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be built by Atlantic Marine, Inc.

Massachusetts to build a 230-foot by 60-foot passenger/vehicle ferry. The ferry, named "Martha's Vineyard," will operate between Woods Hole and

Martha's Vineyard.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for November 1993.

The "Martha's Vineyard" design is similar to an existing vessel, the "Nan- tucket," which was designed by John

Roper and also operated by The Steam- ship Authority.

After conducting customer and em- ployee surveys in order to improve the design, Rodney E. Lay & Associates, of Jacksonville, Fla., was contracted to prepare contract drawings and specifications.

The vessel will have a maximum passenger capacity of 1,387 with 17 crew members and will be able to carry 70 vehicles. The passenger area will have more comfortable seating, individual reading lights and a snackbar. A public information sys- tem that combines audio messages with lighted message signs through- out the vessel will be installed, along with an elevator for access to all decks.

The ferry will be powered by two

GM-12-645E6A diesel engines paired with two Reintjes WAF1540 reduc- tion gear systems with a ratio of 3.039:1.

Electrical power for ship's service air conditioning and lighting will be provided by two 210-kW Caterpillar 3406B generator sets.

Directions in Design, Inc., of St.

Louis, Mo., has been contracted to do the interior design.

Atlantic Marine has an established reputation for building all types of vessels including ferry boats, gaming vessels, research vessels, tugs, barges and fishing vessels for the American and international markets.

For more information about Atlan- tic Marine,

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Coast Guard Awards $40.7 Million To Marinette

For New Buoy Tender

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $40.7 million contract to Marinette

Marine Corp., of Marinette, Wis., to construct a new 225-foot seagoing buoy tender.

The contract provides the Coast

Guard with the lead ship, options for up to four additional cutters, spare parts, training and a technical data package for future vessel construc- tion.

The new buoy tender will be the first of a new class of cutters and will be named "Juniper." The Juniper

Class cutters will replace the 180-foot cutters presently in service.

In addition to conducting missions in aids to navigation, search and res- cue, law enforcement and national defense, the Juniper Class cutters will be designed to make a significant contribution to marine environmen- tal protection. The "Juniper" will be equipped with modern equipment of proven technology including an oil recovery system that responds to haz- ardous substance spills.

Other equipment to be installed aboard the buoy tender includes elec- tronic bridge systems, a dynamic po- sitioning system and automated main propulsion control.

For additional information about the services available from Marinette

Marine,

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Norway's Kvaerner Wins $43.2 Million Contract

Norwegian offshore, engineering and shipping group Kvaerner A.S. recently announced that its Kvaerner

Installasjion A.S. unit had received an order valued at 300 Norwegian

Kroner ($43.2 million) for work on the

Sleipner A offshore platform from field operator Statoil A.S. of Norway.

The order covers hook-up of the platform's topsides and gravity base structure, as well as completion after the platform has been installed in

June in the Sleipner East gas field in the Norwegian North Sea.

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