H. Higginbotham, author; Rik van Hemmen, section papers chairman; and Wesley D. Wheeler, section treasurer.

NEVA '93: International Shipping

Expo Builds On Past Success

The successful NEVA '91 and NEVA '92 Con- ferences have brought increases in the size and scope of NEVA '93. The Shipping Exhibition and Conference is scheduled to be held in St.

Petersburg, Russia, September 14-18, 1993.

The size of the international exhibition with products, technology and services for the ship- ping and shipbuilding industries is expected to increase by more than 50 percent. NEVA '93 will accommodate more exhibition space for sev- eral new industry sectors associated with mari- time development, including: offshore construc- tion, equipment and services for oil, gas and mineral extraction; sea/inland waterway ves- sels and equipment; and small craft for commer- cial, support and leisure activities.

The week-long event is also extended to in- clude a symposium program. These symposia will focus on information exchange and technol- ogy transfer for maritime and offshore sectors.

Already six symposia are scheduled, involving technology specialists from Russia, the Repub- lics, and around the world.

The co-organizers, Dolphin Exhibitions in the U.K., expect NEVA '93 to provide a showcase of modern industrial technology, and create a center for shipping business between the mas- sive Eurasian continent and its worldwide trad- ing partners.

For more information on NEVA '93,

Circle 182 on Reader Service Card

HMS Marine Introduces New

Safety Product

HMS Marine Hardware, Inc., ofValley Stream,

N.Y., the makers of smoke-containment cur- tains for joiner doors, announced a new product for fire safety aboard ships.

HMS now offers quick-release, stow-in-place, smoke-containment curtains for Quick-Acting

Water-Tight (QAWT) doors aboard ships.

The new design curtain assemblies are at- tached to the QAWT door frames using powerful magnets which adhere firmly to the door frame without any hardware penetrations being re- quired.

The rolled curtain assembly stows in place above the door, and is deployed with a single pull of the curtain's cover. The curtain deploys in less than two seconds. A special pocket is provided to accept the door's dog-activating handle, thereby allowing the curtain to position itself closely to the door frame. Velcro strips are provided on the curtain's special side-flaps for sealing the cur- tain to the door's framework.

For information on HMS Marine Hardware,

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