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proximately $1 billion for the build- ing of seven large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for Qatar Lique- fied Gas Co.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.,

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and

Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuild- ing Co. have reportedly received no- tices from the state-owned Qatar that they are likely to be granted the contracts.

The three companies were among

Japanese and European shipbuild- ers that took part in an interna- tional bidding for the tanker con- tracts in 1992.

Qatar will reportedly come to an official decision soon on orders for the 135,000 m3 vessels. The vessels are going to be used to carry LNG from natural gas fields being devel- oped in the Persian Gulf to Japan for Chubu Electric Power Co.

Each vessel will cost approxi- mately $200 million.

The tankers are scheduled to be delivered between 1996 and the year 2000.

Bremer Vulkan,

Metallgesellschaft Combine

Machine Tool Units

German shipbuilder Bremer

Vulkan Verbund AG and trading, metals and engineering group

Metallgesellschaft AG agreed to combine their machine tool activi- ties and form a new group that will concentrate on the production of spe- cialized machine tools in Europe,

Asia and the U.S.

The plan will reportedly include

Bremer Vulkan's Doerries

Scharmann group and

Metallgesellschaft's Schiess AG.

Bremer Vulkan will have a 51 per- cent stake in the new group, while

Metallgesellschaft will be a minor- ity shareholder with approximately 24 percent.

The new group is expected to have annual sales in the $200 million range.

The plan to form this new group still has to be approved by the fed- eral cartel office.

For more information on Bremer

Vulkan,

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China To Charge New Port

And Shipping Fees

China is reportedly charging new port and shipping fees to help fi- nance port construction.

The 85 open ports in the country (i.e., ports that can be used by for- eign ships) began charging the new fees, as opposed to the 26 open ports that previously charged port and shipping fees. The new fees include extra handling costs for freight, as well as a charge on passengers and freight traveling in coastal areas and on inland rivers.

Revenue generated by the new port charges will be used for ship- building and for improving facilities in major coastal ports and ports on the Yangtze River and Amur River, which forms the northeastern bor- der between China and Russia.

Mackay Communications

Wins AFSTRS Contract

The U.S. Army Television - Audio

Support Activity, Sacramento, Ca- lif. , has awarded a five year contract to Mackay Communications for the supply of significant quantities of

Inmarsat A terminals modified to receive the Armed Forces Satellite

Transmitted Radio Service (AFSTRS). Mackay Communica- tions Inc., headquartered in Raleigh,

N.C., will provide a base year quan- tity of systems with optional quan- tities deliverable through 1998. The system modifications and final test- ing will be performed in Mackay's

Jacksonville, Fla. facility.

The system is a "Commercial Off the Shelf' (COTS) Shipboard ver- sion Inmarsat A terminal. It en- ables all Navy Ships to receive

AFRTS radio programming via the

Inmarsat Network, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, worldwide.

Mackay Communications Inc. of- fers a full line of Shipboard Products and Services to the U.S. Govern- ment and commercial market place.

For more information,

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WALK IN COOLER/ FREEZER DOORS

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Cospolich doors are on commercial, military, and pleasure vessels worldwide. We've turned "tonnage openings" into refrigera- tors, put windows in doors, and even made round doors!

Built to U.S. Navy standards, these stainless steel, fully insulated, fully gasketed doors virtually eliminate cold air leakage.

And, they are pre-hung for quick, easy installation.

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FAX (206) 621-9834

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A New Departure From The

RIB Industry By Boston Whaler.

A departure into a world where the new Impact 21' soft-sided workboat is the only accept- able platform for operations which demand soft-sides but cannot afford the downtime associated with traditional inflatable collars.

A world where

Boston Whaler's new soft-sided workboat is clearly the best choice for hard work and hard use with a fendering system that sustains incredible abuse but never deflates.

Impact 21' combines the unsinkable, vir- tually indestructible

Boston Whaler foam cored hull with a fully fitted foam collar. This unique fendering system provides full time protection against punctures and abuse of all kinds, and will not deflate. Step into the new world of soft-sided boats.

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