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rient Cruise Line egins Operation

British industrialist Gerry [errod has announced the launch- ig of a new company, Orient Cruise ines. Orient will sail luxury cruise essels to exotic and unusual ports of all. Their ship, Marco Polo, will be lunched October 1993 and will begin ts inaugural season with a voyage to he Antarctic.

The 850-passenger Marco Polo is :urrently in the midst of a $60 million enovation process designed to pro- vide cruise guests with four-star luxury iccommodations and the ship's bridge

A'ith state-of-the-art navigational, :ommunications and safety equip- ment. The ship's amenities include slegant lounges and bars, a health and beauty center, swimming pool, two restaurants, a library, casino and three outdoor jacuzzis.

Orient Cruise is taking special care to comply with all Marpol rules for waste disposal by installing the latest in waste disposal equipment, includ- ing: an on-board biological treatment plant; trash sorting, pulping and treat- ment facility; and a modern trash incinerator.

Newport News Announces

Management Restructuring

The president and CEO of New- port News, Va.-based Newport News

Shipbuilding, W. R. "Pat" Phillips

Jr., recently announced a restruc- turing among the shipyard's senior management. Mr. Phillips said that the changes will help the company focus on both improved near-term performance and long-term growth.

The new appointments included:

Thomas C. Schievelbein, promoted to vice president, Navy marketing;

George A. Wade, promoted to vice president, submarines; M. Roger

Eshelman, promoted to vice presi- dent, naval engineering; and Frank

M. Silva, promoted to vice president, contract management.

T. T. Balfour, marketing vice president, will concentrate on new market development, while W. Greg

Cridlin, vice president, commercial, will assume additional responsibili- ties for commercial marketing and manufacturing sales.

James A. Palmer, vice president, aircraft carriers, assumes the addi- tional responsibility for Navy surface ship overhaul, which includes the

U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65).

Julian F. Cox Jr., vice president, materials management, will add plant engineering and facilities manage- ment to his responsibilities.

In another change, R. C. Hoard, director of manufacturing, assumes responsibilities for all manufacturing shops and steel fabrication.

Mr. Phillips said that the ship- yard will continue to change and de- velop . "Our goals are aggressive, so we must develop and stretch our abili- ties to compete at world class levels."

Litton Awarded $340 Million

Aegis Destroyer Contract

Litton's Ingalls Shipbuilding divi- sion, Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $340 million contract by the U.S. Navy to build another Arleigh

Burke (DDG 51) Class Aegis guided- missile destroyer.

This award increases to 10 the number of Aegis destroyers currently under contract to Ingalls. The first

Ingalls-built ship of the Class, U.S.S.

Barry (DDG 52), was commissioned into the fleet in December 1992.

This latest contract maintains

Litton's marine engineering and pro- duction business backlog at over $4 billion. In addition to the Aegis de- stroyers, Ingalls has three

Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class Aegis cruis- ers and four Wasp (LHD 1) Class amphibious assault ships in various stages of construction, as well as three

SA'AR Class corvettes for Israel.

Delivery dates for ships under con- struction contracts extend to 1998.

The 504-foot, 8,300-ton Aegis de- stroyers are powered by four General

Electric LM-2500 gas turbine engines that develop a total of 100,000 shaft horsepower and drive the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots.

Each destroyer is equipped with an

Aegis combat system which utilizes an advanced electronically-scanned radar that can see in all directions simultaneously.

For additional information about

Ingalls Shipbuilding,

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