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Two Cruise Companies Enter

Agreement To Form Leading

European Cruise Operation

Costa Crociere, S.p.A., leader in the Italian cruise market and par- ent company of Miami-based Costa

Cruise Lines N.V., and Croisieres

Paquet, specialists in the upscale cruise market and parent company of Ocean Cruise Lines, Inc., have announced a preliminary agreement to reach an integration of fleets which would create Europe's lead- ing cruise operation.

Under the agreement, the joint fleet of 11 vessels, which will oper- ate under the existing trade names, will offer a capacity of 8,800 berths and generate revenues of approxi- mately $500 million.

The alliance between Accor and

Chargeurs groups, joint owners of

Croisieres Paquet, and the Costa family, the major shareholders of

Costa Crociere, will provide in- creased stability for shareholders and financial strength as a group, that will encourage further growth and development.

At press time, the agreement was nearing finalization, however plans for future newbuildings were yet to be released.

The following chart gives the name, gross tonnage and passenger capacity of the 11 vessels affected under the agreement.

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Costa Cruises, Genoa, Italy

Ship GT # Passengers

Carla Costa 19,942 730

Costa Allegra 16,000 800

Costa Classica 53,700 1,300

Costa Marina 25,000 850

Costa Riviera 31,500 974

Danae 17,000 420

Daphne 17,000 820

Enrico Costa 16,495 800

Eugenio Costa 30,567 1,100

Ocean Cruise Lines, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Ocean Pearl 12,456 460

Ocean Princess 12,200 460

McDermott Names Charrier

Marketing Manager

Floyd Charrier was named mar- keting manager for McDermott

Shipyards, a division of McDermott,

Inc. Mr. Charrier, to be based in the company's New Orleans office, is now responsible for identifying new projects and new markets for the shipyard, both domestically and internationally.

Mr. Charrier has 20 years of experience in the shipbuilding in- dustry. Before coming to

McDermott, he was with Avondale

Shipyards, where he was involved in management and engineering. In addition, he worked for two engi- neering consulting firms, Maritime

Design of Jacksonville, Fla., where he was vice president, marketing, and with Cali & Associates of

Metairie, La.

In recent years McDermott's Ship- yard Division has become increas- ingly involved in commercial and government shipbuilding. It has provided extensive repair and reno- vation to oceanographic vessels op- erated by the U.S. government.

In 1992, the yard was chosen by a subsidiary of International

Shipholding Corp. to build a 524- foot molten sulfur carrier, the sec- ond commercial vessel capable of worldwide operation to be built in the U.S. in recent years.

Marine Safety Event

Set For U.S. Dates

The sixth Safety At Sea and Ma- rine Electronics Conference & Exhi- bition (SASMEX International '93), to be held in conjunction with the fifth annual U.S. Marine Safety As- sociation (USMSA) Safety Seminar, is scheduled for April 7-9, 1993, at the Sheraton Bal Harbor, located inMiami, Fla.

The exhibition will bring together manufacturers and suppliers from throughout the world, covering the entire spectrum of marine safety equipment and services. At press time 41 companies from nine coun- tries have signed on to exhibit, in- cluding ACR Electronics, Alden Elec- tronics, Bayleysuit, Datrex, Dunlop

Beaufort Canada, Elliot Fitzwright,

Survival Canada and Litton, to name a few. For more information fax

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